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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talk during a budget hearing.

Reform

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talk during a budget hearing.

We announced our first agency-wide financial audit.
Auditors will look at personnel, property and equipment.
We’re reviewing military services, agencies and activities.
Audits will occur annually, with reports issued Nov. 15.

It is important that the Congress and the American people have confidence in DoD's management of every taxpayer dollar.

Defense Department Comptroller David L. Norquist Dec. 7, 2017 Source