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Pentagon

Pentagon Fails Fourth Financial Audit, DoD Comptroller Sees ‘Steady Progress’

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

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Pentagon Fails Fourth Financial Audit, DoD Comptroller Sees ‘Steady Progress’

The Pentagon has failed its fourth consecutive audit, according to results detailed Tuesday, while the department’s chief financial officer said he sees “steady progress” in the effort to reach an eventual full clean opinion. Mike McCord, the Pentagon comptroller, noted eight of the 24 military agencies are likely to receive a clean financial opinion, the same number as last year’s audit results, and said it’s possible but still too early to tell if the full department could pass an audit…

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