The US Gov really needs to start in-housing critical tools if only to build internal competency. There also probably needs to be more incentives for individuals

The US Gov really needs to start in-housing critical tools if only to build internal competency. There also probably needs to be more incentives for individuals inside the USG to excel and produce value. There are too many perverse incentives for unscrupulous contractors to milk tax payers (see the national parks situation [0]). There is a huge resource imbalance with the amount of money spent generating hype/misinformation targeting USGov acquisitions vs how much is spent on the other end doing research and fostering expertise. Maybe the way contracts are written/awarded could also just be overhauled for a similar effect. [0]: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/why-is-booz-allen-renting-us-back https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/why-is-booz-allen-renting...