National Defense Stockpile: Improved Financial Plan Needed to Enhance Decision-making

Abstract

The National Defense Stockpile is composed of strategic and critical materials that can be used in times of national emergency. The stockpile was established to minimize dependence on foreign sources of these materials. Because of changes in mobilization planning and modernization of weapon systems, stockpiling requirements for numerous materials have been reduced dramatically in the past two decades, with only a few materials still being required. The reported value of stockpile inventories on hand has also decreased through annually authorized sales of excess stockpile materials, from about $10.1 billion in fiscal year 1987 to about $3.4 billion as of September 30, 1999.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387684

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Accounting
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  • Department Of Defense
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  • Hazardous Materials
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  • United States

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