The Department of Defense's Continued Failure To Charge for Using Government-Owned Plant and Equipment for Foreign Military Sales Costs Millions

During fiscal year 1977, foreign military sales totaled $11.2 billion; these are sales of military articles and services by the U.S. Government to friendly foreign governments and international organizations. Although government-owned plant and equipment are used to produce items sold to other countries, these countries generally have not been charged for their use. Failure to charge foreign governments has cost the United States as much as $107 million.