The Army is planning to ask Defense Secretary Robert Gates to issue a waiver that would allow the service to spend fiscal year 2008 money to buy the Stryker Mobile Gun System while it works to ensure the vehicle is operationally ready for all missions, as required by law, according to industry sources. The waiver request is expected to delay a contract award for MGS procurement, these sources say. Though the Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of the Stryker...
