Oftentimes, the consulting companies are outsourcing back to the government but for free. The dynamic is something like: 1) Consultant is hired to solve a prob

Oftentimes, the consulting companies are outsourcing back to the government but for free. The dynamic is something like: 1) Consultant is hired to solve a problem. 2) Consultant struggles to understand the nuances of the problem. 3) Consultant relies on government employees to hand-hold them through the solution, effectively subsidizing the consultant with free labor. 4) Consultant writes it up in a final report with their company logo on the title page and gets paid. Maybe that's not necessarily bad if it eventually solves the problem, but it does seem pretty inefficient for the taxpayer.