United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-27 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-687 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687 P0b002ee18039aebc f:d05687 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687 GAO-05-687 Ammunition Defense procurement Firearms Industrial statistics Military operations Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement policy Weapons industry M16 Rifle Other Written Product A31297

Following the end of the Cold War, the Department of Defense (DOD) significantly reduced its purchases of small and medium caliber ammunition and reduced the number of government-owned plants that produce small and medium caliber ammunition. Since 2000, however, DOD's requirements for these types of ammunition have increased notably. Because the success of military operations depends in part on DOD having a sufficient national technology and industrial base to meet its ammunition needs, Congress asked GAO to review DOD's ability to assess if its supplier base can meet small and medium caliber ammunition needs. Specifically, we (1) identified changes over the past several years that have increased the requirement for small and medium caliber ammunition, (2) assessed the actions DOD has taken to address the increased requirement, and (3) determined how DOD plans to ensure that it can meet future small and medium caliber ammunition needs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687.pdf GAO-05-687 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-687 Other Written Product GAO-05-687; Defense Ammunition: DOD Meeting Small and Medium Caliber Ammunition Needs, but Additional Actions Are Necessary; Ammunition Defense procurement Firearms Industrial statistics Military operations Policy evaluation Procurement planning Procurement policy Weapons industry M16 Rifle Title 10 Section 2500(1) 10 U.S.C. 2500(1) Public Law 103-62 Public Law 105-261