Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. statement, June 7, 1999

MEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland 1 407 York Road, Suite 304 3 1 5 Cannon House Office Building Lutherville, Maryland 2 1 093 Washington, D.C. 205 1 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jill Homan June 7, 1999 202/225-3061 Statement from Congressman Ehrlich regarding the Commercial Activity (CA) Study: “I am pleased to announce the U.S. Army Material Command has decided to implement the Most Efficient Organization- a recently concluded Commercial Activity (CA) Study at the Aberdeen Test Center (АТС). This is a win for both the people of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) and for the Proving Ground. Conducted under the provisions of a small business set-aside, the only submitted bid was declared unacceptable. Initially, the Army considered reopening the bid. This would have been unfair to the dedicated civilian government employees at АТС. The purpose of the CA process is to make government operate more efficiently, not necessarily privatize jobs. My work for APG will not end with this ‘small victory’ at АТС. I will continue this work for the Proving Ground, for the folks employed there, and for their families.”