Investigations of Allegations Regarding Army Practices in Purchasing Language Laboratory Systems for Use by Foreign Countries

Allegations were made by James J. Goodin of Educational Media Division, Oklahoma City, regarding certain Army practices in purchasing language laboratory systems for use by foreign countries. The allegations were: (1) that Army specifications were restrictive because they specified system features exclusive to the successful bidder's equipment; (2) that because three-motor reel-to-reel tape transports were generally not available, serious restrictions on competition for future purchases and future availability of spare parts were caused; and (3) that reel-to-reel transports are obsolete and a cassette tape recorder system might be more economical for language use training.