Preach on, brother! We're on the third iteration of an instrument, one that is a virtual carbon-copy of a previous instrument. The cost has gone *up* since the original was made, despite the NRE expense on the first one, and despite the use of spares on the new one. The difference is that the paperwork keeps increasing...
Make-work jobs. NASA can build it's little empires by having to hire people to read all of the new paperwork now required of the people who used to spend most of their time doing real work. UGH!!!!
How can any decent manager justify all of this B.S.?