Absolutely correct. Saw it on the Gov't/Defense side of the house and in the civilian Enterprise sector. To be blunt, the reason big firms get the contract is

Absolutely correct. Saw it on the Gov't/Defense side of the house and in the civilian Enterprise sector. To be blunt, the reason big firms get the contract is because we know where they live, we know they'll deliver something, even if it's utter dogshit, and we know they won't go out of business in 3 years, so if we need to support the build -- or just sue them -- then we know where to find them 36 months from now. The Big 4 may only bat .500 but I can bet against ~50%. There is also a selection bias: no one has heard of the small-fry shops that fuck up, and when they do they can quietly re-brand, disappear, or dissolve. Anyone here ever get burned by YellowOps? Probably not. But everyone here has heard of KPMG...