Everett M. Greene wrote:


Oh, and the contract usually ends up being awarded to the
corporation with the best political connections independent
of the government's evaluation of "best qualified".

Or the award goes to the contractor that defined the requirements. The
articles at:

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/...003400,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/03/business/03BOEI.html

make for bizzare reading.

- Andrew