Wisconsin Lawmakers Criticize 'Improper Contact' with DOD in FMTV Protest

By Marjorie Censer / October 13, 2009 at 5:00 AM
As Wisconsin lawmakers call for Defense Secretary Robert Gates to preserve the "integrity of the defense acquisition process" in the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles competitive "rebuy" award, Oshkosh continues to express confidence that the Government Accountability Office will reject protests of the contract filed by losing competitors BAE Systems and Navistar. In an Oct. 9 letter to Gates, 10 Wisconsin lawmakers write they are "concerned with recent efforts, based on inaccurate and incomplete information, to publicly criticize the Army's...

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