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Majority Of Pentagon’s Agencies To Receive A Clean Audit Within 5 Years, Norquist Says

Majority Of Pentagon’s Agencies To Receive A Clean Audit Within 5 Years, Norquist Says
Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist provides testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be deputy secretary of defense, Washington, D.C, July 24, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Deputy Secretary of Defense told lawmakers on Wednesday the Pentagon’s recently failed audit was expected as the department makes incremental improvements to address lagging inefficiencies, noting he predicts a majority of the department’s agencies will receive a clean audit within the next five years.  David Norquist said during a Senate Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support hearing the department has already found cost savings after completing a full financial audit, and expected the $1 billion cost of the audit…

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