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The Economic Times
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Too many trucks, too many zeros: Army audit drive exposes flaws as Pentagon nears 2028 goal

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.

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