Industrial Base: Defense-Critical Industries
NSIAD-88-192BR
Published: Aug 15, 1988. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on industries that are critical to the defense industrial base, specifically: (1) what the Department of Defense (DOD) and other agencies are doing to maintain the defense industrial base and strengthen industries critical to national security; (2) the methodology that a federally funded research and development center used to define and evaluate the strength of the defense industrial base; and (3) information on DOD prime contract awards to foreign sources.
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