United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-04-01 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-104 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104 P0b002ee1803a0062 f:ns94104 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104 NSIAD-94-104 Information analysis operations Data collection operations Foreign corporations Cost effectiveness analysis Strategic materials Defense industry Defense procurement Risk management Military materiel Military inventories Defense Key Technologies List Commanders in Chief Critical Items List Other Written Product NSIAD Congress has raised concerns that the Pentagon has not established criteria for determining acceptable levels of dependence on foreign sources. In response, this report proposes a framework for evaluating the national security risk of buying military goods and technology from foreign sources. GAO answers the following four questions: What basic factors determine the national security risks of buying from foreign sources? How can these factors be measured and evaluated? Is appropriate data for assessing foreign sourcing being collected? What are some U.S. policy options for dealing with the risks of buying goods and technology from foreign sources? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-104 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-104 Other Written Product GAO/NSIAD-94-104; Industrial Base: Assessing the Risk of DOD's Foreign Dependence; Information analysis operations Data collection operations Foreign corporations Cost effectiveness analysis Strategic materials Defense industry Defense procurement Risk management Military materiel Military inventories Defense Key Technologies List Commanders in Chief Critical Items List