By Emelie Rutherford A lawmaker on a key oversight panel is prodding the Pentagon's audit contracting arm to be more expeditious in its work so defense companies don't incur excessive costs. During a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee's Ad Hoc Contracting Oversight subcommittee, Subcommittee Ranking Member Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said defense firms in his state are losing "real money, real dollars" waiting for DCAA to complete cost-incurred audits conducted at the ends of defense contracts.…
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