House oversight committee targets DOD financial audit accountability

By Tony Bertuca / July 13, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee today voiced frustration at the Defense Department's inability to pass a financial audit and, in their stated view, adequately defend itself from accusations of arrogance and incompetence amid ongoing votes to authorize nearly $900 billion in national defense spending. Lawmakers' displeasure was evident at the start of a joint House Oversight subcommittee hearing when Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) noted that no one from the Pentagon comptroller’s office was able to...

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