Government Accountability Office Reports on Military Topics
General Accounting Office

Arms Trade

• Foreign Military Sales: Observations on DOD's Approach to Developing Price and Availability Estimates for Foreign Customers, GAO-19-214, February 6, 2019
• Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2018, GAO-18-683R, August 30, 2018
• Foreign Military Sales: Financial Oversight of the Use of Overhead Funds Needs Strengthening, GAO-18-553, July 30, 2018
• Foreign Military Sales: Controls Should Be Strengthened to Address Substantial Growth in Overhead Account Balances, GAO-18-401, May 10, 2018
• Foreign Military Sales: DOD Should Take Additional Steps to Streamline Process for Assessing Potential Recovery of Certain Acquisition Costs, GAO-18-242, January 31, 2018
• Foreign Military Sales: Kenyan Request for Armed Aircraft, GAO-17-713R, September 5, 2017
• Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2017, GAO-17-730R, August 29, 2017
• Foreign Military Sales: DOD Needs to Improve Its Use of Performance Information to Manage the Program, GAO-17-703, August 22, 2017
• Foreign Military Sales: Expanding Use of Tools to Sufficiently Define Requirements Could Enable More Timely Acquisitions, GAO-17-682, August 14, 2017
• Export-Import Bank: Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-13-628R, May 29, 2013
• Persian Gulf: Implementation Gaps Limit the Effectiveness of End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights Vetting for U.S. Military Equipment. GAO-12-89, November 17, 2011
• Persian Gulf: U.S. Agencies Need to Improve Licensing Data and to Document Reviews of Arms Transfers for U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Goals, GAO-10-918, Sep 20, 2010
• Defense Exports: Reporting on Exported Articles and Services Needs to Be Improved, GAO-10-952, Sep 21, 2010
• Defense Exports: Foreign Military Sales Program Needs Better Controls for Exported Items and Information for Oversight, GAO-09-454, May 20, 2009
• Military and Dual-Use Technology: Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for Illegal Export, GAO-09-725T, Jun 4, 2009
• Internet Sales: Undercover Purchases on eBay and Craigslist Reveal a Market for Sensitive and Stolen U.S. Military Items, GAO-08-644T, Apr 10, 2008
• Internet Sales: Undercover Purchases on eBay and Craigslist Reveal a Market for Sensitive and Stolen U.S. Military Items GAO-08-644T April 10, 2008
• Defense Trade: State Department Needs to Conduct Assessments to Identify and Address Inefficiencies and Challenges in the Arms Export Process GAO-08-89 November 30, 2007
• Defense Trade: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export Exemptions Certified by DOD Are Needed GAO-07-1103 September 19, 2007
• Sales of Sensitive Military Property to the Public GAO-07-929R July 6, 2007
• Defense Trade: National Security Reviews of Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Companies Could Be Improved GAO-07-661T, March 23, 2007
• Defense Trade: Arms Export Control Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Post-9/11 Security Environment GAO-05-468R, April 7, 2005
• Defense Trade: Arms Export Control System in the Post-9/11 Environment. GAO-05-234, February 16, 2005.
• State Department Needs to Resolve Data Reliability Problems That Led to Inaccurate Reporting to Congress on Foreign Arms Sales. GAO-05-156R, January 28, 2005.
• Foreign Military Sales: DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Spare Parts. GAO-05-17, November 9, 2004.
• DEFENSE TRADE Issues Concerning the Use of Offsets in International Defense Sales (GAO-04-954T), July 8, 2004 [PDF 179 Kb]
• FOREIGN MILITARY SALES Improved Navy Controls Could Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Classified and Controlled Spare Parts to Foreign Countries (GAO-04-507) June 2004 [PDF 490 Kb ]
• Foreign Military Sales: Air Force Does Not Use Controls to Prevent Sensitive Military Technology from Being Released to Foreign Countries, (GAO-03-939R), September 10, 2003 [PDF 276 Kb]
• Foreign Military Sales: Improved Air Force Controls Could Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Classified and Controlled Spare Parts to Foreign Countries (GAO-03-664) July 29, 2003 [PDF 476 Kb]
• Defense Trade: Better Information Needed to Support Decisions Affecting Proposed Weapons Transfers (GAO-03-694), July 11, 2003 [PDF 986 Kb]
• Defense Trade: Report on Recommendations of the Defense Offsets Commission Still Pending, May 30, 2003 (GAO-03-649) [PDF 174 Kb]
• FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Reporting of Defense Articles and Services Provided through Drawdowns Needs to Be Improved, September 2002, (GAO-02-1027) [PDF 478 Kb]
• DEFENSE TRADE: Mitigating National Security Concerns under Exon-Florio Could Be Improved, September 2002, (GAO-02-736) [PDF 687 Kb]
• Military Assistance: Information on U.S. Weapons Deliveries to the Middle East, (21-SEP-01, GAO-01-1078). [PDF 176 Kb]
• DEFENSE TRADE: Observations on Issues Concerning Offsets -- Statement for the Record of Katherine V. Schinasi Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, December 15, 2000 (GAO-01-278T) [PDF 48 Kb]
• Defense Trade: Data Collection and Coordination on Offsets, (Correspondence, 10/26/2000, GAO/GAO-01-83R). [PDF 39 Kb]
• Defense Trade: Contractors Engage in Varied International Alliances [NSIAD-00-213] 09/07/2000. [PDF Version]
• Foreign Military Sales: Changes Needed to Correct Weaknesses in End-Use Monitoring Program [NSIAD-00-208] 08/24/2000
• Conventional Arms Transfers: U.S. Efforts to Control the Availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons [NSIAD-00-141] 07/18/2000. [PDF Version]
• Defense Trade: Identifying Foreign Acquisitions Affecting National Security Can Be Improved [NSIAD-00-144] 06/29/2000
• Foreign Military Sales: Efforts to Improve Administration Hampered by Insufficient Information (Letter Report, 11/22/1999, GAO/NSIAD-00-37). [PDF Version]
• Defense Trade: Status of the Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program (Letter Report, 12/21/98, GAO/NSIAD-99-30). [PDF Version]
• Defense Trade: U.S. Contractors Employ Diverse Activities To Meet Offset Obligations (Letter Report, 12/18/98, GAO/NSIAD-99-35). [PDF Version]
• Defense Trade: Weaknesses Exist in DOD Foreign Subcontract Data (Letter Report, 11/13/98, GAO/NSIAD-99-8). [PDF Version]
• Foreign Military Sales: Millions of Dollars of Nonrecurring Research and Development Costs Have Not Been Recovered. AIMD-99-11. 13 pp. plus 2 appendices (4 pp.) October 20, 1998. [PDF Version]
• China: U.S. and European Union Arms Sales Since the 1989 Embargoes. T-NSIAD-98-171. 13 pp. plus 1 appendix (2 pp.) April 28, 1998. [PDF Version]
• Defense Trade: European Initiatives to Integrate the Defense Market. NSIAD-98-6. October 29, 1997. [PDF Version]
• Foreign Military Sales: DOD's Stabilized Rate Can Recover Full Cost GAO/AIMD-97-134, September 18, 1997. [PDF Version]
• Military Offsets: Regulations Needed to Implement Prohibition on Incentive Payments GAO/NSIAD-97-189, August 12, 1997. [PDF Version]
• U.S.-Japan Fighter Aircraft: Agreement on F-2 Production (Letter Report, 02/11/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-76). [PDF Version]
• Military Exports: Recovery of Nonrecurring Research and Development Costs, (Letter Report, 05/31/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-147). [PDF Version]
• Export Controls: Concerns Over Stealth-Related Exports, (Letter Report, 05/10/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-140). [PDF Version]
• Military Exports: A Comparison of Government Support in the United States and Three Major Competitors, (Letter Report, 05/18/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-86). [PDF Version]
• Export Controls: Some Controls Over Missile-Related Technology Exports To China Are Weak, (Letter Report, 04/17/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-82). [PDF Version]
• Commercial Practices: Opportunities Exist to Enhance DOD's Sales of Surplus Aircraft Parts, (Letter Report, 09/23/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-189). [PDF Version 2.2 Mb]
• Nuclear Nonproliferation: Export Licensing Procedures for Dual-Use Items Need to Be Strengthened, (Chapter Report, 04/26/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-119). [PDF Version]
• Iraq: U.S. Military Items Exported or Transferred to Iraq in the 1980s, (Letter Report, 02/07/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-98). [PDF Version 1.38 Mb]