The Defense Department for the second year in a row failed to obtain a clean financial opinion from auditors and does not expect to achieve one for at least several years, though Pentagon officials say they are making steady progress. “The audit did what we needed and wanted it to do,” acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker told reporters Thursday. “It tested the fixes we made, did more in-depth reviews and provided us with more findings.” McCusker said DOD closed 23%...
