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Why do you say there are no reprocussions? It's a signicant issue in Congress, which writes all of the Department of Defense's checks, oversees them, investigat
by wolverine876 3y ago
Why do you say there are no reprocussions? It's a signicant issue in Congress, which writes all of the Department of Defense's checks, oversees them, investigates them, confirms their leaders, and makes laws controlling everything they do.
- Loughla 3y agoAnd what has failing audits led to in the past?
- jsbisviewtiful 3y agoSo far more money :P
- wolverine876 3y agoTo improving the auditability of the Pentagon, a new and ongoing project. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38307749 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38307749
- edgyquant 3y agoThey haven’t been doing them for very long at all and have had better results pretty much every year since they started.
- mrchucklepants 3y agoIt should be. But its not and, likely, never will be.
- thesuitonym 3y agoThe DoD is Congress' baby. They will move heaven and earth to make sure the defense industry gets paid.
- brvsft 3y agoThe failed audits have no impact on their budget the following year.
- wolverine876 3y agoThe Pentagon is on track, for the most part, on their auditing project. But what makes you say it doesn't impact their budget?
- Matticus_Rex 3y agoSix (out of six) years of failed audits, and no repercussions in sight?
- wolverine876 3y agoAgain, they are on track. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38307749 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38307749 It's like an airplane under development. It's not expected to fly yet.
- Matticus_Rex 3y ago> It's a signicant issue in Congress What are you basing that on?
- wolverine876 3y agoLots of discussion and pressure on it, going back 10-15 or more years.