Rep. Calvert: Defense Department’s Failed Audit Undermines Our Commitment to Taxpayers

Today, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement regarding the recently released Defense Department audit:

“We have a responsibility to the American taxpayer to use every defense dollar effectively to strengthen our national security. This 7th failure of the Department of Defense to achieve a clean audit undermines this commitment. I don’t want to hear about progress, I want a clean audit as soon as possible. I will continue to push the Department and military services to take seriously the responsibility to achieve a clean Pentagon audit. I appreciate the hard work of the Marine Corps, who remain the only military service to achieve a clean audit opinion.”

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