Your question presupposes a claim that the selection process is compromised. I'm not saying it is. I just wonder how we know it's not. In NIST's position one c

Your question presupposes a claim that the selection process is compromised. I'm not saying it is. I just wonder how we know it's not. In NIST's position one could analyze the submissions for vulnerabilities to closely held (non-public) attacks, then select submissions having those vulnerabilities.