I've been selling to the Fed Gov for years. They are laggers. They will spec out minimum, tested, reliable standards....and they will lag by years on new/improved technologies. There is also a great deal of personal, corporate, and industry influences at work all of the time.
One thing I can tell you for sure.... A federal spec is by no means an indicator that something is "the best", simply that it is "good enough" and tested.
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