Legal Opinion
American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2119 v. William S. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 1999No. 98-1504PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Federal employees at a government owned arsenal and their union sued the Department of the Army (“Army”) over its decisions to award two defense projects to private contractors. The employees claimed that the Army failed to comply with certain procurement and contracting statutes as well as the Arsenal Act, codified at 10 U.S.C. § 4532. Had the Army complied with these statutes, the plaintiffs maintained, the projects would have been performed at their government facility, thereby preserving federal job opportunities. The district court held that because employment…
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