October 16. 2009 2:00AM - Last modified: March 14. 2012 12:35PM

State headlines: Wisconsin lawmakers defend Oshkosh defense contract

By Jim Butman

Wisconsin and Texas lawmakers appear to be on the brink of a feud over the U.S. Army's recent award of a $3 billion contract to Oshkosh Corp. to produce a new line of military vehicles. The decision drew protests from BAE Systems Inc., a Sealy, Texas-based company that had produced the trucks for the past 17 years, and Navistar, an unsuccessful bidder. Both have asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the bid process. Read more in BizTimes Milwaukee's daily roundup of headlines from newspapers across the state at www.biztimes.com/#news.


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