Anyone who has a vague idea of technical work or project management understands: this current effort doesn't appear interested in efficiency, it's seems focused

Anyone who has a vague idea of technical work or project management understands: this current effort doesn't appear interested in efficiency, it's seems focused on new software contract opportunism. Perhaps (deca/centi)gigabucks over many years. And, it doesn't necessarily have to create anything functional or better so long as large amounts of cash are extracted, because that's the primary objective. Government program oversight: 1. Don't delegate decision-making to the consultants. 2. Don't hire consultants, hire staff in-house because it will be cheaper. 3. Involve customers early and continually through requirements definition, prototyping, testing, and UAT / Shewhart cycle. 4. Separate customer requirement needs from wants. 5. Have well-defined, specific, minimal mission goals. 6. Never rip and replace high-risk, working systems cavalierly.