On: How Healthcare.gov Botched $600M Worth of Contracts

[dangero]

Tangential question, how do software firms get contracts like this? Seems like a good business to be in.

[thrownaway2424 → dangero]

Navigating the byzantine contracting system is the only skill these companies have. They can't do the job, but they can fill out the forms, which is a rare skill.

[psykovsky → thrownaway2424]

You mean reading and following the instructions manual is hard work beyond the reach of a normal human being??

[thrownaway2424 → psykovsky]

If you think it's easy to win government contracts then I invite you to do so. It can be lucrative.