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Forget about delivery on time or on budget. They aren't even delivering a functional product. This seems much deeper than just not being nimble.

• magduf 7y ago
  They're a government contractor: they're not supposed to deliver a functional product right away. They're supposed to deliver a totally flawed product that's way behind schedule and that doesn't work, and then they're supposed to get more money from the government to fix it until it finally does work. That's how government contacts work. >This seems much deeper than just not being nimble. Yep, it goes much deeper than just Boeing.
  • rrmm 7y ago
    I think the glib cynicism underplays just how bad of a cf this was. This isn't just the normal 'good enough for government work' sort of shenanigans that defense contractors engage in.
    • magduf 7y ago
      No, but it's the inevitable result of these shenanigans.
• ProAm 7y ago
  You dont need to be nimble when you are a defense contractor, you just need to exist. There have been many times the government has paid defense company to stay afloat because its in the best interest of national security that they do. If you lose the ability to build big sticks you lose your power over the world, whether it's efficient or works every time.