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The Marine Corps is the only U.S. military service to pass three straight clean audits, aided by AI and automation that saved 20,000 hours of reconciliation work, officials said.
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The Marine Corps passed its third audit and is testing how AI, automation can make the process easier
The Marine Corps announced Monday that it passed its third clean financial audit, the only service to do so thus far. In a media roundtable last week, officials told reporters the Corps was participating in multiple AI and automation pilots intended to make the process easier. None of the other services, nor the Pentagon itself, have passed an audit since they became mandated in 2018. After having failed its eighth audit last year, the Defense D…
Marine Corps passes third consecutive audit
The Marine Corps has passed an independent audit for fiscal year 2025, the service announced Monday, achieving a Pentagon-leading third consecutive clean audit opinion over the past three years. The Marine Corps passed its first audit in FY-23, becoming the first service branch to do so, after Congress mandated the practice for federal agencies in 1990. The Pentagon began auditing itself in 2018, becoming the last federal department to do so, an…
The Marines pulled off another clean audit. The rest of the US military still hasn't.
The Marines are the only US military service to have passed a clean audit. They just did it again.Cpl. Keegan Jones/US Marine CorpsThe Marine Corps passed its third consecutive audit; it's the only military service to pass one.The rest of the US military has failed to pass any audit since they became mandatory in 2018.Officials say systems modernization efforts are helping untangle financial and logistics chokepoints.The Marine Corps has again d…
Marine Corps Passes Fiscal 2025 Financial Audit
From Communication Directorate, Headquarters Marine Corps, Feb.9, 2026 HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS – For the third year in a row, independent auditors verified that the Marine Corps’ financial records are materially accurate, complete, and compliant with federal regulations and issued an unmodified opinion for Fiscal Year 2025. Three is a pattern of accountability. This repeat achievement reinforces the service’s reputation for accountability, …
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