Export Promotion: Problems With Commerce's Commercial Information Management System
NSIAD-89-162
Published: Aug 31, 1989. Publicly Released: Oct 05, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the availability, data quality, budget, and full-implementation potential of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service's (US&FCS) Commercial Information Management System (CIMS), a comprehensive, automated trade information database intended to help domestic businesses establish themselves in the export marketplace.
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Business assistanceDatabasesExport regulationExportingInformation systemsInternational tradeInvestments abroadManagement information systemsSales promotionInformation management