That i'm a heartless government financial officer defend why i decided to outsource these projects:

In the event of a successful hacking attempt on our software and our local operations are comprimised, the estimated replacement costs of both hardware and troops is A.

A software devolopment endeavor of this type is costly if spearheaded locally due to security policies, high pay for skilled professionals, and according to market analysis would require a budget of B.

Outsourcing the development project will lower the cost by 100,000/year/person. This option can be expedited due to minimal security levels and media exposure. Estimated cost: C

now for the calculation:
If B - C > A, then Project = Outsourced
Remainder forwarded to local payroll account /my impression of the article.