[MereInterest]

Oh come on. I don't know enough to have a real opinion on the overall situation, but surely you can see the difference between "no cost to the federal government" and "no up-front monetary cost to the federal government".

[0xffff2]

Do you have some evidence there is an actual cost to the Federal government? It seems to me the cost is entirely born by the users of the system.

[93po]

Yes, instead of revenue going to the government, it's going to Booz. Just because it doesn't go through the government first doesn't mean it's not a cost. This is proven because Booz wouldn't make and run this site if not for this aspect of the relationship.