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Defense Industrial Base: Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Dependence on Foreign Suppliers
GAO-25-107283
Jul 24, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, through its new Supply Chain Risk Management Integration Center, should identify resources, priorities, and time frames for integrating and sharing supply chain information across DOD that can help identify foreign dependency risks. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment should assign responsibility to an organization to lead DOD efforts to implement leading commercial practices for supply chain visibility that were identified by the Defense Business Board. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Defense The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the military departments, should identify the potential benefits and challenges of obtaining country-of-origin information from contractors, such as by testing the use of additional deliverables. (Recommendation 3)
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Export Controls: Commerce Should Improve Workforce Planning and Information Sharing
GAO-25-107431
Jun 26, 2025
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should ensure that the Under Secretary for Industry and Security develops a long-term workforce plan to determine the resources and personnel it needs to meet its growing workload. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should ensure that the Under Secretary for Industry and Security works with DOD, DOE, and State to facilitate access to all relevant information on each export license application. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should ensure that the Under Secretary of Industry and Security consults with reviewing agencies prior to changing export license application conditions recommended by one or more of those agencies. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Commerce The Secretary of Commerce should ensure that the Under Secretary for Industry and Security clarifies and reaches agreement with State, DOD, and DOE on written guidance for the use of export license conditions. (Recommendation 4)
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Human Rights: State Can Improve Response to Allegations of Civilians Harmed by U.S. Arms Transfers
GAO-25-107077
Apr 24, 2025
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Directors of the Political Military Bureau and the Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau develop a mechanism to incorporate external parties' allegations of civilian harm using U.S. defense articles into its CHIRG reporting process, such as an online gateway similar to its human rights reporting gateway. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of State The Secretary of State should ensure that the Directors of the Political Military and Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor—as they review the CHIRG process for efficiency improvements—develop and implement a strategy to identify appropriate staffing and resources for the process. Such a strategy could include the use of staff development, flexibilities, and other human capital strategies and tools that can be implemented with available resources. (Recommendation 2)
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