In the late 00's there were billions on the table of junk contracts for parts service training with crazy pricing to the USAF. I would speculate that when thos

In the late 00's there were billions on the table of junk contracts for parts service training with crazy pricing to the USAF. I would speculate that when those got shaken out, (and likely some space contracts sniped away by SpaceX) Boeing did not make any adjustments for the revenue loss and simply tried to continue on their original bloated trajectory but instead cutting every corner possible along the way.