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0 pointsscarab928mo ago0 comments

Indeed.

When it comes to government work, the biggest cost savings always come from questioning the necessity of requirements.

People point the fingers at defence contractors, but their net margins are typically only around 10%.

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Amusingly, a decent part of the cost is to produce parts in different congressional districts as bribes for the votes. It's not that the parts are really needed for national defense (because we'd want them built in the best place) but that they're needed for national defense funding approval.

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0 pointsscarab928mo ago0 comments

Indeed.

When it comes to government work, the biggest cost savings always come from questioning the necessity of requirements.

People point the fingers at defence contractors, but their net margins are typically only around 10%.

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readthenotes18mo ago

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