Even crazier is that the government Often creates these situations by requiring that bidders bid the same number of positions, and then picks the one with the l

Even crazier is that the government Often creates these situations by requiring that bidders bid the same number of positions, and then picks the one with the lowest rates. Lowering cost with fewer, better people just does not compute to them at all, because they have tried that strategy and been stuck with fewer just as bad people in the past. They then just use these people as staffing resources and attempt to manage the delivery themselves. The major companies in the space (including many you listed) are trying to push incremental, iterative delivery, but the customers won't get out of their own way long enough to let it work.