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Air Force Not Sure If It Will Make FIAR Audit Deadlines

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

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Air Force Not Sure If It Will Make FIAR Audit Deadlines

The Air Force could not definitively confirm yesterday if it was on track to meet legally-required audit readiness for fiscal years 2014 and 2017. “(The) short answer is yes, but there is risk in this work,” Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told the Senate Armed Services Committee in a response to questioning from Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). Ayotte said the cancellation of the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software was a red flag in terms of…

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