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Story: Third supplier drops ID cards procurement bid

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Posted by: harpless (Thursday 28 February 2008, 7:00 PM)

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Knowing when to give up

First they lost the support of the public with all those data scandals (51% of the population are against I.D cards) and now even the corporate world is turning its back on the scheme. Why does the government still persist?!

apparently they see a narrowing field as a good thing but the way these contracts work, the contractor sets the price; in which case, less competition means they can charge the government whatever they want.
Will this be justifiable in the end?

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