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getting government contracts isn't about competence/efficiency, it's about connections. You could make the best solution in the world but it wouldn't matter. In

getting government contracts isn't about competence/efficiency, it's about connections. You could make the best solution in the world but it wouldn't matter. In many cases these processes are created for the exclusive purpose of legally funneling millions of dollars to people there's no incentive currently for the US government to be efficient. The only people I know who support large government initiatives are people who have never worked in or with the government

ejb999 4y ago
>>there's no incentive currently for the US government to be efficient. This is also true in many large corporations - I have worked for a few - and the inefficiencies and waste is mind-boggling to someone that mostly works for small and mid-sized business that actually like to watch their pennies. If you are a manager, and you are given a budget, you make dam sure you spend 100% of it by the end of the year, even if you have to basically throw it away on some useless spend. There is zero incentive to save money - if you do, you will see your budget cut for the next year too, or criticized/penalized for having asked for more than you needed. Last thing you want to do is bring in your project under budget; wouldn't have believed it if I haven't seen it played out this way time and time again.