[brildum]

That IS the problem. They can't do the business side, but they SHOULD be able to do the business side. Government contracts favor large mega-corps rather than small, efficient businesses because of the enormous amount of regulations involved.

[tatsuke95]

For better or worse, it's easier for a big bureaucracy (the government) to deal with other big bureaucracies (corporations), rather than micromanaging who is building what app for which department. It's not the most efficient, but it might be more efficient than immediate alternatives.