I'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way and not because of "HBGary are friends with the FBI" as the other posters seems to think... HBGary probably have a cont

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way and not because of "HBGary are friends with the FBI" as the other posters seems to think... HBGary probably have a contract with the FBI where the FBI pays either anyway or based on the results (probably the latter). Notice however that based on the results here is based on the results of HBGary only, unless there is false data in the results. Think of it this way - if the FBI contracted HBGary and HBGary did all the work and gave it to the FBI only to find out that the FBI contracted a second group at half the price and now refuses to give money to HBGary - would it seemed fair/probable that such a contract have been signed?