The Army disagrees with GAO officials' view that contractors can now protest an agency's decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
Northrop Grumman has filed a protest with the GAO over the process used to select teams for the technology development phase of the Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
A federal ruling that narrowed contracting preferences for minority-owned businesses could expand to other socio-economic set-asides using the same rationale.