WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) slammed the Army's mismanagement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program after she repeatedly warned that the private equity-owned company, AM General, lacked the skilled workforce, experience, and infrastructure to complete the contract on time. Under AM General, the production of the JLTVs are now nearly two years behind schedule, jeopardizing military readiness. After the Army awarded AM General, rather than the experienced Oshkosh Defense, a five-year, $8.6 billion contract to manufacture up to 20,000 JLTVs, Senator Baldwin raised concerns (https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/baldwin-questions...