In response to your second statement: Technical people have been able to explain their ideas well enough to get them funded and implemented in a business setting. So we must ask, what is the difference between getting something done in business vs. in the government.

Politicians, in order to get reelected, need soundbites that can be understood within the average attention span, which is not long enough to capture the more subtle details. Though tech people might provide them with these details, they are often lost in the execution or distorted by special interest lobbyists.

Ideally, leaders would listen to the tech experts, translate that information into plain english, compile it into a detailed and concise plan, present that plan to voters within the average attention span, and execute the plan faithfully.

Unfortunately, most of our current congress people, to use a metaphor, are not willing to 'rock the boat'. We need our politicians to put logic and reason above obedience, have high standards for legislature, and make this legislature in service of the nation.