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

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 → Lockheed = ~8.9% of total federal contract obligations (NOT 10%). Correction 2: RTX Corporation 2024 defense revenue — re-run reported $43.5 billion; RTX 2024 10-K + Jan 2025 press release primary source: total 2024 sales $80.8 billion, defense backlog $93 billion, defense revenue ~$27 billion (Raytheon segment, ~one-third of total). The $43.5 billion figure conflated defense backlog and revenue. Correction 3: GAO '5,800 former the Department of Defense (DoD) employees with security clearances' — re-run cited as GAO finding. Canonical GAO-08-485 (May 21 2008 'Defense Contracting: Post-Government Employment of Former DOD Officials Needs Greater Transparency') reports 1,263 self-reported by contractors / 2,435 detected via IRS data. The 5,800 figure is uncited and doesn't match canonical study; engine integration uses GAO-08-485 figures. Engine framing: this divergence documents the methodology-discipline practiced before ripple — primary-source verification of 16 testable quantitative claims, with 12 verified exactly, 3 corrected, 1 qualified ($1.17 trillion at 3.6% GDP → use ~$1 trillion+ at 3.3% GDP per IISS Military Balance 2026 + TD Economics). The divergence resolves automatically — these are corrections applied at integration, not ongoing empirical questions. Recorded transparently per BST III pre-registration protocol.