They say that instead of government issue or general issue, GI came from the words galvanized iron.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

This term was soon used to describe army supplies in general that were government issue.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

"The critical issue was, of course,politics." "They by all means are trying to keep General Noriega in jail.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

"We have always offered this. If they were to help us help them, then the secretary-general would be in a position to go all out on the sanctions issue, humanitarian support, even reconstruction and development.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11