Senators are shocked that Equifax was just awarded a federal contract

And the contract was awarded in a no-bid win.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-equifax-senate-2017100...

I've long said that the FAR [1] is the biggest threat to national security. Things like this are exemplary of how broken the acquisitions system is in the USG.

[1]https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar