Discover what labor costs encompass, their categories—direct and indirect—and why they matter in pricing strategies to maintain profitability.

Learn how outlay costs impact business decisions, differentiate between outlay and opportunity costs, and understand cash vs.

Funding direct costs supports the expenses that can be specifically identified with a particular project such as researchers, supplies and travel. Funding indirect costs supports the critical ...

Estimating the cost of replacing infrastructure is a complex but essential task for governments, utility providers, and private organizations. A simple pipeline replacement can quickly escalate into a ...

There are thousands of moving parts that make up Northeastern and support its research output. From shiny new buildings to electricity and salaries, the list goes on and on. Combined, it’s terribly ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

“Scientists cannot do science if they don't have laboratories in which to do it. That sort of in a nutshell, is what this case is about,” David C. Kravitz of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s ...

Indirect costs (Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs) are charged to externally sponsored awards, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency. A percentage of indirect (F&A) costs ...

Personnel costs are likely going to be your biggest expense. Typically personnel will come in at about 80 percent of your budget, with equipment, travel, and supplies at around 20 percent. Budgeting ...

A new report out today from network security company Tenable Holdings Inc. details three significant flaws that were found in Google LLC’s Gemini artificial intelligence suite that highlight the risks ...

Federal agencies have proposed sharp limits on how much universities can recover in indirect costs for federally funded research — a move that could cost Duke more than $200 million annually and has ...