We are literally suffocating from excess manning and excessive management
Giant-size administrative overheads in military industry seem to be an American specialty. The French designed and built the Mirage III with a total engineering staff […]
seymour melman
Why the military accepts delivery of deficient systems
Here’s a quote from Henry Durham, a former production manager at Marietta George for Lockheed. He reported: When planes arrive at the flight line of […]
Proposals are defense contractors most important product
One point is the difference in overhead rates between defense and commercial-type business… First, perhaps, are the ways in which competitive bidding is often carried out. I […]
Marc Andreessen says it’s time to build. But what’s standing in the way?
Medical equipment and financial conduits involve no rocket science whatsoever. At least therapies and vaccines are hard! Making masks and transferring money are not hard. […]