Thanks, those discussions do provide helpful context! The new development here is the censorship or erasing of procurement contract records that previously existed on fpds.gov and usaspending.gov . The author considers this censorship because the deletion itself is not recorded in the official database of deleted contracts.
(152 points, 6 years ago, 145 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17208892
(53 points, 6 years ago, 38 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19087442