The TL;DR answer is that compliance in the government is expensive (for example, the gov't can require companies to maintain amended terms of service[1]). There

The TL;DR answer is that compliance in the government is expensive (for example, the gov't can require companies to maintain amended terms of service[1]). There are many vendors who choose not to work with government for that reason and its one reason the government ends up paying more for services. Edit to add this link to a place in a video explaining more about compliance.[2] [1]: https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/negotiated-terms-of-service-agreements/ https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/negotiated-terms-of-ser... [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwOG3BrdODo&t=1m30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwOG3BrdODo&t=1m30s