I don&#x27;t know whether this was the case here, but in general governments are more likely (in compare to private entities) to award contracts to incompetent contractors.  Case in point: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;inside-poland.com&#x2F;t&#x2F;polands-election-software-open-to-hackers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;inside-poland.com&#x2F;t&#x2F;polands-election-software-open-to...</a><p>Basically, with state bureaucracies and government procurements - politics, various forms of corruption and other non-merithorical factors can often affect the outcome. Because it&#x27;s taxpayer&#x27;s money that&#x27;s getting spent.