The company publishes all of its drug prices on its website, which account for the manufacturing costs, plus a $5 pharmacy labor fee, a $5 shipping fee and a 15% markup. In another move to boost ...

The space agency is hoping to increasingly use competitions among top vendors and fixed-price contracts as a new way of conducting business--and cutting steep costs for major projects. NASA is working ...

When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to build fewer expensive things and buy more lower-cost services. In doing ...

Northrop Grumman's concept art for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. WASHINGTON — In a departure from recent guidance, the Space Force will use cost-plus contracts for its high-priority strategic ...

Regarding "": The proposal to eliminate cost-plus contracts and rely on fixed-price contracts indicates a lack of understanding of acquisition options. The reality is that the requirements and ...

You're conflating two different things. 1. Boeing is fat and lazy and got that way feeding on cost plus contracts that allowed it to get fatter and lazier. 2. Cost plus contracts might be right for ...