With trillions at play, Pentagon fails audit for sixth year in a row

With trillions at play, Pentagon fails audit for sixth year in a row
With trillions at play, Pentagon fails audit for sixth year in a row

Like last year, 18 standalone audits received a failing grade.

‘Not the progress I would have hoped for’: Pentagon fails latest financial audit

‘Not the progress I would have hoped for’: Pentagon fails latest financial audit
‘Not the progress I would have hoped for’: Pentagon fails latest financial audit

The situation in Ukraine is providing a “teachable moment” for why it matters that the Defense Department accomplish a clean audit that establishes it has an accurate count of everything its purchased.

As most military agencies fail annual audit, comptroller claims ‘steady progress’

As most military agencies fail annual audit, comptroller claims ‘steady progress’
As most military agencies fail annual audit, comptroller claims ‘steady progress’

A goal of a 2027 clean audit across the military seems far off, as most departments, including major branches, still have work to do.

NIST Recommends Tightened DoD Contractor Security

NIST Recommends Tightened DoD Contractor Security
NIST Recommends Tightened DoD Contractor Security

An interconnected ecosystem of primes, subs, suppliers, and partners mean one weak link can bring down the entire chain.

As Pentagon Demands Cybersecurity, Industry Group Offers New Standards: AIA

As Pentagon Demands Cybersecurity, Industry Group Offers New Standards: AIA
As Pentagon Demands Cybersecurity, Industry Group Offers New Standards: AIA

As the DoD prepares to make cyber security a key pillar for what it buys — and from whom — a defense and aerospace trade group unveils a new standard that will allow companies, and the government, to see how secure contractors really are.

DoD AUDIT: Air Force Finds Mystery Motors, Other Highlights

DoD AUDIT: Air Force Finds Mystery Motors, Other Highlights
DoD AUDIT: Air Force Finds Mystery Motors, Other Highlights

After waiting almost three decades to audit itself, the Pentagon still failed miserably in its first attempt. Despite top officials brushing the failure off an an expected learning experience, real questions remain over whether it can fix itself.

Pentagon Fails 1st Audit, Space Force Price Plunges: DepSecDef Shanahan

Pentagon Fails 1st Audit, Space Force Price Plunges: DepSecDef Shanahan
Pentagon Fails 1st Audit, Space Force Price Plunges: DepSecDef Shanahan

“We failed the audit. We never expected to pass it,” Pat Shanahan said. But at least the Space Force will cost less than half of the Air Force’s estimate.

The Pentagon’s First-Ever Audit: A Big Disappointment?

The Pentagon’s First-Ever Audit: A Big Disappointment?
The Pentagon’s First-Ever Audit: A Big Disappointment?

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is preparing to release its first-ever audit as soon as this week, making it the last federal agency to complete a top-to-bottom scrubbing of its processes, business practices and finances. The fallout is likely to be messy. While expectations have built over the years that the audit will uncover large savings and…

AI Can Help Fix DoD Spending And Audits

AI Can Help Fix DoD Spending And Audits
AI Can Help Fix DoD Spending And Audits

“I just had a general who came to my office,” said Chris Lynch, head of DoD’s internal hoodie-wearing geek squad, the Defense Digital Service. “The problem was the entire mission was being run out of Excel.”

Bad Idea: Easy Savings from DoD Management Reform

Bad Idea: Easy Savings from DoD Management Reform
Bad Idea: Easy Savings from DoD Management Reform

                We’re partnering with the Center for Strategic and International Studies to bring you their fab Bad Ideas series through the Christmas holiday season. They produced three today. This is the second. Mark Cancian, also a member of the Breaking Defense Board of Contributors, pens a fine piece…

DoD Steps Forward To Credible Audits

DoD Steps Forward To Credible Audits
DoD Steps Forward To Credible Audits

WASHINGTON: For decades, critics have rightly nailed the Pentagon for the fact it doesn’t know how much money it’s spending or where that money really goes. Pressure has grown and grown for the Pentagon to prove it is worthy of the money taxpayers grant it by producing books an accountant can comb through and produce a…

Pentagon ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ It Will Balance Books by 2017…

Washington: Sometimes the Pentagon is just too easy to make fun of. While it is filled with Americans good and true who work their rear ends off to help keep us safe, it also has very little idea where the hundreds of billions that it gets from Congress is going. “I’m cautiously optimistic [they can…