Result! You're the best. Thank you. > to sell the NSA's product back to itself Typical. My county developed its own election administration software, gave it

Result! You're the best. Thank you. > to sell the NSA's product back to itself Typical. My county developed its own election administration software, gave it all to Global Election Systems (the notorious entity later bought by Diebold), then turned around and paid for yearly license and support. (There were rumors that our Sec of State got kickbacks.) Then, insult to injury, GES/Diebold claimed trade secrets to prevent independent inspection. I can kind of understand. Neither the NSA or my county want to be software publishers. Core competency and all. But some of these arrangements are pretty bad.