Industrial Base: Defense-Critical Industries

Abstract

As requested in your September 29, 1987, letter and subsequent discussions with your Office, we are providing (1) information on what the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies are doing to identify and assist American industries that are critical to the defense industrial base, (2) our assessment of the methodology used by the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) to define and evaluate the strength of the defense industrial base (3) information on DOD prime contract awards to foreign sources. The LYI analysis represents an initial step in identifying American industries that are critical to the defense industrial base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1174465

Entities

People

  • Michael E. Motley

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Communication Equipment
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Policy
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Semiconductors
  • Turbines
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.