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arensb's avatar

Once upon a time, I worked for one of the 800-lb gorillas of Beltway bandits. What had happened was, the DoD needed a massive project completed (something like: "give us software that'll perform any simulation of any kind, be it ball bearing falling in a vacuum, or a 100-tank battle"). This contract was awarded to a 20-person company. On very good terms, I might add, because the government tries to encourage small businesses this way.But since there was no way this small company could deliver, so they subcontracted the job to my company, the 800-lb gorilla. And while that's certainly counter to the spirit of encouraging small business, I don't think any of it was illegal, or even unexpected.So I wonder if something like that might be going on with Whitefish. Except for the bit about not being able to sue if the job doesn't get done. That seems Machiavellian Verizonian.

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John McManus's avatar

Yes. They bring their own rubber sheets.

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