FUD
This just sounds like a bureaucratic turf war. Until you have evidence that funds were misused, shut up and let them update the damn computers. You know how bad the federal government IT is? Yeah, they did that by waiting for CIO approval. Morons.
Avoiding the red tape probably improves the quality of the product. Seriously, we're talking about federal government IT. Don't play dumb for clickbait. Don't call the money blown unless you can show that it was blown.