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Pentagon inches closer to clean financial audit

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Defense is still years away from being able to pass a financial audit. But this year’s results show some…

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DoD targets 2028 for first clean financial statement audit

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Even as negative audit findings rise, glimmers of progress on DoD’s 2020 financial statement

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Pentagon reports $5B in improper payments to civilian workforce

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Army taking fresh look at overhauling financial IT systems

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Second year of audits shows DoD getting better grasp of business processes

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Jets line up on the tarmac at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Flights at Dallas' two major airports were temporarily halted after air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate a building because of smoke, and the resulting flight delays are expected to continue for hours. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

FAA whistleblower claims managers in Jacksonville are creating dangerous situation

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Despite growing list of problems, DoD says financial audit is already yielding benefits

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FILE - This March 6, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) sails in the South China Sea. Taiwan says the U.S. Navy is free to sail through its strait after an American warship did so shortly following warnings from Beijing against foreign interference in its relationship with the island. Commander Clay Doss, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, said the

More improvements needed to the Navy’s training for driving ships

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DoD’s second financial audit uncovers 1,300 new deficiencies

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Despite new law, VA still struggling to fire DC facility director

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A Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) transport security officer inspects a can which was packed in a suitcase flagged for a seconday inspection at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The can and the suitcase it was packed in was flagged for a secondary inspection at the intial TSA checkpoint the passenger passed through. TSA’s social media presence has been something of a model for other federal agencies _ striking a tone is humorous, but still gives travelers informational dos and don’ts. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Does TSA have a retention problem?

In today’s Federal Newscast, A DHS IG report reveals that a quarter of the 8,000 TSA officers who left the agency in fiscal 2017, left within the first…

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Congress holds up 2018 audit as reason to rein in defense spending

Critics of the $750 billion Defense budget request ask why taxpayers should trust the Defense Department with money, as a result of the 2018 audit.

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Senators hope to eliminate federal retirement cuts from budget resolution

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In today’s Federal Newscast, three Senate Democrats want to take federal retirement cuts off the table in the proposed 2020 budget resolution.