Defense Procurement: Trends for 1985-93 in DoD's Spending, Employment, and Contractors

Abstract

This document contains information on: trends in Department of Defense (DOD) military and civilian employment since 1985; trends in the number of defense-related jobs in the private sector since 1985; trends in the number of DOD contractors; the impediments to identifying job impacts associated with changes in DOD spending at the third and fourth subcontractor tiers; and trends in DOD budget authority and outlays since 1985. On June 5, 1992, we briefed a member of your staff on the information we developed to respond to your concerns regarding the economic impact of defense cuts. This briefing report summarized that information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259472

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Active Duty
  • Budget Estimates
  • Budgets
  • Comptrollers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Impact
  • Employment
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense