Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. The March 2023 Cost Corner introduced the three ...

Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...

On June 27, 2024, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments on proposed changes ...

Has the price tag for innovation become untenable? When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off as unavoidable. But the exuberance of the last few ...

This document is intended to serve as formal guidance for CU Boulder regarding the use of funds from sponsored projects for recruiting costs in like circumstances. The university is committed to ...

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This document is intended to serve as formal guidance for CU Boulder regarding the use of funds from sponsored projects for direct charging of administrative and clerical salaries in like ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. First principles thinking is a method of problem-solving that involves breaking down complex ...