Watchdog agency finds DOD 'generally' tardy when responding to audits and reviews

By Tony Bertuca / August 14, 2023 at 3:06 PM
The Defense Department "generally did not meet" deadlines for responding to reviews conducted by the Government Accountability Office, submitting about half of its agency comments late, according to a new congressionally mandated GAO report . The GAO review, the first in a series of semiannual reviews required by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, found that DOD provided the watchdog agency with 42 reports between Dec. 23, 2022 to May 15, 2023. “While GAO generally provides...

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