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part of the issue is that only a small handful of contractors are able to take on these massive projects... so the same names get thrown around each time. however, washington lobbyists and appointed officials have always maintained a very incestuous relationship.
the root problem is congress' unquenchable thirst for more bureaucracy coupled with the tradition of the executive branch's ability to appoint those positions. more bureaucracies are created, which means more appointments by the incoming elected executives, which means more links in the chain, which means more congressional funding, which means more power to the lobbyists who secure that funding for their own ends.
i'm not well enough informed to cry foul in this case, but I wouldn't mind seeing some changes made in the overall process.
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