The hot line of the General Accountability Office (GAO) received complaints about 14 audits conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), the group that is supposed to verify that our defense money is properly accounted for. The whistle blowers alleged that audit opinions were not supported by the working papers (i.e., the data), supervisors changed audit opinions without any backup, not enough work was put into the audit to justify rendering an opinion.
All these serious charges were substantiated when the GAO reviewed the 14 audits. They found that the whistle blowers were right. DCAA management seemed to be too cozy with contractors and would blithely accept contractor's objections and replace the auditors or direct them to revise their findings.
We're talking serious money here. You know how large the defense budget is. Wouldn't it be nice if the people we pay to audit it actually did the job.
My question - will any heads roll?
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Heads roll? Not if they are republicans. Not in this administration.
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