Yup—Artemis has been delayed year after year after year...
The hogs at the trough are busy collecting their contract payments—so might as well keep the scam going...
Not entirely true. Contractors have had to down size work force for the delays. Contracts are for deliverables, not standing work force. Programs like Artemis have phases and if run efficiently, would transition from phase to phase without gaps. When the govt decides to delay, they create gaps and contractors have to either find other contracts for the employees to work on or lay them off until the next phase is funded.