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Pentagon seeks record budget despite failing every audit
The department says its new plan uses artificial intelligence and automation, while the Government Accountability Office warns it may leave systemic weaknesses unresolved.
- The Department of War is seeking $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027, a 44% increase from current spending, despite failing eight consecutive audits and remaining unable to account for about $4.7 trillion in assets.
- Acting Comptroller Jules Hurst explained that valuing decades-old military assets complicates the audit process, yet Rep. Kweisi Mfume criticized the request on Wednesday, saying he cannot support spending increases after seven years of audit failures.
- The Pentagon unveiled a strategy emphasizing artificial intelligence and automation over fixing internal controls, while the Marine Corps remains the only military branch to pass an audit through roughly 26 million physical asset inventories.
- Asif Khan, the Government Accountability Office's director of financial management, warned that weak internal controls combined with a proposed $441 billion spending increase could heighten risks of waste, fraud, and abuse similar to COVID-19 relief programs.
- Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, welcomed the department's new approach but expressed questions about its sustainability and how leaders will prioritize high-risk areas requiring immediate attention.
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Pentagon seeks $1.5 trillion budget though it has failed every audit
The DOD, rebranded the Department of War by the Trump administration, says it has a new plan to finally clear that hurdle, but a congressional watchdog warns the effort may prioritize balancing the books over fixing the underlying problems.
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