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Pentagon’s Audit Crisis Deepens | Fort Wayne News
Senators Bernie Sanders and Chuck Grassley are pushing a bold new bill that would slash 2% of the Pentagon’s budget for any part failing a financial audit — with those funds going straight to pay down the national debt. With the Defense Department still unable to pass a clean audit in over 30 years, this move comes hot on the heels of the House approving a massive defense spending bill. The Pentagon’s inspector general has issued eight straight disclaimers, citing over 2,000 unresolved findings — many dating back decades — and officials blame complexity in valuing aging military assets. But…
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