National Security Analysis Issue Area Plan: Fiscal Years 1996-98

Abstract

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
AD1153871

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Budgets
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Intelligence Community
  • Internet
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • World Wide Web

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.