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Defense Audit Re-Run: 3 Quantitative Claims Corrected via Primary-Source Verification Before Engine Ripple

MEDIUMNEW v1 — REPORT #87 RE-RUN CORRECTIONS PRE-RIPPLE

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Pre-registered Phoenix-Cycle methodology-discipline divergence (Report #87 May 8 2026). Before integration of the Defense-Industrial Architecture Audit Re-Run, primary-source verification surfaced 3 quantitative claims requiring correction.

Pre-registered Phoenix-Cycle methodology-discipline divergence (Report #87 May 8 2026). Before integration of the Defense-Industrial Architecture Audit Re-Run, primary-source verification surfaced 3 quantitative claims requiring correction

Correction 1: Lockheed Martin 2023 net sales — re-run reported $70.8 billion; LMT Q4 2023 earnings release (Jan 23 2024) primary source confirms $67.6 billion (off by ~$3.2 billion / ~5%). The 'Lockheed = 10% of total the Department of Defense (DoD) procurement 2023' derivation in the re-run depended on the inflated revenue figure; with corrected $67.6 billion + FY2023 federal contract obligations $759 billion leads to Lockheed = ~8.9% of total federal contract obligations (NOT 10%)

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