Pentagon comptroller: Using the audit to drive change
By: David Norquist  
An underreported but long-awaited event begins at the Pentagon this month: Over 20 years after enactment of a law requiring the audit of federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Defense commenced its first full-scope financial statement audit.
For years, Congress has been adamant that it is high time for the DoD to go under audit. Under President Donald Trump and Secretary Jim Mattis’ leadership, the process has already begun. As Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan observed: “We have asked the American taxpayers to entrust us with over $600 billion each year. We should welcome the accountability.â€
https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2017/12/11/pentagon-comptroller-using-the-audit-to-drive-change/
