ah you're right, I had misinterpreted, thinking that he got a grant from the government for the public good, i missed that he just won a contract with them. my comment was based on my misconception that the government was subsidizing him as a public utility.
my comment is past the delete button so that's that.
He won a government contract to with specific deliverables. I'm not sure how he would have any responsibilities beyond those deliverables.