Report : Buying reinforced Humvees , not MRAPs , possibly cost more . Defense contractors knew of roadside bomb risk ahead of Iraq war , report said . Report : The report by the Department of Defense inspector general was requested by the Marine Corps in early 2008 after a civilian employee with the service complained that bureaucratic delays undermined the program to develop the armored vehicles . We did n't immediately take available steps to get MRAPs . MRAPs are designed to shield troops from mines and other explosives .
Report : Buying reinforced Humvees , not MRAPs , possibly cost more . Defense contractors knew of roadside bomb risk ahead of Iraq war , report said . Report : We did n't immediately take available steps to get MRAPs . MRAPs are designed to shield troops from mines and other explosives .