The amount of overhead they’re allowed to charge the government is also closely regulated. You can’t charge 440k of overhead for 60k of hours. And that’s the p

The amount of overhead they’re allowed to charge the government is also closely regulated. You can’t charge 440k of overhead for 60k of hours. And that’s the point, it’s why you don’t see people getting paid 500k a year to work for the government - even as a contractor.