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Defense Trade: Weaknesses Exist in DOD Foreign Subcontract Data

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 13, 1998
Report No. NSIAD-99-8
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Summary:

The Pentagon uses contracting data to make decisions on defense procurement and defense industrial base issues. To ensure that the Defense Department (DOD) has sufficient contract data, Congress passed legislation in 1993 requiring advance notification of contract performance outside the United States. Since 1982, DOD has required prime contractors and first-tier subcontractors to report subcontracts placed overseas that meet certain thresholds. In response to congressional concerns about trends in foreign sourcing and whether contractors are reporting their foreign subcontracts, this report examines DOD's foreign procurement data. GAO reviews DOD's reported trends on contracts performed outside the United States. GAO also evaluates DOD's use of foreign subcontract information and the completeness and accuracy of how DOD collects and manages its data.

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