> private companies padding out the contract not government employees I have no references to back this theory up, but I feel like this is where most of the wa

> private companies padding out the contract not government employees I have no references to back this theory up, but I feel like this is where most of the waste happens. [Gov spend public money] -> [pay private company] The government isn't incentivized to get the best deal for our money which results in overpaying or just flat out corruption. eg. I'll overpay my friend's company and they will kick me back some money for choosing their contract.