This is true not only of government projects, but of all projects. Anyone in charge of a budget is potentially corrupt. I'd argue that it is more common in co

This is true not only of government projects, but of all projects. Anyone in charge of a budget is potentially corrupt. I'd argue that it is more common in corporates than in government, because the personal damage that could be inflicted is less. A company doesn't want reputation damaged by being involved in fraudulent bidding (so will sweep under the carpet readily), and as long as the job gets done, nobody cares (unless internal politics get stirred). The employee may be fired, but they can go somewhere else. And all is off the public record.