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by untog 2249 days ago
Come on. There's a middle ground. Of course the government can't be expected to vet every company in absolute depth right now, but it can very easily check a few criteria:

- does this company have any experience making the product in question?

- what size workforce does this company have to deploy once they receive funds?

This is basic stuff. Very basic stuff. And the government is failing at it.