Foreign Military Sales: Improved Army Controls Could Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Classified Spare Parts and Items Containing Military Technology to Foreign Countries;Report to the Congress

摘要

From 1993 through 2002, the Department of Defense (DOD) delivered over ;150 billion in services and defense articles--including classified spare parts and unclassified items containing military technology--to foreign countries through foreign military sales programs administered by the military services. Some sales occurred using blanket orders, which are requisitions for a specific dollar value and are designed to simplify supply actions on certain categories of items for which foreign military sales customers will have a recurring need, such as unclassified spare parts, repair parts, minor components, training films, and publications. According to DOD policy, the management of classified spare parts and unclassified items containing military technology is particularly important given their potential to be released to foreign countries that may use them against U.S. interests.