<![CDATA[Digital transformation in government administration (e-government) aims to achieve public transparency and accountability. In Indonesia, the General Procurement Plan Information System (SiRUP) serves as the main instrument for ensuring transparency in the procurement of goods and services. However, digitalization often poses challenges in message management. This study examines the phenomenon of trial data (dummy data) exposure on the public portal of SiRUP for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Using a qualitative approach with a descriptive case study, this research analyzes the raw documents of the General Procurement Plan (RUP) through the analytical lens of Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical Theory and the Source Credibility Theory. The findings reveal an anomaly in the form of backstage leakage, where system trial activities that should be confined to the developers’ private space (backstage) are displayed alongside real, multi-billion-rupiah procurement packages on the public portal (front stage). This dysfunction in information management is not merely a technical error but has sociological consequences that provoke an illusion of transparency and erode the credibility of government institutional governance in the eyes of civil society.]]>
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