Well you get zero value for the $50 Million, so that is kind of irrelevant. Also, all these short term extensions prevents each part of the government from buy

Well you get zero value for the $50 Million, so that is kind of irrelevant. Also, all these short term extensions prevents each part of the government from buying what it needs to operate in bulk, they now have to pay top dollar for small amounts. So super-dooper expensive. But that might be the plan to jack up the cost and say "look how expensive!"