> Letting govt agencies who don't know what they're doing go out and tender for private sector building of internet services would be a disaster; they'd be oversold six ways from Sunday.

You mean like this? $1.4 million for an app that chooses left or right.

http://www.geek.com/apps/tsa-paid-1-4-million-for-randomizer...

https://kev.inburke.com/kevin/tsa-randomizer-app-cost-336000...