US should create reserve army of geniuses. If IQ>160 and pass basic sanity test then get training in how government works. In crisis they take over key relevant jobs. COVID-19 threat would have given these geniuses control of CDC and FDA.
You think these traits are captured by the current selection process for rising to the top of the CDC and FDA? Because they aren't. You're comparing a theoretical perfect system with the proposal when what we currently have is demonstrably not even close to that perfect system.