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200 10$aDepartment of Defense$b[electronic resource] $ea departmentwide framework to identify and report gaps in the defense supplier base is needed : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives
210  1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2008]
215   $aii, 29 pages $cdigital, PDF file
300   $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Oct. 10, 2008).
300   $a"October 2008."
300   $aPaper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
300   $a"GAO-09-5."
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
330 3 $aThe Department of Defense (DOD) relies on thousands of suppliers to provide weapons, equipment, and raw materials to meet U.S. national security objectives. Yet, increased globalization in the defense industry and consolidation of the defense supplier base into a few prime contractors has reduced competition and single-source suppliers have become more common for components and subsystems.
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