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Defense Procurement: DOD Concerns Regarding Acceptance of FAA's Spare Parts Approvals

NSIAD-92-209 Published: Jun 18, 1992. Publicly Released: Jul 06, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed proposals that would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) accept Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approvals on spare parts; and (2) adopt the FAA practice of designating individuals who are not employees to perform certain spare parts approval functions on the agency's behalf.

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Aircraft componentsDefense procurementInteragency relationsProduct evaluationProduct safetyQuality controlSafety standardsSpare partsTransportation safetyAircraft acquisition program