And the government can own the code, publish, and as the site finishes up, that team can proceed to apply all they learned and built to other pressing tasks.

And the government can own the code, publish, and as the site finishes up, that team can proceed to apply all they learned and built to other pressing tasks. A decade of that, and a whole lot of government would be awesome. Of course, these arguments have been made many times. Money in politics prevents it. I have presented them. I have watched large donations and a couple nice dinners make the whole idea go away. :(