I believe that the parent is implying that Thiel doesn't trust the government to use his money prudently, not that the government is liable to cheat him out of

I believe that the parent is implying that Thiel doesn't trust the government to use his money prudently, not that the government is liable to cheat him out of a contract. That's not really a double standard any more than taking a paycheck from google while using duckduckgo on your PC at home is a double standard.