Washington: From too many zeros to too few, and even the letter 'O' typed in its place, the new systems at the Pentagon have uncovered a trail of mistakes as the Defense Department pursues its first clean audit.
After years of work, the Pentagon is on track to pass its first-ever financial audit in 2028, the U.S. Army's top financial officer told Reuters, a breakthrough for an agency that manages nearly $1 trillion a year but has never been able to fully account for its spending.