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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Defense exports
    sub title: Foreign Military Sales program needs better controls for exported items and information for oversight : report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
  title info:
    title: Foreign Military Sales program needs better controls for exported items and information for oversight
  name:
    name part: United States
    name part: Government Accountability Office.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: United States
    name part: Congress.
    name part: House.
    name part: Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: dcu
    date issued: 2009
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: remote
    extent: ii, 34 pages : digital, PDF file.
  abstract: In fiscal year 2008, the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program sold over $36 billion dollars in defense articles and services to foreign governments. The Departments of State, Defense (DOD), and Homeland Security (DHS) all have a role in the FMS program. In 2003, GAO identified significant weaknesses in FMS control mechanisms for safeguarding defense articles transferred to foreign governments. In 2007, GAO designated the protection of technologies critical to U.S. national security a high-risk area. GAO was asked to (1) evaluate program changes State, DOD, and DHS have made since 2003 to ensure that unclassified defense articles transferred to foreign governments are authorized for shipment and monitored as required, and (2) determine what information DOD has to administer and oversee the FMS program. GAO conducted 16 case studies; analyzed U.S. port data and FMS agreements; reviewed program performance metrics; and interviewed cognizant officials. GAO is making recommendations to State, DOD, and DHS to improve the procedures, processes and information critical for shipment verification, monitoring, and administering the FMS program. State and DHS concurred; DOD concurred with two recommendations and partially concurred with three. GAO believes all recommendations remain valid.
  note: Title from cover screen (viewed on June 30, 2009).
  note: "May 2009."
  note: "GAO-09-454."
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  note: Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 6/30/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09454.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Department of Defense
    genre: Rules and practice
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Department of State
    genre: Rules and practice
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Department of Homeland Security
    genre: Rules and practice
  subject:
    topic: Military assistance, American
  subject:
    topic: Arms transfers
    geographic: United States
    topic: Management
  subject:
    topic: Export sales contracts
    geographic: United States
    topic: Management
  classification: GA 1.13:GAO-09-454
  identifier: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS114831
  record info:
    record content source: DID
    record creation date: 090630
    record change date: 20211202192103.0
    record identifier: in00002496045