The Pentagon failed its seventh audit in a row, failing to account for its more than $824 billion budget in 2024, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DOD IOG) announced on Friday.
The DOD OIG said auditors “could not obtain sufficient, appropriate audit evidence to support an opinion.”
The audit, performed by independent public accounting firms, looked at 27 different DOD components.
In a statement, the Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch said there has been little progress since 2005 — almost 20 years ago.
“Although the DoD made some progress in improving financial management during the FY 2024 financial statement audits, many of its identified weaknesses have not improved since 2005,” he said, adding:
A continued commitment to addressing root causes and implementing corrective actions is necessary to move toward achieving an unmodified…
