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DoD fails audit, sees Ukraine as ‘teachable moment’ in accountability
The Pentagon racked up its fifth comprehensive audit failure.
By Joe Gould
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The Pentagon failed its audit again, but sees progress
The Defense Department remains the only U.S. government agency that has yet to pass an audit.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon audit’s secret to success is failure
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist spearheaded the department's first two audits. They failed, and he's okay with that.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon’s lobster dinner bill: Government waste or good food?
The military's top finance official refuted reports that the Pentagon wasted millions on lavish food spending at the end of last fiscal year.
Corker: If Pentagon can ‘turn entire countries into craters’ why can't it audit itself?
Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday asked Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist and Chief Management Officer John Gibson why the Pentagon can “turn entire countries into craters” but has yet to audit itself.
Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Jack Reed, says the Pentagon must find ways to economize even though it did not ask for a new round of base closures in its FY19 budget request.
By Joe Gould