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Pentagon

First-Ever DoD Audit Reveals Compliance and Cyber Issues, But No Major Fraud

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, November 16th, 2018

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First-Ever DoD Audit Reveals Compliance and Cyber Issues, But No Major Fraud

The results of the Pentagon’s first audit reveal flaws in its information technology processes and internal tracking database issues, but no evidence of major abuse or fraud.The audit, which was conducted by the DoD’s Offices of the Inspector General and Comptroller, was revealed last Thursday evening and covered over $2.7 trillion in department assets. The Department of Defense technically failed the audit, as a mere five out of 21 individual targeted areas received a full passing grade. But Deputy Defense…

Congress

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Congress

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