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Pentagon fails 7th audit

No surprise. Just think if you were the guy trying to explain all the equipment we left in Afghanistan away!!!!!

I was at a base that closed in 1992 in 1991 when it was announced and DOE removed all the nukes they were trashing and throwing away so much gear it wasn’t funny.

There was also a line of ole Willy 151 Jeeps they cut up (they said they couldn’t be sold because of DOT standards and no roll bar or some BS but I don’t know)

And this was one of how many bases they closed back then!
 
ECS686 said:
No surprise. Just think if you were the guy trying to explain all the equipment we left in Afghanistan away!!!!!

I was at a base that closed in 1992 in 1991 when it was announced and DOE removed all the nukes they were trashing and throwing away so much gear it wasn’t funny.

There was also a line of ole Willy 151 Jeeps they cut up (they said they couldn’t be sold because of DOT standards and no roll bar or some BS but I don’t know)

And this was one of how many bases they closed back then!
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I used to ride in the 151 routinely. Yup, not safe for US highways but good enough for the GI.
 
Cedric said:
I used to ride in the 151 routinely. Yup, not safe for US highways but good enough for the GI.
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Lots of “contract” vehicles overseas the same thing. Like several of the Toyotas and specifically the Mitsubishi Pavarotti there were a couple troops in the rotation we relieved in Kuwait that were killed in a simple accident that thing buckled like an aluminum can. Surprised there wasn’t a lawsuit from the family but those things were Serv Pro items. Like they never happened!!!!
 
The unaccountable money is going to the SGC. :sneaky::whistle:

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I'm a huge fan of government accountability -especially with taxpayer funds. I think switching over to block-chain data for government accounting would be a great advancement. I think one of the biggest advancements that President Trump could make would be pressuring the House of Representatives to go back to line item budgets instead of the "continuing resolutions" they have been doing for 14 (?) years. It's the difference between balancing a checkbook and saying "okay, there's money in the account, I can write checks."

That said, there is quite a bit of the government budget in the intel and military community that would serve as valuable intel for our adversaries who could extrapolate money spent into U.S. military capabilities. Question is where is the sweet spot between accountability and secrecy?

I'd be interested in hearing other people's ideas who 'in the know' or who have studied these questions of accountability vs. secrecy.
 
You don't "fail" audits. You end up with a set of "reportable conditions" you need to fix. This kind of sensationalism relies on people not knowing what an audit is.

Most every corporation of any size has some unaccounted assets. Usually it is a "non-material" or insignificant amount. If it is not, it becomes a reportable condition. In larger corporations, management prepares a remediation plan that is presented with the audit.

Of course, no corporation in the world operates on even a fraction of the scale of the Department of Defense.
 
Mr.W. said:
Right. Time for heightened accountability everywhere in U.S. government. IMO.
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Probably time for a good housecleaning; makes me sad/mad that our military has slipped so far in such a short time. Teddy had it right with his big stick theory. We need a bigger stick to keep America safe and out of wars.
 
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