This is the absolute worst in the intersection of the public and private sector (hence military and medical being prime examples). The private sector can afford

This is the absolute worst in the intersection of the public and private sector (hence military and medical being prime examples). The private sector can afford to invest in quality and when the public sector is given the funding to have in-house experts working full-time, the results are excellent. But as soon as there's an open tender, quality takes a dump. Every corner than can be cut, will be cut, and what's worse, even competent contractors are incentivised to produce broken and rigid systems in pursuit of lucrative maintenance contracts.