A telling data point to keep in mind, useful in various different contexts, is the contrast between what is being kept secret and what is being made openly publ

A telling data point to keep in mind, useful in various different contexts, is the contrast between what is being kept secret and what is being made openly public. In this case: - cuts to government spending are being made public (with little accuracy checking) - additions to government spending are being kept secret Was there a tender process for this? That information would generally be somewhat public (as in various private companies would need to know about it in order to quote). Is it normal for NDAs to new signed for this kind of thing?