A telling data point to keep in mind, useful in various different contexts, is the contrast between what is being kept secret and what is being made openly public.<p>In this case:<p>- cuts to government spending are being made public (with little accuracy checking)<p>- additions to government spending are being kept secret<p>Was there a tender process for this? That information would generally be somewhat public (as in various private companies would need to know about it in order to quote).<p>Is it normal for NDAs to new signed for this kind of thing?