"Body armor project to move ahead
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a claim that testing of improved body armor for US forces was flawed, clearing the way for the Army to get the stalled $1 billion project moving again.
WTF?!! They DON'T GIVE a DAMN about OUR TROOPS?
Had the GAO agreed with a contract protest filed in July by ArmorWorks of Chandler, Ariz., the program to buy sturdier armor could have been delayed for months. That would have been bad news for the Army, which has been criticized for moving too slowly to provide troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the best battlefield gear. ArmorWorks accused the Army of not following accepted testing standards after the company's protective plates failed when armor-piercing rounds were fired at them (AP)."
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a claim that testing of improved body armor for US forces was flawed, clearing the way for the Army to get the stalled $1 billion project moving again.
WTF?!! They DON'T GIVE a DAMN about OUR TROOPS?
Had the GAO agreed with a contract protest filed in July by ArmorWorks of Chandler, Ariz., the program to buy sturdier armor could have been delayed for months. That would have been bad news for the Army, which has been criticized for moving too slowly to provide troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the best battlefield gear. ArmorWorks accused the Army of not following accepted testing standards after the company's protective plates failed when armor-piercing rounds were fired at them (AP)."
