Agency cuts and boosted spending: 10 biggest stories from DoD in 2018
Take a look back at this year's biggest stories from the Defense Department, from proposals to cut the Fourth Estate to attempts to streamline acquisition and t...
10. “Price to complete DoD’s first annual audit: $918 million, 1,200 personnel”
The Pentagon had an audit underway of its 2017 financial statements, the first one in history and a project that was almost guaranteed to end without a clean opinion. Nonetheless, it was a gargantuan effort. DoD expected to spend $367 million this year just to conduct the audit and another $551 million to fix the problems its auditors find.
Copyright © 2024 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
Amelia Brust
Amelia Brust is a digital editor at Federal News Network.
Follow @abrustWFED
Related Stories
