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Wasn't Ordnance Corp disbanded?
I don't have the dates, but I know that an investigation was launched after the M16 stirred up enough controversy to catch Congress' attention. The actions Ordnance Corp took was described as "criminally negligent" and "borderline treason."

For added context, Ordnance Corp was in charge of overseeing the adoption of the M16, but did not like the M16. So, they issued the rifle without cleaning kits, rushed it into service without proper durability testing, and swapped the approved gunpowder to surplus powder from WW2.

The justification for all this was to make the M14 look better, which was designed by Ordnance Corp.

Since then, the US Military as an industry has been effectively banned from developing its own equipment, as having to choose between "in shop" vs "out shop" options leads to an inevitable conflict of interest.

SmallArmsSolutions made an excellent series of videos on the M14 and M16 in Vietnam and points to several reputable sources. He is also a firearms historian formerly employed by Colt. 2600:8807:874A:5800:9757:FA12:9BCB:1440 (talk) 06:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)