The government doesn't pay damn well enough to get competent people and they in turn have all the power in choosing how to spend our tax dollars which then goes

The government doesn't pay damn well enough to get competent people and they in turn have all the power in choosing how to spend our tax dollars which then goes to private contractors who are adept at gaming the system. As a society, it absolutely baffles me why we choose to de-incentivize working public sector jobs and encourage things like lowest bidder wins contract mandates which basically encourages the worst possible companies to win because they are cutting corners to get the bid down.