Nonsense. The government could implant an RFID chip in Shame's skull (there's plenty of room -- they could implant an old-fashioned tube-based transmitter complete with dipole antenna, fercrissakes) and he, of course, would never know it. They could do this without anesthesia since he'd just think it was part of the hangover. No, she isn't doing this because of some connection with aliens -- Shame is alien enough for anybody, even the Gxa people of T'cha Galaxy. Her assignment is much more mundane.

As for the table dancing, there are Certain Videos.... Of course, she doesn't do it in uniform.