The reason government is trying to get outside developers creating this game is that they don't have the talent for that, nor are they in the business of creati

The reason government is trying to get outside developers creating this game is that they don't have the talent for that, nor are they in the business of creating games in general. They would probably not have a program for continued improvement of games provided by 3rd parties. Whoever wins the competition however is a talented creative developer. If government wanted to develop the game further they would probably be happy to contract with the original developer if they have further budget for that. But if not, you the creative developer could create your own follow-up game which government could not copy without your permission. I think the winner will be somebody who is already developing games. They have the process and tools in place already. It won't be me (either).