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“system must regularly be cleaned with ... acid solution that costs $400,000 per use.” I realise the government/military procurement process can result in higher costs than the private sector would pay, but that is beyond ridiculous.
“system must regularly be cleaned with ... acid solution that costs $400,000 per use.” I realise the government/military procurement process can result in higher costs than the private sector would pay, but that is beyond ridiculous.
“system must regularly be cleaned with ... acid solution that costs $400,000 per use.” I realise the government/military procurement process can result in higher costs than the private sector would pay, but that is beyond ridiculous.
My guess is that the liquid is toxic and also might have to be processed after.
Human poop cannot polute oceans, fishes tend to poop and pee as well
“system must regularly be cleaned with ... acid solution that costs $400,000 per use.” I realise the government/military procurement process can result in higher costs than the private sector would pay, but that is beyond ridiculous.
Try $400 a gallon off gas--after paying the enemy (the Taliban) to allow the shipment though. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63407-400gallon-... My guess is that the liquid is toxic and also might have to be processed after.
Human poop cannot polute oceans, fishes tend to poop and pee as well
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> $56,707/week, or $2,948,764/year. I picked the wrong job.
they are paid a pittance of a salary compared to their charged. McKensey is pocketing the difference.
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Exactly. The real question is - why do the chemicals cost $400,000? This seems to be a recurring theme with U.S. expenditure - particularly within the defense sector. When you get nearly blank checks from the government it’s not uncommon for items to be “marked up” so to speak and the difference pocketed by the vendors. Granted, this kind of stuff is pervasive across all sectors/layers. “[A] McKinsey “business analys…
The amount of red tape involved in working with the government- especially anything related to defense- is astounding. I previously worked with a start up whose contacts in the military genuinely wanted to buy our services, but the process to do so was so long that the company ended up pivoting to focus exclusively on the commercial market. It was a less ideal fit, but it actually paid. Take: One part slow bureaucrac…