GAO chief: Pentagon not fixing 'underlying problems' to get clean audit

By Tony Bertuca / April 7, 2016 at 12:47 PM
The head of the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers Wednesday the Defense Department remains "the main obstacle" responsible for the U.S. government's inability to pass an audit and asked Congress for help in holding DOD accountable. "They're working on it, but they're not really fixing the underlying problems," U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told the Senate Budget Committee . "I mean, they have a good plan for the first time," he continued. "You know, right now, the last year in...

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