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 2007-11-30 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-89 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89 P0b002ee180396a62 f:d0889 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89 GAO-08-89 Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Defense operations Defense procurement Foreign military arms sales National defense operations Other Written Product A78508 To regulate the export of billions of dollars worth of arms to foreign governments and companies, the Department of State's (State) Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) reviews and authorizes export licenses and other arms export cases. While such reviews require time to consider national security and foreign policy interests, the U.S. defense industry and some foreign government purchasers have expressed concern that the U.S. export control process is unnecessarily time-consuming. In 2005, GAO reported that processing times for arms export cases had increased despite State efforts to streamline its process. GAO was asked to (1) describe recent trends in the processing of arms export cases and (2) identify factors that have contributed to these trends. To conduct its work, GAO obtained and analyzed State arms export case data for fiscal year 2003 through April 30, 2007; reviewed relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines, as well as DDTC funding and staffing information; and interviewed State and Department of Defense officials and selected arms exporters. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89.pdf GAO-08-89 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-89 Other Written Product GAO-08-89; Defense Trade: State Department Needs to Conduct Assessments to Identify and Address Inefficiencies and Challenges in the Arms Export Process; Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Defense operations Defense procurement Foreign military arms sales National defense operations Public Law 107-228 Public Law 108-375