Defense Industry: Trends in DOD Spending, Industrial Productivity, and Competition

Abstract

Victory in the Cold War brought changes in the size and resources available to today's armed forces. A decline in DOD budgets has been a trend since the mid-1980's peak in defense budgets. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the range of public and private businesses, departments, or facilities that work in the interests of U.S. national security operate in a defense environment different from the past, where defense policy has changed accordingly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1997
Accession Number
AD1157144

Entities

People

  • Carolyn M. Copper
  • Kwai-cheung Chan
  • Penny Pickett
  • Robert Copeland
  • Venkareddy Chennareddy
  • Winslow Wheeler

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Guided Missiles
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Revenue
  • Small Arms
  • Small Business

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Industrial Economics