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A long new article entitled: The Ukrainian 'Diamond Prosecutor' Case Revisited, by Stephen McIntyre open.substack.com/pub/stephenmci…
In the 2019 Trump impeachment hearings and 2020 Senate HGSAC hearings, the key U.S. State Department officials (Victoria Nuland, Tony Blinken, former…
Eric Berger The most important paragraph:
'Boeing's space division had never won a large fixed-price contract. Its leaders were used to operating in a cost-plus environment, in which Boeing could bill the government for all of its expenses and earn a fee. Cost overruns and delays were not…
Eric Berger It’s pretty damn embarrassing tbh. Imagine being the CEO of Boeing and these yahoos over at an upstart not only beat you to market by seven years but also with a far superior product AND did so at nearly half the cost. And yet no one at Boeing lost their job over it. That’s BOD…
Eric Berger Seven years late? You mean seven years late SO FAR.
I wouldn't fly in it. Like other Boeings, I expect about 3 parts to fall off it after launch.
Eric Berger Boeing builds its planes on fixed price contracts.
7-11 orders its slushy mix on fixed price contracts.
The whole world outside the government works on fixed price contracts.
The cost plus contract is an artificial government hothouse gravy train.
Good riddance.