| 单词 | cost overrun |
| 例句 | The previous year, he had assumed command of construction of the Pentagon, then beleaguered by labor problems, material shortages, cost overruns, and miserable work conditions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Ernest now discovered one hazard of overambitious planning: the cost overrun. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Tuesday’s celebratory atmosphere belied the project’s many delays and cost overruns. First glimpse of Kennedy Center’s much delayed expansion unveiled 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z That is double the number of children she hoped to help with her previously planned academy for girls, which was scrapped in March 2011 because of mismanagement and cost overruns. Madonna plans 10 schools in Malawi with new partner 2012-01-30T20:41:05Z Critics bemoaned the bureaucracy, cost overruns and a lack of trained workers. Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics is the latest example of how unpopular hosting has become 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z It would take 16 long years of cost overruns, funding shortfalls and construction delays before the hall opened—to extraordinary acclaim. A life in shapes 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Expensive expansions often lead to change at the top as trustees, their nerves frayed by delays and cost overruns, adjust to reality. Onwards and upwards 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Processes were devised and consultants appointed to minimise cost overruns: they created the certainty, rather than the possibility, that money would be wasted. Do good buildings make for better educated children? 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z But the box office figure shows the Julie Taymor production is maintaining momentum with audiences after being plagued by mixed reviews, cost overruns, four delays in its opening date and multiple cast-member injuries. "Spider-Man" musical gains box office traction 2011-01-13T22:00:05Z The executives fired back — at one point, they threatened to hold him personally liable for cost overruns. A New Podcast Rekindles a Box-Office Bomb 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z In the case of Disney Hall, the general contractor filed a lawsuit over cost overruns after the building opened in October 2003. Eli Broad’s Los Angeles Art Showcase, Still Unfinished, Sues Over Delays 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Museum officials said that funding from Lucas and Hobson accounted for any potential cost overruns caused by the pandemic or the complications of the design. The Lucas Museum Finds Your Lack of Faith Disturbing 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z And, to be clear, it’s not just Massachusetts taxpayers who are paying for the cost overruns of Romneycare. Romneycare Official: 'I Would Never' Try to Reduce Health Costs 2011-10-27T18:20:39Z There followed a typical Hollywood story of cost overruns and jeopardized deadlines — the animation technique used required more than 200,000 separate drawings. Review: PBS’s ‘Walt Disney’ Explores a Complex Legacy 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z These, of course, were the soaring buildings of their day, structures that involved immense expenditures and likely cost overruns that would dwarf those in Skopje. Gems, Hidden in Plain Sight in Macedonia 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Asked about the cost overruns in New York, Mr. Calatrava attributed them to “extra work.” Santiago Calatrava to Design His First London Complex 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The capital city owes $288 million on a troubled municipal incinerator that was supposed to pay for itself but became a sinkhole of patronage and cost overruns instead. Capital Crunch 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z The unions ask why they should take a hit when management’s “sorry record of mismanagement, cost overruns and bloated executive pay” is to blame. Met Opera dispute spills over into Seattle theaters 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The producers’ lawsuit, meanwhile, seeks unspecified financial damages from Ms. Taymor to help cover the costs of hiring a new director to replace her and because of production cost overruns for which they blame her. ?Spider-Man? Producers Sue Taymor for Breach 2012-01-17T23:34:03Z The architect is now teaming up with a Japanese engineering firm to try to regain the commission after it was scrapped for cost overruns. Roundup: Kapoor vandalized (again), USC's new architectural trove, Mary Ellen Mark's last pictures 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The issue was who should pay for cost overruns stemming from delays the builders attributed to changes in the original plan. Broad Collection sues engineering firm Seele Inc. over museum facade 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z It starred Burt Lancaster and was supposed to be his breakout picture, but he was fired from directing because of cost overruns. His Film Is a Punk Classic, but the Credits Now Roll Without Him 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z It was completed in 2011 after considerable public controversy over design, location, delays and cost overruns. 36 Hours in Seville, Spain 2014-04-10T14:19:24Z The San Francisco Arts Commission contributed an extra $350,000 in response to inflation, and the artist is absorbing other cost overruns himself. A New Hiroshi Sugimoto Sculpture in San Francisco Reaches for Infinity 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Its debut already has been postponed five times after it suffered cost overruns and actors were injured during preview performances. Broadway's "Spider-Man" delayed, revamped again 2011-03-10T02:19:33Z Meanwhile, a congressional committee report released in July detailed cost overruns and questioned the process of selecting Gehry as the memorial’s architect. Eisenhower Memorial to consider plan that removes most of Frank Gehry’s designs At issue is how much the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation owes for work on the surrounding infrastructure and for cost overruns. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Construction Is Frozen Over Financing 2012-06-03T05:00:22Z Its executive director left in October amid criticism of his management style and cost overruns. Malawi charity workers sue Madonna over payments 2011-03-27T17:24:05Z A lawsuit over cost overruns at Disney Hall was settled three years after the venue’s 2003 opening, with contractors receiving additional payments that jacked its cost from $273 million to $288.5 million. Foes in Broad museum lawsuit agree to build now, fight later 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The vice chairman of Knight Dragon, Sammy Lee, said he was “not worried at all about cost overruns.” Santiago Calatrava to Design His First London Complex 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z London, host of the Summer Games in 2012, was all about cost overruns and traffic nightmares beforehand. The Rio Olympics are ‘troubled.’ But aren’t they always? 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z It said this creates a risk for projects to be accelerated or new projects to be introduced too quickly, leading to delays or cost overruns, as the agency strives to meet this level of investment. England's flood defence plans reduced 'due to inflation' 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The construction of the two ferries has been plagued by design challenges, cost overruns and delays. Launch date set for delayed CalMac ferry MV Glen Rosa 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The design of these vessels is at the centre of many of the delays and cost overruns that have followed. KC’s ferries report: What questions remain? 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Williams says the company lied repeatedly about the plant’s cost overruns and spiraling delays, enticing the U.S. Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The basic issue here is that NASA’s funding is a zero-sum game, so cost overruns in one mission will necessarily impact others. Here’s How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the company's ailing defense business continues to struggle with cost overruns on fixed price contracts. Boeing trims annual 737 delivery target citing supplier errors 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the company's ailing defense business continues to struggle with cost overruns on fixed price contracts due to inflationary pressures. Boeing trims annual 737 delivery target due to supplier errors 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Construction delays, cost overruns and allegations of corruption have besieged both power stations since their construction began in 2007. South Africa hopes to ease crippling blackouts as major power station recovers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The South Carolina company had plans to build two more reactors, but billions of dollars of cost overruns forced it to abandon the project in 2017 and sell to Dominion. South Carolina nuclear plant gets yellow warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The program, however, has faced significant cost overruns and production delays, and its final price tag now tops an estimated $1.7 trillion. What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Wicker said ship maintenance delays and cost overruns in the Navy are so routine that they are factored in the service’s planning tables. Milestone Navy nominee faces some familiar questions at Senate grilling 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Acknowledged mismanagement by directors with no experience in nuclear engineering or with power plants of such a large scale resulted in repeated delays and cost overruns. Oops! Are we about to make a WPPSS-style nuclear power mistake again? | Op-Ed | Op-Ed 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The first factory that would produce such a product, a facility in New York, was scheduled to open in 2025 but has encountered delays and cost overruns. US offshore wind projects seek looser subsidy rules in fight for survival 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Golden Pass declined to comment on the risk of delays or cost overruns at its project, while NextDecade didn’t directly address the question. Big Tech is coming for the oil patch’s workers, and winning 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z After years of delays and cost overruns, the commission said in 2017 that it would consider $7.3 billion as a reasonable cost for Georgia Power. Georgia Power customers could see monthly bills rise another $9 to pay for the Vogtle nuclear plant 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z That represents an expenditure of more than half of the government's estimate, even before really tough tasks such as fuel debris retrieval have begun, in turns raising concerns about cost overruns. More nuclear challenges await Japan after Fukushima water release 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Both ships were originally meant to be completed in 2018 at the Port Glasgow shipyard for £97m, but the build has been plagued by repeated cost overruns, delays, mistakes and design issues. New CalMac ferries delay after safety changes ordered 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z This provides for a reasonable amount of dry powder to cover cost overruns. A construction project begins with a solid plan 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The Athletic first reported on the cost overruns last weekend, and cited unidentified individuals as projecting the stadium’s price tag potentially reaching $1.9 billion. New Buffalo Bills stadium cost overruns approaching $300M, AP sources say 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers this year quietly approved a $90 million cost overrun for a Capitol renovation project, ratcheting up spending by nearly 25% without public notice. Oregon Capitol construction quietly edges $90 million over budget 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Victoria withdrew due to projected cost overruns, with Commonwealth Sport Canada saying it believed the Australian state's decision had prompted Alberta's pullout. Alberta, Victoria withdrawals 'devastating blow' for Commonwealth Games 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Benjamin , who was in charge of major projects, knew of delays and cost overruns but lied to regulators, utility executives and others. Judge tosses charges against executive in South Carolina nuclear debacle, but case may not be over 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Stark-Watzinger declined to say whether it could result in funding cuts for ITER, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns, but said Germany would stand by its contractual obligations. Germany sees opportunity in nuclear fusion, but funding for research remains uncertain 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The Bills agreed to cover the cost overruns in exchange for having full control over the stadium’s design and construction. New Buffalo Bills stadium cost overruns approaching $300M, AP sources say 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The state’s top two lawmakers said explaining the cost overruns in public hearings wasn’t warranted. Oregon Capitol construction quietly edges $90 million over budget 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The A’s would pay the balance of the projected $1.5-billion construction cost, plus any cost overruns. A's going, going, all but gone from Oakland as bill to fund Las Vegas stadium passes 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Haarlow presented to the regents Friday, saying his team had performed a “deep dive” on finances after hiring and nonessential travel were frozen earlier this spring amid concerns about cost overruns. WSU Board of Regents approves $1.4 million transfer to athletics to cover deficit 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z SLS has suffered from cost overruns and delays since work began in 2011. Boeing accused of stealing tech for tools used on rockets, space station 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The fresh loan is needed to help cover a $1.2 billion cost overrun. Indonesia's delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z There, federal prosecutors have pursued criminal charges against utility and construction executives, saying they illegally concealed delays and cost overruns. Timeline: How Georgia and South Carolina nuclear reactors ran so far off course 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z All have suffered from major construction delays related to labor shortages, as well as cost overruns. Australia Tries to Break Its Dependence on China for Lithium Mining 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z “There is no such thing as a cost overrun because we haven’t actually set a budget yet,” she says. NASA’s Interplanetary Plans May Be Lurching toward Disaster 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The lawmakers said they were concerned about delays and cost overruns in the SPR modernization program authorized by Congress in 2015. Republicans ask watchdog to assess US oil reserve management 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Military systems are sold before they are produced with guarantees that huge cost overruns will be covered. The intoxication of war 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The RFP said the outside partner must carry out the construction project and be responsible for any cost overruns. Team behind Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena bids for Memorial Stadium revamp 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Some critics worry that complicated new carbon capture projects are vulnerable to cost overruns that could cause electricity prices for consumers to spike. New Rules for Power Plants Could Give Carbon Capture a Boost. Here’s How. 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z At a recent news conference in Berlin, Lemke noted that building new nuclear plants in Europe, such as Hinkley Point C in Britain, has faced significant delays and cost overruns. Powering down: Germany’s last nuclear plants in final hours 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z He attributed the project’s cost overruns to inflation, noting that the plan was fully funded when the state embarked on the rail program three years ago. Cost rises for Potomac rail bridge that would eliminate East Coast bottleneck 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z However, they have been plagued with problems since the start, including cost overruns and major mechanical problems. Shipbuilding execs indicted on fraud charges involving Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The RFP says the private partner would carry out the project and be responsible for any cost overruns. Seattle’s new Memorial Stadium could host pro sports, officials say 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Still, city and state legislators agreed to serve as a financial backstop, pledging taxpayer dollars to cover any cost overruns for an event currently budgeted at nearly $7 billion. Poll: Is L.A. ready for the 2028 Olympics? Some residents express concern 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The payments are scheduled for a final vote March 23, but won’t necessarily trigger cost overruns. Sound Transit will shell out millions to keep pace with construction delays 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Scott Lincicome, director of general economics at the libertarian Cato Institute, said industrial policy tends to crumble into failed projects and cost overruns. U.S. manufacturers see big boost from government subsidies and tax breaks 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z So don't expect either of them to go after the F-35, despite its cost overruns and dismal performance, or any other major weapons system. Experts sound the alarm on the “merger mania” in the military-industrial complex 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z LA28 is responsible for raising money and paying for the $7-billion event, but city and state taxpayers are on the hook for cost overruns. Bass' new chief of staff will avoid Olympics issues for a year. Critics aren't satisfied 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z In 2020, the state auditor castigated the toxic substances agency for a slow pace of work and huge cost overruns. Exide lead cleanup leaves fear, frustration and contamination in its wake 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The project is now three years late, and the cost overrun could be as much $1.9 billion, according to Katadata, a research firm in Jakarta. China and the U.S. Are Wooing Indonesia, and Beijing Has the Edge 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z After years of delays and massive cost overruns, the enormously expensive railway project shuttled its first passengers Wednesday from Long Island to a new annex in New York City’s iconic Grand Central Terminal. Light at the end of the tunnel: Grand Central annex opens 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Under the previous contractor, millions of dollars in cost overruns continued to escalate as both sides denied responsibility. Maryland’s Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The rate increase, the first since 2019, was planned and is not tied to cost overruns on the $6 billion rail project. Dulles Toll Road users will pay more beginning Sunday 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The construction firms claim that crews have encountered “extensive bridge deterioration,” leading to delays and cost overruns. Golden Gate Bridge, in 'fair' shape, gets $400 million to brace against earthquakes 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Military industries are permitted to charge the federal government for huge cost overruns. How the Democrats became the party of endless war 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z This certainly wouldn’t be the first large public project to be rife with cost overruns. Rising costs, Oregon sloth demand a shrewd study of new I-5 bridge 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z After cost overruns and delays, “Titanic” was written off as a sure-to-bomb case study of Hollywood excess. Can James Cameron and 'Avatar' wow again? Don't doubt it. 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The reaction that scientists produced at the National Ignition Facility required the firing of an immense laser system that was built only after massive cost overruns and years of delays. U.S. announces milestone on fusion energy, sparking hopes for clean power 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The recent experience of building nuclear plants in western Europe has been plagued by long delays and cost overruns. U.K. Backs Giant Nuclear Plant, Squeezing Out China 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z A good chunk of the cost overruns for the perpetually delayed Purple Line extension. Column: What $104 million could buy, instead of a failed mayoral run 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z He said despite delays and cost overruns that plagued the project, the rail extension was worth the investment. For Dulles, Silver Line extension comes as airport begins makeover 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Ariane is running about a year late and has generated cost overruns mainly picked up by the leading trio of nations. Europe ministers tackle sharp increase in space funding 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The Purple Line has been subject to repeated delays and cost overruns. Maryland wins $1.5 million federal grant for development near Purple Line 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The defense business has dragged on Boeing’s finances this year, racking up billions of dollars of cost overruns on fixed price-contracts from the Air Force One presidential aircraft to the commercial crew capsule for NASA. Boeing revamps its defense division and names a new space chief 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The city, which secured $321.5 million in grant money toward a $12 billion stadium and waterfront project, was scrambling for more to help cover potential infrastructure cost overruns and keep the team in town. Sports construction rolls right through economic uncertainty 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A coalition formed to oppose the demolition plan argues that the money set aside to cover the demolition isn’t adequate, and that cost overruns and liability concerns would fall on the shoulders of taxpayers. US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in history 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The increase was planned and is not tied to recently announced cost overruns on the second phase of the rail project, authority officials said. Dulles Toll Road users will pay more next year to fund Silver Line 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The article pointed out that many public-sector projects, particularly transit ones, have significant cost overruns that sap the enthusiasm for major infrastructure projects. Opinion | The Silver Line’s overruns could have dampening effects 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The cost overruns were caused in part by technical problems, mismanagement and NASA’s changing plans and schedules. NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z One way to avoid cost overruns is to settle on a price before you rent the car. Advice | How to avoid surprise rental car charges The authority hoped the savings would make up for cost overruns that plagued Phase 1, which opened six months late in summer 2014 and, according to MWAA, was $226 million over budget. Silver Line’s second phase was to be different. It fell into the same trap. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z But the project faced delays and cost overruns, with the final price for phase two construction exceeding $3 billion. Mass transit extension to Dulles Airport opens at tough time 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The two newer coal-fired power stations, whose construction started in 2007, are plagued by cost overruns and design flaws and are still not operating at capacity. COP27: Why South Africa will struggle to wean itself off coal 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The second half of Metro’s long-anticipated Silver Line in Northern Virginia will open Nov. 15, the transit agency announced Monday, expanding the system’s footprint deeper into Washington’s suburbs after years of cost overruns and delays. Silver Line extension to open Nov. 15 in time for Thanksgiving travel 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Future mayors may have to contend with controversy over construction impacts and cost overruns. A decade after Sandy, Manhattan’s flood barrier is finally in sight — sort of 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The company declined to address the causes of cost overruns and delays or its financial standing on the project. Silver Line’s second phase was to be different. It fell into the same trap. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “This is not free money,” Burn said of cost overruns of at least $2 million on all aspects of the project. Column: A $2-million 'bike lane to nowhere' symbolizes L.A.'s outrageous dysfunction 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The utility also hasn’t spelled out how it intends to protect consumers in the event of cost overruns, a frequent pitfall for nuclear projects. Utility Explores Converting Coal Plants into Nuclear Power 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Last week the courts not only let taxpayers off the hook for cost overruns, but forced the contractors to pay the state $77 million in late penalties. Time to kill the Highway 99 tunnel tolls and save Seattle’s waterfront 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Russia has worked on Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant for decades, but extensive delays and multibillion-dollar cost overruns have turned it into a sore point in relations. Drones Embody an Iran-Russia Alliance Built on Hostility to the U.S. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Taxpayers are off the hook for cost overruns on the Highway 99 tunnel, after the Washington state Supreme Court turned down a hearing request Thursday from contractors on the project. WA Supreme Court hands WSDOT a $77M win in Highway 99 tunnel dispute 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "We hope the negotiations...regarding cost overrun and financing can be quick so this does not disturb the progress," said Dwiyana, who accompanied Jokowi on Thursday. Indonesia's China-funded rail project on track despite cost overrun 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Separately, at least 18 projects are facing cost overruns of roughly A$6.5 billion, the government said. Australian defence projects billions over budget, decades late 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z After all that drama, taxpayers will pay less of a cost overrun than you get on your typical kitchen remodel. Time to kill the Highway 99 tunnel tolls and save Seattle’s waterfront 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The Cintra team also argued that the winning proposal, by Australian toll road operator Transurban, was based on unrealistically low construction costs that could lead to delays and cost overruns. Maryland appeals court hears arguments in toll lanes bid protest 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Tutor Perini has had delays and cost overruns on other projects. Toll road operator chooses construction firm for Beltway, I-270 project 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Lithium projects often suffer delays and cost overruns. How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z On a parallel legal track, A consortium of eight insurers refused to pay for tunnel cost overruns. Insurers don’t have to pay for Highway 99 tunnel delays, WA Supreme Court rules 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In fact, much of the funding Congress adds to the Pentagon budget will be wasted on price gouging, cost overruns, and outright fraud. Spending unlimited: How the arms industry scams taxpayers 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Under the funding agreement, Dulles Toll Road users will pay about $188 million of the cost overruns, according to the airports authority. MWAA to pay contractor more than $200 million for Silver Line cost overruns 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s a beloved fixture of the city landscape now, but cost overruns and a contract scandal caused headaches for its supporters, including Landrieu. New Orleans political patriarch Moon Landrieu has died 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The audit cites several causes for the delays and cost overruns. Audit: Cost of delayed Minnesota light rail doubles to $2.7B 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The remaining cost overrun will be split between New York and New Jersey and the federal government. Commuter Tunnel Under the Hudson Won’t Be Finished Until 2035 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Its goal is to make the Pentagon a smarter buyer by addressing two main issues: delivery delays and cost overruns, especially by companies that charge it above-market prices to pad their bottom lines. Spending unlimited: How the arms industry scams taxpayers 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The war industry, deified by the mass media, is never held accountable for military fiascos, cost overruns, dud weapons systems and profligate waste. Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The plant has been widely criticized for years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns. Expansion of Clean Energy Loans Is ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Climate Bill 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z She noted that her dismissal came as an outside firm hired by the utility’s board is investigating the no-bid procurement and cost overruns. WSSC Water terminates IT contractor critical of billing system 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z At the time, Mr. Christie said the project risked cost overruns that New Jersey would have to bear, though a subsequent report by the Government Accountability Office cast doubt on the claim. Commuter Tunnel Under the Hudson Won’t Be Finished Until 2035 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The two large ferries, which are dual fuel diesel/LNG vessels, were originally due to be delivered to CalMac in 2018 but the build has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. Ferguson shipyard boss confident of brighter future 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The war industry, deified by the mass media, including the entertainment industry, is never held accountable for the military fiascos, cost overruns, dud weapons systems and profligate waste. Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Annual filings will also have to address “any material changes” to the project and explain any cost overruns. Virginia regulators OK Dominion’s planned offshore wind farm 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Under a 2018 deal, Georgia Power agreed to assume all cost overruns above a certain level. Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Feiner had to contend with cost overruns and complaints from lawmakers including U.S. Edward Feiner, first chief architect for the U.S. government, dies at 75 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Safran's loss-making aircraft seats business is also suffering from supply chain gaps and cost overruns, while a recovery in other cabin equipment is on track, it said. France's Safran posts higher H1 profit despite supply chain woes 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z If constructed, it would be the state’s largest infrastructure venture since the high-speed rail system, a project that has faced numerous delays, cost overruns and litigation — hurdles that could also hobble the water tunnels. California officially shrinks delta water diversion plan from two tunnels to one 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The order goes on to warn that the performance standard, however, will not protect customers from cost overruns, or if the project is abandoned. Virginia regulators OK Dominion’s planned offshore wind farm 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board on Wednesday approved $250 million in additional funding to pay for cost overruns on the second phase of the Silver Line rail project. $250 million approved as costs escalate on Silver Line extension 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The budget increase is the latest obstacle for a rail project that has sustained years of cost overruns, problematic infrastructure and political finger-pointing. Silver Line’s second phase will cost an additional $250M 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A balanced budget will be crucial because city and state legislators have agreed to serve as a financial backstop, meaning that taxpayers will have to pay for any cost overruns. L.A.'s 2028 Olympics will go from July 14 to July 30 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Asked if Boeing could recoup those cost overruns, Colbert said: "If we can find a way to we will." Boeing says 'lessons learned' from costly Air Force One deal 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The Webb telescope was decades in the making, a project plagued with numerous delays and cost overruns. The Webb telescope restores (some of) my faith in humanity 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Originally conceived in the 1990s and built with European and Canadian contributions, Webb at times seemed like a cursed mission, buffeted by cost overruns, schedule slips, and technical hitches. Webb telescope wows with first images 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z It wasn’t clear Tuesday when project officials became aware the project had exhausted the $551 million contingency fund that had been set aside to cover cost overruns. Silver Line’s second phase will cost an additional $250M 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A number of new issues, though, caused additional delays and cost overruns. He Fixed NASA’s Giant Space Telescope, Reluctantly 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Aside from delays, cost overruns and all-around headaches, what these projects have in common is that they were structured as public-private partnerships, an approach that first gained momentum in Canada during the 1990s. Canada’s Slow and Troubled Path to Rapid Transit 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Two new power stations that it has built have been beset by cost overruns, design flaws and ongoing delays. South Africa electricity crisis: No power for up to six hours 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But the few new nuclear reactors that EDF has built have been dogged by huge cost overruns and delays. French Nuclear Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Washington state taxpayers still don’t have to pay $300 million for Highway 99 tunnel cost overruns after a state appeals judges upheld a jury verdict against contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners. WSDOT notches another legal win over Highway 99 tunnel cost overruns after Bertha hit pipe 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z He is credited with completing the $388 million campaign that allowed the museum to finally open in September after a decade of delays and cost overruns. Film academy names Bill Kramer as its new chief executive. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “Governments used to say they were paying more upfront, but they were well protected in the case of a large cost overrun or delays or poor delivery,” Professor Siemiatycki said. Canada’s Slow and Troubled Path to Rapid Transit 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z It has been in development for roughly a decade now, a period that’s been marked by cost overruns and delays. NASA rolled out its new massive rocket to the launchpad for the second time 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Boeing has lost $1.1 billion building the new planes, but a contract negotiated by former President Trump requires the company to pay for any overages, meaning taxpayers are insulated from the company’s cost overruns. New presidential Air Force One jets won’t be ready for at least two years 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z “And this estimate is a best-case scenario. It assumes no cost overruns, no delays, no accidents, no force majeure-triggering events,” he said. Ratepayer advocates seek protections in offshore wind case 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Not that Boeing is doing well with its bungled tanker for the Air Force or the errors and cost overruns in its space program. In the other Washington, Boeing’s future is far from clear 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Asked about another possible climate solution, 56% of voters statewide said California should keep building a bullet train to connect L.A. to the Bay Area, despite a decade of delays and cost overruns. Angelenos are alarmed by air pollution, extreme heat. Poll finds they want action 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The project’s delays and cost overruns have drawn national attention because its public-private partnership was one of the first for a U.S. transit line to rely on private financing. New construction contract for Maryland’s Purple Line signed 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Prosecutors also say Stenger authorized tens of millions of dollars in cost overruns on earlier EB-5 developments at Jay Peak as well as the misuse of investor funds to pay those overruns. Ex-ski resort exec faces sentencing in failed visa plan case 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Attorneys raised questions during cross-examination of Dominion executives that highlighted other projects of the utility or its holding company, Dominion Energy, that faced delays or cost overruns, including the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Ratepayer advocates seek protections in offshore wind case 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Independent federal investigators last month raised concerns about whether cost overruns and missed construction deadlines will continue at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Discovery of radioactive liquid pauses work at US nuke dump 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z However, the plant has since faced setbacks ranging from construction delays to cost overruns totaling more than a billion dollars, as well as a challenging market situation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Voestalpine in advanced talks to sell majority stake in Texas plant 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z The National Nuclear Security Administration did not immediately respond Wednesday to questions about the complaint or the records requests seeking information on cost overruns, delays and site expansion plans. US nuclear agency sued over public records requests 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z They also accused Stenger of authorizing tens of millions of dollars in cost overruns on two earlier EB-5 projects at Jay Peak and authorizing the misuse of investor funds to pay those overruns. Government seeks 5-year sentence for ex-ski resort president 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z And after more than a decade of work — a journey marked by political turmoil, controversy, cost overruns and delays — it is getting ready to fly. Costly and years late, NASA’s SLS moon rocket rolls to the launchpad for the first time 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “The cost overruns are a lot more than the Street expected,” he said. Rivian Pares Delivery Targets for 2022, Citing Supply Problems 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z After months of delays and cost overruns, Robinov forced Miller to wrap without having shot the movie’s ending — or its beginning! Review | ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ had an exceptionally strange journey to cinematic glory 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Some critics have said governors in Oregon and California were irresponsible to assume financial responsibility for cost overruns and object that part of the project is financed by a voter-approved California water bond. Major hurdle cleared in plan to demolish 4 California dams 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Maloney said three of the bid challenger’s four arguments had been filed in time, including allegations that the winning proposal assumed unrealistically low construction costs that could result in massive delays and cost overruns. Montgomery judge allows most of bid protest on Maryland toll lanes contract to move forward 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Born in the ashes of a program called Constellation, which was canceled for excessive cost overruns, the SLS and Orion program started in 2010 as NASA’s next attempt to return astronauts to deep space. Costly and years late, NASA’s SLS moon rocket rolls to the launchpad for the first time 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Practically every Olympic Games in recent years has triggered disputes over cost overruns. For China, Hosting the Olympics Is Worth Every Billion 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The state also is facing its own cost overruns. Trail tunnel planned for downtown Bethesda faces another construction funding battle 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The company’s pressurized reactors — the type that Mr. Macron called for in his speech — have faced severe delays and cost overruns. France announces a major buildup of its nuclear power program. 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In 2020, Canada's Bombardier exited the program, the first all new narrow-body jet in 30 years initially called the CSeries, after it was beset with delays and cost overruns. Airbus and Quebec reach investment deal for A220 jet program - sources 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z But after years of setbacks and cost overruns, the Space Launch System rocket is making real progress, officials said, and could finally launch for the first time this spring. The debut — and launch — of NASA’s massive SLS moon rocket is delayed again. But officials say it’s making significant progress. 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The museum opened in September, after years of delay, cost overruns and leadership turmoil. Perspective | The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures struggles to keep its ego in check — like the ill-fated Newseum before it 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Excellent design and construction quality are essential, but if the process of getting there results in cost overruns, broken relationships, or even litigation, most reasonable people would consider the project a failure. Taking a team approach to achieve a successful remodel 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Webb’s launch on Christmas morning capped a risky 25-year development timeline dotted with engineering challenges, mistakes and cost overruns that made its voyage to space all the more nerve-racking for astronomers and space agency administrators. After Million-Mile Journey, James Webb Telescope Reaches Destination 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z And even as host cities’ cost overruns remain an area of criticism, it has never happened since. The story behind the 1976 Denver Olympics that never happened 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Tribes have been eagerly awaiting the money to cover cost overruns for existing projects and to start new ones. US announces $83M in latest round of tribal housing grants 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The massive endeavor had been experiencing problems with scheduling, cost overruns and technical difficulties. Perspective | Gregory Robinson’s universe has taken him from a Virginia farm to the stars 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Webb’s 18 gold-plated hexagonal mirrors, advanced temperature controllers and ultrasensitive infrared sensors were pieced together in a development timeline filled with cost overruns and technical hurdles. Webb Telescope begins journey to see the dawn of starlight 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Here’s a look back at some of the loose screws, cost overruns, stealthy trips at sea and political controversies that the James Webb Space Telescope and its supporters endured on their way to the launchpad. How NASA’s Biggest Telescope Beat Loose Screws, Loose Budgets and Loose Clamps 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The projects stalled, however, because of cost overruns and technical issues that took years to resolve and even more negotiations to secure additional funding, Palmer said. $2.5B headed to tribes for long-standing water settlements 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Webb also is years late with huge cost overruns. EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z These last-minute snags come after years of delays and cost overruns for Webb, the biggest and most powerful science observatory ever built for space. High wind postpones launch of NASA’s newest space telescope 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But the telescope has been snake bitten during its long development with cost overruns and expensive accidents that have added to the normal apprehension of rocket launches. Why the World’s Astronomers Are Very, Very Anxious Right Now 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z After two decades of tumultuous delays and cost overruns, the telescope had finally reached its launch site. How NASA’s Biggest Telescope Beat Loose Screws, Loose Budgets and Loose Clamps 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Since an iteration of the telescope was first conceived in 1989, the road to the launchpad has been paved with cost overruns and technical issues. How astronomers decided where to point the most powerful space telescope NASA ever built 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “The better the economics, the more you can overlook the cost overruns,” says Dylan Simon, a Kidder Mathews executive vice president who specializes in apartment and land sales. To build or not to build: Construction rebound has been fast on Eastside, slow in Seattle 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Also, there were — and continue to be — major cost overruns and considerable delays on projects. How to pay for better roads and ferry service without raising the gas tax 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The French government hopes that having the sustainable energy label could boost France's struggling nuclear energy industry, which was bailed out by the state in 2017 following construction delays and cost overruns. Protesters denounce French push to label nuclear as sustainable energy 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Government purchasing is also notoriously slow, with layers of bureaucracy designed to prevent fraud and cost overruns. Biden wants to make federal government carbon neutral by 2050 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z City and state legislators have agreed to serve as the financial backstop to the 2028 Games, pledging taxpayer dollars to pay for any cost overruns. L.A. City Council approves agreement with 2028 Olympics organizers 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Samson pitches the venture as a new approach to an industry notorious for delays and cost overruns, and mostly avoided by investors. Europe Revisits Nuclear Power as Climate Deadlines Loom 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z “You can’t say these were an accident,” he said of most cost overruns. Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Typically, cost overruns and late completion are among the risks the private partner accepts. Opinion | Maryland chose the right model for its express lanes project 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z But if things go wrong, city and state legislators have agreed to serve as a backstop, which means tax dollars will be used to cover any cost overruns. Q&A: How will the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles affect me? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Making good on that promise will be crucial because city and state legislators agreed to serve as a financial backstop, pledging taxpayer dollars to pay for any cost overruns. 2028 L.A. Olympics: Agreement outlines key issues but final price tag remains unclear 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z We’re still waiting to hear how much more expensive the $2 billion Purple Line project will be after the original investors sued and walked away from the public-private partnership because of delays and cost overruns. Opinion | The true cost of Maryland’s toll-road plan 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z In a candid admission of how the political world operates, Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, once dismissed cost overruns on a transportation hub intended for the bullet train. Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The long-term agreement will also put the responsibility for cost overruns and late completion on the P3 company. Opinion | Maryland chose the right model for its express lanes project 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Inevitably, the new infrastructure bill will trigger more such fights, and more such cost overruns and delays. Opinion | The U.S. needs a better way to get infrastructure done 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The Games Agreement reaffirms parts of a plan by which LA28 would set aside approximately $700 million in a contingency fund to pay for cost overruns. 2028 L.A. Olympics: Agreement outlines key issues but final price tag remains unclear 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z March 2017 - Westinghouse files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to billions of dollars in cost overruns and years-long delays at U.S. power projects. Toshiba's lurch from crisis to crisis since 2015 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The project has limped along after imploding last year amid a legal battle between the previous contractor and the state over delays and cost overruns. New Purple Line contractors selected to resume full construction this spring 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The report noted the threat in years past of cost overruns and delays in major projects. Search for life on other worlds tops astronomy to-do list 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z But bureaucracy and the inflation of the early 1970s caused delays, cost overruns and changes to the plans. A university town explores reparations for a Black community uprooted by urban renewal 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the recent history of nuclear power plant construction in the United States is fraught with cost overruns and delays. Nuclear energy industry angles for bigger role in Washington and U.S. as climate change accelerates 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z As part of its deal with the City of Seattle, OVG assumed all cost overruns. After $1.15 billion renovation, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena ‘will surprise people in the greatest way’ 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Dragados would join the Maryland project after experiencing major delays and cost overruns on several other recent projects, according to news accounts. New Purple Line contractors selected to resume full construction this spring 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z He said there is anxiety among former combatants who are on rented land about making further investments and cost overruns. UN envoy urges new action to integrate Colombian ex-fighters 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z A few years after the successful vote in 1996, elected officials and community leaders began to actively discuss abandoning the project because of huge initial cost overruns. Ditch the fixation on political labels and seek consensus on our biggest regional challenges 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z On Dec. 18, 2021, after years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns, the telescope is scheduled to launch into orbit and usher in the next era of astronomy. The most powerful space telescope ever built will look back in time to the Dark Ages of the universe 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Two attempts to build large power plants with carbon capture, in Illinois and Mississippi, generated a lot of buzz in the early 2000s but ultimately failed, with billions of dollars in cost overruns. How Sen. Joe Manchin’s support for natural gas could derail Biden’s US climate plan 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Massive cost overruns threaten to derail the bullet train. Cost overruns hit California bullet train again amid a new financial crunch 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z France shouldn't have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years, Australian politicians said. The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z In June, after Australian complaints about production delays, cost overruns and disagreements over the use of local contractors, Morrison met with Macron in Paris. Biden’s submarine accord with Australia angers both France and China 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Australia was frustrated with cost overruns, design changes, and delays, according to reports. France cancels Washington gala over U.S.-Australia submarine deal 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Now Australia plans to scrap that project, which was plagued by cost overruns, in favor of working with the U.S. and U.K. to develop a nuclear fleet. Biden to announce the U.S. will share nuclear submarine technology with Australia 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Balancing the budget will be crucial because city and state legislators have agreed to serve as a financial backstop for the Games, pledging taxpayer dollars to cover any cost overruns. Kathy Carter is promoted to chief executive of LA28 group 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Bringing it to fruition proved a long and at times tortuous process — beset by cost overruns, construction delays, competing visions, infighting, a pandemic and a racial reckoning. Hollywood finally has its movie museum. Inside the dramatic journey and what’s at risk 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z The previous contractor, a team of companies led by Texas-based Fluor, quit last September over what it said were more than $755 million in delay-related cost overruns that the state had refused to pay. New Purple Line contractor should be in place by February, Maryland transit officials say 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Astronomers have been looking forward to the telescope’s launch for years, but its development has been set back by years of delays, development challenges, and cost overruns. NASA sets new date for James Webb Space Telescope launch 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The archdiocese appointed an investigating committee that attributed the St. Nicholas cost overruns to expensive change orders. Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The LA28 Olympic organizing committee is off to a promising start in its quest to keep cost overruns in check, but many unpredictable challenges await. Kathy Carter is promoted to chief executive of LA28 group 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Moving the Olympics from city to city, requiring billions of dollars in cost overruns each time, is an antiquated premise. Perspective | Fewer and fewer cities want to host the Olympics. That should tell the IOC something. 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Already weighed down by scandal and billions of dollars in cost overruns, the Games went ahead against the wishes of most of Japan’s people, who viewed them as an unacceptable risk to public health. Tokyo Was Promised Glory and Riches. It Got an Olympics in a Bubble. 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z This is despite many government-run projects suffering from delays and cost overruns. Analysis: Private equity struggles to get in on $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bonanza 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z At the Olympic opening ceremony, in a nearly empty stadium saddled with cost overruns, paper doves fluttered from the sky. Outside the Olympic Cocoon, a Tokyo Abuzz Only With Cicadas 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s become as reliable a part of the Olympics as cost overruns and allegations of corruption that the Games displace some of the host city’s most vulnerable residents. Beneath the Olympic flame, some of Tokyo's most vulnerable stay tucked out of view 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Southern Co. expects further delays and cost overruns at its Vogtle nuclear facility in Georgia amid testing issues and other construction snags, the latest setbacks for the first new U.S. reactors in three decades. Southern Co. expects delays, rising costs at first new U.S. nuclear reactors in decades 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z There are recollections of new bullet trains, urban expressways going up - not all of them completed for the Games - and complaints about cost overruns, just like today. From the Emperor on down: Memories of the ‘64 Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z There are recollections of new bullet trains, urban expressways going up — not all of them completed for the Games — and complaints about cost overruns, just like today. From the Emperor on down: Memories of the ’64 Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z There’s the potential of discovering additional issues, so be cognizant of cost overruns. In hot housing market, fixer-uppers present opportunities — and challenges 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z A new plan unveiled in November appears to address regulators’ concerns that the nonprofit entity overseeing the demolition would struggle if there were any cost overruns or liability issues. Plan to raze 4 dams on California-Oregon line clears hurdle 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Although the federal budget crunch and cost overruns last decade derailed that cadence, the agency is now close to its preferred schedule. Venus can’t wait—NASA plans blockbuster return to hothouse neighbor 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The Angels would pay $10 million, with the city responsible for $40.9 million and the team liable for any cost overruns. Angels to get spring training upgrade, agree to stay in Tempe through 2035 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z It was hoped at the time that the new executives would invigorate the troubled agency, with Hedges tagged with the job of stanching cost overruns and delays that plagued the project. No. 2 executive at California bullet train agency out after long investigation 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Probably in the back of your mind you should be thinking of a 15 to 20 percent cost overrun. In hot housing market, fixer-uppers present opportunities — and challenges 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z And those ships that suffered delays and cost overruns hold potential. Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Tom Sanzillo of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis argues that the plant’s likely construction cost overruns and tight profit margins make it harder to justify, especially given a global oversupply of plastics. Huge plastics plant faces calls for environmental justice, stiff economic headwinds 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The true average cost overrun on a Summer Games? Perspective | Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that his company made “significant mistakes” in its solar roof tile project that have led to further cost overruns and delays. Elon Musk says Tesla made ‘significant mistakes’ with solar roof project 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Seven years after awarding a low-bid high-speed rail contract to a Spanish firm, California is paying for that decision in delays and cost overruns in the San Joaquin Valley. Bullet train contractor warns of further two-year delay as state struggles to secure land 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z But Bertha ran into some much-publicized drama, in the form of an unforeseen, subterranean steel pipe that cost her a two-year delay and spawned lawsuits over tens of millions in cost overruns. MudHoney? Sir Digs-A-Lot? Seattle wants your help in naming its next massive tunnel machine 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Despite its successful engine test Thursday, the program has suffered years of setbacks, delays and significant cost overruns. As a member of Congress, Bill Nelson flew to space. As NASA administrator, he’d face a host of challenges. 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The United States’ F-35 fighter jet program, bedeviled by cost overruns and technical problems, will ultimately cost taxpayers $1.7 trillion. Opinion | The Pentagon is using China as an excuse for huge new budgets 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Construction started in 2017 but mostly stopped in September 2020, after the contractor quit over what it said were 2 ½ years of delays and hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cost overruns. Purple Line opponents argue that construction violates federal water protections 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z However, most of the line’s construction stalled in September after the initial contractor quit amid disputes with the state over schedule delays and cost overruns. Montgomery asks state whether Purple Line can be single-tracked in Bethesda station 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Having athletes around the world being perceived as skipping the line to get vaccinated, however, would not be a good look for a Games already mired in delays, cost overruns and public dissatisfaction. Olympians Enter a Risky New Event: Line Jumping 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z A Macquarie spokesman declined to comment on the bankruptcies or any cost overruns or delays on the Kentucky project. Maryland selects Transurban, Macquarie to develop toll lanes for Beltway, I-270 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z We need to develop rigorous methods to independently review and report on value engineering and cost overruns. Transportation: ‘Independent oversight’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s yet another setback for the project that’s been mired in pushed deadlines and cost overruns. California pushes back high-speed rail construction deadline 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z And while it has in recent months made significant progress, it has over the years suffered many setbacks and delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns. Trump pushed for a moon landing in 2024. It’s not going to happen. 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The letter indicates that delays and cost overruns are poised to grow worse. State bullet train delays 'beyond comprehension,' contractor says in blistering letter 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Asked about those delays and cost overruns, Slater said they were the kind that a predevelopment agreement is designed to prevent by working through potential problems early in the design process. Maryland selects Transurban, Macquarie to develop toll lanes for Beltway, I-270 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Finally, NASA’s James Webb telescope is scheduled to launch in October after years of struggles and cost overruns that pushed the program’s price tag to nearly $10 billion. 2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z However, most of the cost overrun will be met by Japanese government entities. Tokyo Games: All 68 domestic sponsors agree to new contracts 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z In the meantime, state lawmakers are seeking an additional $411 million in public funds to pay for residential cleanup, as well as new transparency measures to prevent cost overruns and delays. California sues to recover costs for Exide lead cleanup, but community still wants justice 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z The cost overruns resulted from a lawsuit, slower-than-expected right of way acquisition and delays in obtaining design and permit approvals. Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The ruling postponed the start of light-rail construction by 10 months — a delay the contractor later said added $131 million in cost overruns. Possible legal challenges pose cost risks for Maryland toll lanes proposal 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The other major cost overruns related to what the contractor had said was CSX changing design requirements for a crash wall and the state changing requirements for environmental permits. Maryland, Purple Line firms reach $250 million deal to keep project moving 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z In their last year, officials in the Obama administration took tough steps to tighten control of the project, even as the rail authority dismissed their warnings of cost overruns. Will 'Amtrak Joe' Biden bail out California's troubled bullet train? Don't bet on it 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z After work started, delays and cost overruns gave ammunition to critics, who thought Nasa should rely on rockets operated by commercial providers. Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The initial contractor quit in mid-September over what it said were $800 million in cost overruns, leaving behind a 16-mile swath of ripped-up roads and mostly dormant construction sites in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Public utilities are particularly vulnerable to such risks, Bradford says, as other than ratepayers they have few sources of revenue that could be used to cover cost overruns. Several U.S. utilities back out of deal to build novel nuclear power plant 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The SLS software concerns are the latest red flags for a program that has struggled to overcome cost overruns and setbacks. NASA’s new rocket would be the most powerful ever. But it’s the software that has some officials worried. 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z In a letter to Hogan, the nine Democratic lawmakers urged the Maryland Department of Transportation to negotiate with the private consortium, Purple Line Transit Partners, over hundreds of millions in unpaid cost overruns. Maryland lawmakers write to Gov. Hogan with ‘deep’ concerns about fate of Purple Line 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z You can imagine the cost overruns, everything else. Rallies Are the Core of Trump’s Campaign, and a Font of Lies and Misinformation 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The department also paid $17 million more than it projected to clean 768 properties because it agreed to pay for cost overruns instead of requiring its largest cleanup contractor to pay any unexpected costs. Audit pans California’s lead cleanup at Exide battery plant 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The construction contractor for the Purple Line quit mid-project in a dispute with the state over a reported $800 million in unpaid cost overruns. Analysis | Gov. Larry Hogan’s legacy is threatened by Purple Line ‘fiasco’ and concerns about toll lanes project 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z The Washington Post reports that MTA has taken over the subcontracts after the contractor quit over a reported $800 million in unpaid cost overruns. MTA takes over hundreds of subcontracts on Purple Line 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Designed some four decades ago to help save Venice from flooding, the mobile barrier system was delayed by cost overruns, corruption, and opposition from environmental and conservation groups. Floodgates in Venice Work in First Major Test 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z The state is seeking more than $75 million in damages related to what it says is the firms’ illegal notice that they will leave the rail project over unpaid cost overruns. Purple Line companies countersue Maryland for breach of contract over cost overruns 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Along the way, the project suffered cost overruns and delays. Tourist Development Tests Madrid’s Preservation, and Pandemic Response 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z After likely cost overruns due to tunneling, and factoring in all the commitments made to neighborhoods, the Red Line’s cost would have ballooned by an additional $1 billion, Rahn said recently. Five years later, many across Baltimore bitterly lament Gov. Hogan’s decision to kill the Red Line light rail 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z NuScale believes it can avoid the dramatic cost overruns and years-long delays that have plagued construction of traditional nuclear power plants in recent decades. First U.S. Small Nuclear Reactor Design Is Approved 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z This study also found Olympic cost overruns but said they were in line with other large-scale projects. Oxford study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “Without high-quality estimates, agencies are at risk of experiencing cost overruns, missed deadlines, and performance shortfalls,” the GAO cautioned in November. ‘In crisis’: Aging shipyards restrict Trump’s efforts to upgrade Navy 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The 1976 Olympics in Montreal became infamous for the cost overruns and long-term crippling debt they produced for the host city. BOYCOTT GAMES: Could another Olympic reset be on tap? 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z It is currently mired in a dispute over cost overruns. Five years later, many across Baltimore bitterly lament Gov. Hogan’s decision to kill the Red Line light rail 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z The inability to break ties with Turkey is the latest setback for the high-profile F-35 program, which has been plagued by cost overruns and other issues. How the F-35 is driving a wedge between the U.S. and a key NATO ally 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z The Purple Line’s public-private partnership was supposed to reduce the chances of cost overruns. Purple Line project delays, cost overruns reveal long-brewing problems 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z The latter happens more often than we like to think, when delays and cost overruns become so large that the net benefits of stimulus programs turn negative. "Regression to the tail": How to mitigate COVID-19, the climate crisis and other catastrophes 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Negotiations over those delays and related cost overruns are continuing as the Maryland Transit Administration tries to prevent a 36-year public-private partnership on the project from dissolving. Purple Line stations need safer access for pedestrians, planners say 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z “It’s not the obligation of the state to pay for their cost overruns,” Barve said. Purple Line consortium says it will dissolve public-private partnership with state if it can’t reach a deal on cost overruns 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Described as a "first-of-its-kind report," it shows how a lack of quality controls caused cost overruns and poor preparedness dating back to 1991. Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Scott Zuchorski, head of the North America Infrastructure group for Fitch Ratings, said the Purple Line delays and cost overruns “are definitely on the higher end of what we’ve seen.” Maryland likely to be on the hook for millions if it wants to save the Purple Line project, analysts say 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z That partnership has recently come under scrutiny for long-standing disagreements between the private sector and the state over significant delays and cost overruns. Four teams of companies seek to build toll lanes on I-270, Maryland Beltway 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z In an interview after the briefing, Slater said the contractor’s assessment of $519 million in cost overruns “is not in any way a representation” of the state’s view. Maryland transportation chief says he’s trying to keep Purple Line builders on the job 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Barve said the consortium is “trying to weasel out” of a commitment to assume the risk of cost overruns during construction in exchange for being paid to operate and maintain the light-rail line long-term. Purple Line consortium says it will dissolve public-private partnership with state if it can’t reach a deal on cost overruns 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z When building the ninth plant, he ran into cost overruns paying overtime and dealing with so many operational problems that he couldn't raise money for a 10th plant. Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The company’s problems include cost overruns on multiple megaprojects and a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into whether it properly accounted for $714 million in overruns and other expenses in 2019. Maryland likely to be on the hook for millions if it wants to save the Purple Line project, analysts say 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The contractor said May 1 that it would quit in 60 to 90 days because of years-long disagreements with the state over who should pay for cost overruns related to construction delays. Purple Line opponents file appeal in lawsuit against Maryland light-rail project 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Maryland’s transportation chief said Thursday he is negotiating daily with the companies building the Purple Line to try to keep them from quitting the project mid-construction over disputes about delays and cost overruns. Maryland transportation chief says he’s trying to keep Purple Line builders on the job 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The newspaper reported the I-4 Ultimate project has been as been beset with delays, cost overruns and worker fatalities. I-4 in downtown Orlando to close 5 days for construction 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z As early as 2015, transportation expert Randal O’Toole warned in a study for the Maryland Public Policy Institute that “cost overruns for light rail are the rule rather than the exception.” Opinion | Stop throwing good taxpayer money after the Purple Line 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Those cost overruns, which the contractor attributes to the state, have soared from the “at least” $519 million cited in its May 1 termination notice. Maryland likely to be on the hook for millions if it wants to save the Purple Line project, analysts say 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z But the termination letter appears to be a highly public move in nearly three years of closed-door settlement talks with Maryland transit officials over who would pay for delay-related cost overruns. Firms building Maryland Purple Line say they plan to quit the job over disputes with the state 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The Canadian military started using the aircraft on missions in late 2018, after more than a decade of developmental challenges, delays and cost overruns. Remains found, 5 presumed dead from chopper crash off Greece 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The Canadian military only started using them on missions in late 2018 after more than a decade of developmental challenges, delays and cost overruns. World Digest: April 29, 2020 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z According to the study, average cost overruns for a light-rail projects in the United States are around 44 percent. Opinion | Stop throwing good taxpayer money after the Purple Line 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Even so, industry experts say, they doubt the construction team would have threatened to quit unless the cost overruns had become untenable. Maryland likely to be on the hook for millions if it wants to save the Purple Line project, analysts say 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z A replacement computer system, under development since 2006, has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. Pennsylvania unemployment system still stressed by virus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z He and three other company executives were charged with illegally billing the government for millions of dollars in cost overruns during the development of a prototype of an antiaircraft gun. James M. Beggs, NASA administrator in the 1980s, dies at 94 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z It also would bring the potential cost overruns on the $2 billion construction contract to $526 million — more than 25 percent over budget. Builders of Purple Line say they need more time and money: 5 months and $187.7 million 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Though a 25 percent cost overrun seems like a lot, it is not a big surprise that a light-rail project would run over budget. Opinion | Stop throwing good taxpayer money after the Purple Line 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Construction companies typically have single-digit profit margins on large projects, so $755 million in Purple Line cost overruns would wipe out any profit and then some, experts said. Maryland likely to be on the hook for millions if it wants to save the Purple Line project, analysts say 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z But the project quickly ran into trouble, with both sides accusing each other of delays and cost overruns, leading Helsinki’s public transport company HKL to eventually ditch the whole contract in 2015. Court finds Helsinki less at fault than Siemens in metro dispute 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z “When you have delays like this, it definitely will create a production cost overrun,” said Burke. Hollywood is shut down and facing losses. Can the insurance industry bail it out? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Delays and cost overruns, as well as disputes over who will pay for them, are not unusual in large construction projects. Builders of Purple Line say they need more time and money: 5 months and $187.7 million 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The state Veterans Home has been haunted by massive cost overruns and concerns that wheelchairs cannot fit through its emergency exits. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Similar considerations make any attempt to finance cost overruns with public money politically difficult and highly embarrassing. Southern Californians have strong feelings about LACMA's teardown plan 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Midway through the show, Tom Hanks announced that the long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures – which has been beset by cost overruns and delays – will finally open on Dec. 14. ‘Parasite’ pulls off Oscar upset, winning four Academy Awards 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z And amendments should stick to the advertised scope, he said, though cost overruns on transportation projects are common. Clues hint at direction of federal probe into Seattle transportation projects 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z However, the extra work required of Northrop Grumman’s workforce may lead to significant cost overruns. NASA’s next big space observatory will likely miss its target launch date — again 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Poor countries then end up paying for cost overruns, they said. China Renews Its ‘Belt and Road’ Push for Global Sway 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The rocket programme, which was announced in 2010, has been hit by delays and cost overruns. Nasa Moon rocket core leaves for testing 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The city’s tendencies for cost overruns and delays are once again being demonstrated. Aquarium expansion: Seattle’s iffy budgets 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Tunneling through the Santa Monica Mountains to build a subway line would provide the fastest travel time, but would significantly add to the risk of cost overruns. How L.A. Metro plans to close billion-dollar funding gaps on major rail projects 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The new system uses firm-fixed-price contracts that do no allow adjustments for cost overruns, officials said. Navy contract change eliminates Pearl Harbor shipyard jobs 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z In a study on Olympic spending done in 2016 by the University of Oxford, author Bent Flyvbjerg explained the Olympics and cost overruns. Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z NASA, already stung by delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns in the SLS program, is openly opposed to speeding up development of the upper stage. Boeing, NASA clash over push for Congress to fund new stage for moon rocket 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z “They will realize the financial rewards of success and assume some portion of the financial risk for cost overruns.” Blue Cross announces health care costs management program 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Chevron recently warned of massive cost overruns at a giant Tengiz oil project in Kazakhstan. Chevron expects $10 billion-$11 billion charge in fourth quarter; plans asset sales 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z This exclusive account of the Census Bureau’s technology troubles comes after government oversight agencies have chronicled other security problems, delays and cost overruns. Special Report: 2020 U.S. census plagued by hacking threats, cost overruns 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “Without high-quality estimates, agencies are at risk of experiencing cost overruns, missed deadlines, and performance shortfalls,” the GAO added. Navy infrastructure plan will cost ‘billions’ more than expected, report says 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Trump tweeted about Spencer on Sunday night after his termination letter began circulating, saying he was not happy with the Navy’s handling of the Gallagher case or cost overruns on some unnamed contracts. Pentagon chief says he was ‘flabbergasted’ by Navy secretary’s attempt to make a private deal with Trump 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z President Trump weighed in on the decision on Twitter, accusing the Navy of mishandling the Gallagher case and mentioning cost overruns in unspecified contracts. Navy secretary forced out by Pentagon chief over handling of Navy SEAL’s war crimes case 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z The company recently warned of massive cost overruns at a giant Tengiz oil project in Kazakhstan. Exclusive: Chevron CEO plans major cost-cutting overhaul of production teams - sources 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The effort has been marred by security mishaps, missed deadlines and cost overruns, according to Reuters interviews over the past several months with more than 30 people involved in the effort. Special Report: 2020 U.S. census plagued by hacking threats, cost overruns 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Then there’s the continued angst over the cost overruns at Plant Vogtle, though Vogtle is not a part of this rate plan. Georgia editorial roundup 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In 2013 Russian prosecutors filed abuse of office charges against Bilalov after he was criticized by President Vladimir Putin for delays and cost overruns in building the ski jump complex for the Sochi Olympics. Feds detain ex Russian Olympic official in South Florida 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Such projects require coordination among many consultants and, often, multiple levels of government, with possible construction delays, cost overruns and pushback from residents. City Parks Piggyback on Infrastructure 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z They stand to make staggering sums from building them, especially given the chronic “cost overruns” of such defense contracts — $163 billion in the far-from-rare case of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Hypersonic weapons and national (in)security 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z But the entire old house would be gone, too, which some people might miss, and there could be unanticipated cost overruns in the construction. Is America’s Health Care System a Fixer-Upper or a Teardown? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z When light rail got a resounding thumbs up from voters here in 2008, even after the project had been plagued with cost overruns and mismanagement, the feeling was: Seattle’s great transit debate finally is settled. ‘Debating my entire lifetime’: I-976 marks Seattle area’s 8th vote on light rail in 24 years 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z It marks a significant milestone for the SLS rocket, which has experienced delays and cost overruns since being announced in 2010. Nasa's giant 'Moon rocket' takes shape 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The new land requirements complicate efforts by rail authority leaders to turn around years of delays, cost overruns and technical problems that are threatening political support for the project. California bullet train's mishandling of land deals adds to mounting costs and delays 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The treatments have sparked serious cost overruns, officials say, with expenses running more than double the rate of 2015. As Venezuela’s crisis deepens, the most vulnerable are joining the exodus 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Officials say they don’t expect big cost overruns by contractors, or penalty payments demanded by the state. Viaduct demolition reaches dramatic phase just feet from Pioneer Square buildings 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z After years of reported cost overruns and delays, Alekseyenko called the plant’s completion a “milestone” for Rosatom and Russia’s shipbuilding industry. Fears of 'Chernobyl on ice' as Russia prepares floating nuclear plant 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Since then, cost overruns have been accompanied by significant missteps. Tokyo's rough road to 2020 Summer Olympics 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Draw your own conclusions about what’s likely to happen in this next round of mergers, since cost overruns and lucrative contracts continue apace. Merger mania: The military-industrial complex on steroids 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Toshiba Memory was spun off by Toshiba Corp last year in the wake of a crisis due to cost overruns at the latter’s U.S. nuclear power subsidiary. Toshiba Memory sees 'good chance' of M&A in push for data center... 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Development of NASA’s flagship rocket, Space Launch System, whose main contractor is Boeing Co, is taking years longer than expected with cost overruns of nearly $2 billion, a federal audit released in June found. Explainer: NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Wright was fired from the site in 1921 for cost overruns. 'Beauty available to all': groundbreaking US buildings added to Unesco list 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Ellis said the display will draw attention to cost overruns on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that have been raised as recently as last month. Trump’s July 4 celebration will showcase some of the Pentagon’s deepest money pits, critics say 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The state says it isn’t responsible for Bertha’s breakdown and cost overruns. Judge imposes sanctions on Seattle tunnel builders for losing pipe pieces and journal evidence 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Clear, direct communication with the contractor right from the start means fewer chances of miscommunication, delays or cost overruns. Hiring a home contractor? Play it safe | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Another tower in Baku, Azerbaijan, remains unopened after construction delays and cost overruns. ‘Everything Is Stalling’: Inside a Troubled Trump Project in Uruguay 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z NASA’s yet-to-fly mega rocket, the Space Launch System, also faces big cost overruns because of production challenges and, likely, even more launch delays. Report: NASA’s major projects busting budgets, schedules 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The cost projections for the mission were also overly optimistic, the report says; such cost overruns prompted Zurbuchen to cancel development in March of one instrument, a magnetometer. Without a champion, Europa lander falls to NASA’s back burner 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z In Clark County, outside Dayton, fentanyl overdoses are fueling large cost overruns for government services — foster care, paramedics and police. The Trump administration struggles to confront the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Ironically, Robbins was fired before shooting ended, due to his time and cost overruns. 60-plus years later, ‘West Side Story’ endures and thrives, including a new production at 5th Avenue Theatre 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z DOE officials are trying to pin down the reasons for delays and cost overruns, Trimble said, “but they haven’t finished their ‘root cause’ analysis.” Soaring costs but limited progress in cleanup of "scariest" nuclear sites 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The report cited a bloated bureaucracy and cost overruns as central reasons for the impending calamity. Alice Rivlin, budget maestro who ‘helped save Washington’ in fiscal crisis, dies at 88 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The warning signs were already evident in the 787 Dreamliner program a decade ago, which even today continues to be characterized by repeated engine design flaws and cost overruns. Boeing might represent the greatest indictment of 21st-century capitalism 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z “From veterans waiting 30-60 days for an appointment, suicide hotlines going to voicemail, to the rationing of medicine and vast cost overruns, this Department is failing on multiple fronts,” he said in a statement. Top Republican fires back at AOC over her praise of VA health care: ‘Apparently ignorance is bliss’ 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Any cost overruns would likely be paid through the gasoline tax, but Seattle city funds aren’t at risk. Missing evidence: Judge finds that tunnel contractors threw away pipe fragments that Bertha hit 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Norwegian Air, another low-cost carrier that tried to shake up the industry with bare-bones transatlantic fares, was forced by cost overruns to sell aircraft, cut routes and postpone delivery of new planes. JetBlue’s low-cost London flights could put pressure on Delta, American and United 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z After years of delays and cost overruns, the museum is slated to later this year. Lucas Family grant to film academy museum means free admission for kids and teens 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Even after the initial launch delays were addressed, Dreamliner’s history has been characterized by repeated recalls and cost overruns. Boeing might represent the greatest indictment of 21st-century capitalism 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Purple Line officials have said they have not agreed to pay any cost overruns. WSSC seeks halt to Purple Line construction near ‘critical’ water main 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z He brought up Trailblazer, but found that the investigators weren’t interested in the details of a defunct computer system, or in cost overruns, or in the constitutional conflicts posed by warrantless surveillance. Thomas Drake vs. the N.S.A. 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z In addition, scientists who oversee regulation of biocontainment labs say federal commissioning, which involves an external review of processes and procedures before a biocontainment lab can be certified as secure, typically leads to cost overruns. Correction: Exchange-Agroterrorism Facility story 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Pence said it was unacceptable that SLS delays and cost overruns point to a 2028 target date — nearly two decades after the SLS program began. Americans will return to moon by 2024 -- with or without NASA, Pence says 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Additionally, the SLS has suffered from a series of delays and cost overruns that threaten the current unaccelerated timeline. Mike Pence tells NASA to accelerate human missions to the Moon ‘by any means necessary’ 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z If paid, cost overruns in that range would put the project’s $2.4 billion construction 11 percent to 12 percent over budget. Maryland and Purple Line contractor ‘still far apart’ on line’s cost and opening date 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z JWST, billed as the successor to NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope, is currently scheduled to lift off in May 2021, after multiple delays and significant cost overruns. Is NASA's Golden Age of Space Telescopes Ending? 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z On high-speed rail, the study relied principally on figures from California -- where state Democrats recently abandoned a beleaguered rail project after numerous delays and cost overruns. Green New Deal would cost up to $93 trillion, or $600G per household, study says 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Even before Mr. Newsom’s comments, the project was troubled by repeated delays and cost overruns. Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z TRUMP: “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!” — tweet Tuesday. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s repeated fabrications on voting fraud 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z “We think it’s far less,” Lattuca said later of any cost overruns. Maryland and Purple Line contractor ‘still far apart’ on line’s cost and opening date 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z TRUMP: “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!” - tweet Tuesday. AP FACT CHECK: Undocumented GOP, Dem rhetoric on immigration 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The Legend cutters were built specifically to support Pentagon operations; the ships already were plagued by cost overruns and delays. After Shutdown, Grounded Planes and Delayed Repairs Ripple Through Coast Guard 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z A risk analysis in late 2016 projected a $3.6-billion cost overrun in the Central Valley, and federal officials summoned the top rail authority officials to review the findings in Washington. Can Trump take back California’s high-speed rail money? A look at the battle ahead 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Now, after cost overruns and cutbacks in the scope of the ambitious project, the president wants the federal money back. Trump tells California to return rail funds 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall! White House says it will seek return of billions in federal funds for California rail line 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!” Trump Administration Wants California to Pay Back $2.5 Billion for High-Speed Rail 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z On Twitter, Trump claimed the “failed Fast Train project” was beset by “world record setting” cost overruns and had become “hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!” Border wall, bullet train: California vs. Trump escalates 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Trump tweeted, “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!” Trump administration wants California to pay back $2.5bn in high-speed rail funds 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The move marks an escalation in the war of words between President Trump and California in the days since Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a rethinking of the bullet train project after years of cost overruns. Trump administration vows to cancel $929 million in California high-speed rail funding 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Trump was referring both to the lawsuit and to California’s high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco, which was canceled last week amid delays and cost overruns. Trump mocks California over ‘Fast Train,’ firing back at emergency declaration lawsuit 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Because of cost overruns, the price rose to $800 million by the time the spacecraft were launched. Photos From the Opportunity Rover’s Mission on Mars 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The president’s request for 2019, released last February, called for the cancellation of the space telescope, citing the project’s cost overruns. Newly signed funding bill gives NASA’s budget a significant boost 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z But bite by bite, huge cost overruns, mismanagement, political concessions and delays ate away at the sleek and soaring vision of a bullet train linking San Francisco to San Diego. Essential California: The long fall for California's bullet train 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Yet bite after bite, huge cost overruns, mismanagement, political concessions and delays ate away at the sleek and soaring vision of a bullet train linking San Francisco to San Diego. How the bullet train went from peak California innovation to the project from hell 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z And the few new nuclear reactors being built in the United States are plagued by huge cost overruns. Analysis | The Energy 202: Green New Deal is already sparking debate over nuclear energy 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z He also called for greater transparency of the project that has been beset by cost overruns and delays. California governor names new leaders on water, education 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The revelation about the vast cost overruns made national headlines, stunning members of Congress as well as Mr. Fitzgerald’s superiors. A. Ernest Fitzgerald, Pentagon whistleblower fired by Nixon, dies at 92 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Compounding nuclear’s woes are huge cost overruns in new plant construction, which suggests to some that the technology is too expensive and dangerous to survive. Review | Former NRC chairman’s reckoning with his rocky tenure and resignation 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Investors, Mr. Hawthorne said, were put off by the eight- to 10-year wait for a return, as well as the risks of cost overruns and other issues. Hitachi to Cease Work on Nuclear Power Plant in North Wales 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The deal to fund that plant involved EDF taking on the financing and bearing the full risk for construction delays or cost overruns. Hitachi debacle strengthens Franco-Chinese hand in UK nuclear 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Delays and cost overruns, as well as disputes over who will pay for them, aren’t unusual in construction projects. Purple Line will open a year late and delays will cost at least $215 million, contractor says 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Republican Sen. Allen Christensen of North Ogden tells The Salt Lake Tribune that the plan needs “guardrails” in place to avoid cost overruns. Lawmaker wants changes to voter-approved Medicaid expansion 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “In addition, certain complex transformation projects experienced delays and cost overruns.” Ericsson takes $687 million hit as it changes course in services 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z LNG businesses as part of a plan to regain investor confidence after a 2015 accounting scandal uncovered widespread irregularities and forced it to recognize huge cost overruns at its now-bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse. Activist fund Argyle asks Toshiba to exit TEC business to boost... 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z One border wall project that was expected to cost $445 million in the Rio Grande Valley is now going to cost taxpayers $787 because of cost overruns. Montana Editorial Roundup 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Giant for-profit defense contractors with power over how contracts are awarded generate notorious cost overruns because they’re accountable mainly to their shareholders, not to the public. Robert Reich: The truth about privatization 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z And just this week, the academy revealed that it was once again pushing back opening its long-overdue museum, which has been beset by delays and cost overruns, to late 2019. For the motion picture academy, the Kevin Hart imbroglio represents the latest in a string of crises 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the Southern Company is determined that Georgia’s energy consumers – “ratepayers” – should pay for billions in cost overruns. The fight over a Georgia nuclear plant shows we need to ban dark money 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Critics fear Georgia Power and its partners will ultimately make customers pay for the cost overruns. Election chief runoff, court-ordered redo on Georgia ballots 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z For Republicans who opposed expansion, the higher enrollment added to frustrations about a separate Medicaid issue: a $460 million cost overrun in the state’s current Medicaid program. Enrollment in Virginia’s expanded Medicaid program is beating projections 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The report released in mid-November found poor contract management and decision making drove billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of delays. Lawmakers to discuss scathing high-speed rail audit 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Maximum transparency is also necessary to build trust in the port and its commission, especially after its 2017 payroll fiasco and huge cost overruns on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport terminal construction. Taxpayers need transparency for big investments in Port of Seattle 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Kupec, the Justice spokeswoman, said the problems with the project were due to “cost overruns and a bad general contractor.” Whitaker’s unusual path to Justice Department included owning day-care center, trailer maker and concrete supplier 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z When completed, the deal will mark another step forward for the world’s biggest weapons program after years of turmoil, cost overruns and schedule delays. Pentagon expects next big F-35 contract in spring 2019 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z She said she wanted to protect taxpayers from cost overruns. Backlash to Elissa Silverman’s D.C. Council first term fuels campaign to unseat her 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The project is long overdue, beset by cost overruns and corruption scandals. World Digest: Oct. 29, 2018 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The project, nicknamed Moses, is long overdue, beset by cost overruns and corruption scandals. Venice inundated by exceptional tide; flooding hits Italy 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The move resulted in some big cost overruns, including on projects the Air Force tanker program finally awarded to Boeing, forcing contractors to absorb losses or request additional funding when programs ran into problems. Defense Companies Battle Over Price 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z By the time Carlson departed, the company was reeling under roughly $5 million in debt, much of it to contractors, thanks mainly to construction delays and cost overruns on the pod project, said Turner. Pioneer of Central Washington cryptocurrency boom falls on hard times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z But that plan won’t go into full effect until the 2024 Paris Olympics, meaning Tokyo organizers mostly have to handle cost overruns themselves. To the surprise of no one, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are going massively over budget 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The Russian leader praised Poltavchenko’s performance as governor during their meeting Wednesday, but the Kremlin was reportedly unhappy with cost overruns and delays of big construction projects under his leadership. Putin replaces St Petersburg governor as part of reshuffle 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The deal came without a proposed cap on “further cost overruns or clear limits on how much of new expenses might appear in customers’ monthly electric bills,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Analysis | The Energy 202: Republicans rev up calls to rewrite Endangered Species Act 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In the lawsuit, the engineering firm in charge of the structural steel claimed that poor planning by general contractor Webcor/Obayashi led to significant cost overruns and that the firm is due money. Crews prep to shore up cracked San Francisco terminal beams 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Some Democratic lawmakers have grown frustrated by the cost overruns and delays. Proposed California initiative seeks to end high speed rail 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z “No other type of megaproject is this consistent regarding cost overrun. Other project types are typically on budget from time to time, but not the Olympics.” To the surprise of no one, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are going massively over budget 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The nation's only major nuclear power plant under construction appears to still be alive after the owners voted to push forward despite another multibillion-dollar cost overrun. Cost caps sought for Georgia nuclear project to move forward 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina, after it too encountered billions in cost overruns and years of delays. Last Nuclear Plant Being Built in U.S. Survives Vote 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z It has faced significant cost overruns and setbacks. High-speed rail project sees temporary leadership change 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Southern Company, the parent company of the largest share owner, Georgia Power, already indicated it is ready to continue after learning that $2.3 billion in new cost overruns are expected. Utility votes to continue costly Georgia nuclear project 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The Energy Department letter comes as Georgia state lawmakers sound the alarm about cost overruns at the site. Canceling Georgia nuclear plant could cost owners billions 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z A group of ranking Georgia lawmakers is sounding the alarm about cost overruns from construction at a nuclear power plant near Augusta. Cost of Georgia nuclear plant draws scrutiny from lawmakers 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Any direct-imaging telescope projects are going to cost billions of dollars to launch, and that may be difficult for Congress to swallow, especially given the delays and cost overruns of JWST. The search for alien life needs a new space telescope, astronomers say 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Risks are mounting of cost overruns and delays — beyond the current land and labor inflation that’s hitting some transit projects. New options for Seattle light-rail routes could add big dollars to expansion project 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z But several state lawmakers sounded the alarm last week about cost overruns at the site, saying they wanted a "cost cap" established to protect Georgians from getting gouged on their electricity bills. Utility votes to continue costly Georgia nuclear project 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The South Carolina plant and a similar project in Georgia both encountered massive cost overruns that led to the bankruptcy of nuclear project builder Westinghouse Electric Co. The $4.7 Billion Nuclear Bill That No One Wants to Pay 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Poorly defined scope typically leads to schedule delays, rework, cost overruns, general stakeholder misalignment and wavering commitments from members of the project team. Northwest leans on good project management for success | Provided by Energy Northwest 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Less than a year ago, Southern Co. officials forged a political and financial deal to continue building a nuclear-power plant beset by cost overruns and delays. Southern Co. Earnings Hurt by Cost Overruns at Nuclear-Power Plant 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Given that the state’s cost overruns from fighting fires average more than five times what Franz is proposing to spend on prevention, her idea is worthy. Fighting wildfires requires greater focus, planning — and yes, money 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Congress has wondered if perhaps another contracting method would have been better or if Northrop Grumman should pay for the cost overruns itself. Why NASA is struggling to get its most powerful space telescope off the ground 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z South Carolina lawmakers started considering a law to temporarily walk back the rates after an audit of the project highlighting cost overruns and delays became public last September. The $4.7 Billion Nuclear Bill That No One Wants to Pay 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z KentuckyWired’s fate wobbled in the most recent session of the General Assembly when significant cost overruns rightly caused alarm bells to go off. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z However, previous testimony pegged some of the cost overruns on technological advances and the original design concept for the instrument. Northrop CEO tells Congress cost overruns for new space telescope should not be paid by company 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z On a morning teleconference, Muilenburg tried yet again to draw a line under the tanker cost overruns and offered assurance that no more charges are likely. Another big charge for the tanker mars Boeing’s strong quarter for commercial jets 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s another nasty sting to the program, which has become defined by its history of schedule delays and cost overruns. Why NASA is struggling to get its most powerful space telescope off the ground 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z That report cites a series of delays and cost overruns at the agency, including a contentious project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. Congress considers changing supervision of nuclear weapons 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z That report cites series of delays and cost overruns at the agency, including a now-canceled project to reprocess weapons-grade plutonium and uranium into fuel for commercial reactors. Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z In a fixed-price government contract, which is typically awarded for projects that are seen as low risk, any cost overruns are paid by the contractor. Northrop CEO tells Congress cost overruns for new space telescope should not be paid by company 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In response, these nuclear startups are designing their businesses to avoid horrible cost overruns. Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The company is responsible for spending its own money on any cost overruns. Why NASA is struggling to get its most powerful space telescope off the ground 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “They kind of have a weight around their neck coming out of the gate because of all the cost overruns,” he said, but they’re not the ones responsible. Long-delayed, budget-busting VA hospital to open in Colorado 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Separately, the utility is spending massive amounts of money on infrastructure projects, with cost overruns and other problems — including an embarrassing mistake in purchasing advanced meters — adding to the burden of necessary upgrades. ‘Alarm bell’ over City Light spending as Seattle council considers rate increases 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z So the cost overrun, for just the South Lake Union streetcar, represents about 8 percent of both streetcars’ operating budgets. Seattle streetcar needs extra $500,000 to cover last year’s costs 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Similar legislation in Brazil led to cost overruns, delays and corruption. Mexico’s New President-elect Close to Supermajority in Congress 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z These changes resulted in the elimination of one entrance to the station because of cost overruns. Opinion | Alexandria still isn’t being forthright about its Metro discussions 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z “The cost overrun has been unfortunate. The schedule slip has been unfortunate. Yeah, it’s all been unfortunate,” said Leanne Wheeler, an Air Force veteran who gets VA health care in Denver. Long-delayed, budget-busting VA hospital to open in Colorado 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s currently being installed on the Flushing line, where there have once again been cost overruns and missed deadlines and years of service disruptions. Can Andy Byford Save the Subways? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It would also be responsible for any cost overruns. Treasurer outlines tax revenue needed for PawSox stadium 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z We’ve suffered years of disastrous cost overruns from the Seattle Department of Transportation. Head-tax repeal: ‘Lack of faith’ 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Despite calls for a boycott, cost overruns and security jitters, it could become Russia’s biggest-ever international event. Vodka, pine nuts and politics: World Cup fans meet Russians on the world’s longest train line 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The probe was initially prompted by huge cost overruns for the construction of a cycling track on Majorca. Brother-in-Law of Spain’s King Must Go to Prison, Court Rules 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z But the canned soup maker struggled to grow carrots, leading to quality problems and cost overruns. The Right Way for Food Companies to Buy Their Way to Growth 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z “Obviously there was disagreement on the technique that was being used. Unfortunately, the project suffered from cost overruns.” EXCHANGE: Money needed to restore Eternal Indian statue 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z In response, federal and Alberta officials scrambled to rescue the project, promising to indemnify Kinder Morgan against further cost overruns from political roadblocks in British Columbia. How Kinder Morgan won a billion-dollar bailout on Canada pipeline 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z In 2016, the council didn’t learn about certain cost overruns on a new SPU and Seattle City Light billing system until the work was well under way, she said. Cost estimate hits $570 million for Seattle sewage tunnel 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z It was plagued with operating problems and cost overruns and only after six years of trying to address the issues is it now fully implemented. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The project, originally budgeted at $230 million, has been mired in cost overruns, delays and disputes between investors. Deal could restart stalled NYC Ferris wheel tourism project 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Digging projects are notorious for massive cost overruns. California Editorial Rdp 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z “Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised,” Mr. Rechler said, “if we see more cost overruns.” As Cost of Train Link Passes $11 Billion, M.T.A.’s Credibility Shrinks 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z But some union officials said that Related’s aggressive posture is linked to cost overruns and mistakes made on the first tower at Hudson Yards, which they blame on the construction manager. With Pickets and Lawsuits, Unions and Developers Go to War 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The California state auditor is already examining the project after repeated delays and cost overruns. US to audit grants awarded to California bullet train 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z His venture failed last year amid design problems, cost overruns and lawsuits. San Diego pays $7 million for former indoor skydiving center to be repurposed for homeless services 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z In 2004, tolls were expected to cover about 25 percent of the cost of the 23.1-mile rail line, but delays and cost overruns have pushed their share to nearly half of the project’s cost. Dulles Toll Road upgrade could foreshadow congestion-priced tolling 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z But cost overruns, a too-early foray into color television and an ill-fated shift of operations to Nova Scotia contributed to steep losses in the late 1960s. Peter Munk, entrepreneur who founded world’s largest gold producer, dies at 90 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z She says customers need better protection from cost overruns. Minnesota bill could help utilities plan for maintenance 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Overtime spending at Western State is expected to total $26 million for the 2018 fiscal year, accounting for most of the $35 million in cost overruns included in this year’s budget. Western State Hospital’s inexcusable inefficiency 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z That figure added $187 million to the administration’s initial 2018 request, based on what Ross said were cost overruns in a new computer system for coordinating the agency’s preparations for the headcount. 2020 census gets huge budget boost, but addition of citizenship question worries critics 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Chances are, it takes a recession or catastrophic cost overruns for politicians to backtrack on any campaign promise, Polzin said. Sound Transit seeks two light-rail stations in South Lake Union, only five blocks apart 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z But doubts persist about whether the agency charged with stewarding the country’s nuclear weapons can achieve such a complex task, while escaping a past marred by cost overruns and safety incidents. Energy Secretary Rick Perry promises more triggers for nuclear weapons 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z She says cost overruns will be covered by unspent money elsewhere in the budget. Heavy snowstorms force cities to spend more clearing roads 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z So it’s too late to worry about a pesky 50 percent cost overrun! Deception and delusion: It’s the name of the game for public megaprojects 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The plan has been put in jeopardy because of cost overruns and opposition from Republicans in Washington. A Visit Behind the Lines: President Trump Heads to California 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Sound Transit did so in 2005, when feared cost overruns for a deep First Hill Station drove the board to cancel it. Sound Transit seeks two light-rail stations in South Lake Union, only five blocks apart 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z While McConahey, chairman of chairman of SGM Capital, said that the IOC recently allowed Scion, Switzerland to promise that insurance would cover cost overruns, Dempsey said such insurance coverage does not exist. The Latest: Lamm, Dempsey back Colorado Olympic vote 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z However, the increasing delays, cost overruns, inability to disburse funds, lack of enforcement across contractors, may together result in a ’poisoned well’ for public transit users if this continues unabated. First Metro Projects in Vietnam Risk Bigger Problems Than Delays 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Discussions between the companies and the government were complicated by new procurement guidelines aimed at increasing the transparency of the process and reducing the risk of technical delays and cost overruns endemic on new projects. MBDA and Lockheed form joint venture for German missile defense... 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z U.S. lawmakers and independent watchdogs are keeping tabs on the upgrade program after years of cost overruns and delays. U.S. F-35 fighter modernization could cost $16 billion through 2024 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Its early development was plagued by cost overruns and schedule slips, but after a crisis in 2011 that nearly saw it canceled, Congress set its budget in stone. Flagship U.S. space telescope facing further delays 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Critics say that giving the military more money than it can absorb invites waste and abuse, warning that the Pentagon has a long history of overpayments, cost overruns and fiscal shenanigans. Pentagon's new problem after years of crying poverty: Spending all the cash 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Analysts said the jet’s capabilities were still not clear, and that the deployment could be designed to show the Su-57 programme was moving forward despite time and cost overruns. Putin threatens US arms race with new missiles declaration 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Discussions between the companies and the government were complicated by new procurement guidelines aimed at increasing the transparency of the process and reducing the risk of technical delays and cost overruns endemic on new projects. MBDA and Lockheed form joint venture for German missile defense... 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z U.S. lawmakers and independent watchdogs are keeping tabs on the upgrade program after years of cost overruns and delays. U.S. F-35 fighter modernization could cost $16 billion through 2024 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Somers alleged that he was fired after he told senior management that his boss hid millions of dollars in cost overruns, among other alleged violations of security laws. Supreme Court says whistleblowers must alert government to get legal protections 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Whether that will succeed is unclear, given that the agency faces expected cost overruns of $300 million or more from Northgate to Lynnwood, where it’s still revising a route voters passed a decade ago. Video: flying over a Ballard-to-West Seattle light-rail route 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z European plane maker Airbus said earnings last year nearly tripled but it encountered cost overruns on its military plane program and engine issues for single-aisle jets. World shares track Wall St gains as inflation fears subside 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Ross promised that the additional money would be sufficient to deal with cost overruns and some external factors that were running up the tab. Budget increase for 2020 census falls short, say advocates 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Maness acknowledges he was “pretty shocked” by the cost overruns on the project. OSU Forest Science Center behind schedule and over budget 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Others, though, questioned the wisdom of pumping so much additional money into a department that’s been rife with waste and cost overruns, and only recently agreed to its first-ever federal audit after years of delays. Military leaders want Congress to approve budget deal 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Path-breaking single projects—such as the Webb Space Telescope—may succeed despite delays and cost overruns. Space Exploration May Take Off in 2018 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z With modular trains, companies hope to avoid the delays and cost overruns that have dogged custom mega-projects like Chevron Corp’s Wheatstone and Gorgon projects in Australia. Next-wave LNG terminals get smaller to offer flexible supply deals 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The court-appointed monitor of the Oakland Police Department told a federal judge earlier this month that the computer program is plagued by cost overruns, bugs and data-collection errors. California police agency facing expensive computing problems 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Building a network from scratch would be expensive, and there’s no better recipe for cost overruns than putting the government in charge. White House 5G Folly 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Enough is budgeted to pay for police overtime, emergency snow removal or any other cost overruns, he said. The Big Game Isn’t as Super for Its Hosts as Is Thought 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Carillion was hit by cost overruns on big projects, problems with contracts in the Middle East and a large deficit in the company pension scheme. Carillion rescue 'undermined' by banks 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z With modular trains, companies hope to avoid the delays and cost overruns that have dogged custom mega-projects like Chevron Corp’s Wheatstone and Gorgon projects in Australia. Next-wave LNG terminals get smaller to offer flexible supply deals 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Its biggest problems were cost overruns on three UK public sector construction projects: Crisis meeting after Carillion collapse 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z As the tunnel takes shape, the risk of further cost overruns decreases. Highway 99 tunnel in Seattle will open to traffic this fall, the state and contractors say 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But those partners weren’t up to the production task, resulting in unprecedented delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns. Boeing’s bid to buy Embraer could see Brazilian engineers work on the 797 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But the next census, set for 2020, appears to be in trouble, beset by cost overruns and leadership turmoil. Seven from 2017: ScienceInsider’s look back at hot stories of the year 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z You could add another $10 billion to the city's $82 billion budget and most of the money would be squandered on an overstuffed bureaucracy, cost overruns, and outright waste. Your Uber Car Creates Congestion. Should You Pay a Fee to Ride? 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z That plan began in 2015 when major South Korean shipbuilders reported losses partly due to cost overruns and delays with complex offshore facilities construction. South Korea's Hyundai Heavy to conduct $1.2 billion rights issue 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Georgia’s utility regulators are allowing construction to continue on two new nuclear reactors, despite massive cost overruns for the multibillion-dollar project. Eric Schmidt to step down as Alphabet’s chairman 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z It is rife with cost overruns, and nothing has been done to build performance clauses into its contracting. New York’s Next Subway Chief Will Mull Closing Lines for Repairs 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Its American nuclear subsidiary, Westinghouse Electric, sought bankruptcy protection in March after delays and cost overruns at two nuclear-plant projects in the United States cost Toshiba $6 billion in write-offs, rendering it insolvent. Toshiba Settles Fight With Western Digital That Imperiled a Major Deal 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z |
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