As far as I can see three of those involved the government. The ARES, once they got to gun and flight tests were under contract from the Air force. This was however long after the prototype had been made and built. The Raptor flight control program was transferred to NASA in 1995, long after it had been designed, developed and tested by SC. In your last quote it was a competitive effort which Williams International won, and they in turn contracted SC to start with preliminary designs.
On the topic at hand though, which part of these contracts make SSO's flight pictures incorrect?