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Senators Attack Loss of Contract to Douglas in Navy Bid Fight
The Navy awarded the X22 contract to Bell despite a unanimous source selection panel recommendation for Douglas. Deputy Secretary Gilpatric overturned the panel, amid questions of White House involvement and concerns over Bell and Douglas performance. Senators and officials cited undue influence and rushed briefing by Drs. Wakelin and Brown, while Korth faced scrutiny for his stance on management.
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General Dynamics
Fort Worth
Tex
Roswell Gipatric
Beil
Jerome Wiesner
Kennedy
Harold Brown
Defense Research and Enginneering
James HH. Wakelin
Bell
White House
Wiesner
Stuart Symington
D.mo
Stennis
NAVY
Douglas
Gilpatric
Bel
Secretary of Defense
General Dynamics Corp
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Boeing
Korth
Continental National Bank
Wakelia
Brown
Aece
Eells
Thor
Subcommittee
Air Douglas
Force