The government’s highest risk department is making improvements, but still has miles to go before it gets off the Government Accountability Office’s radar.
The Defense Department once again makes up a sizeable chunk of the GAO’s High-Risk List and is the most represented government department on the list.
Despite having some programs on the list for more than two decades, DoD is making headway in the realms of supply chain management and weapons system acquisition.
But DoD isn’t out of hot water yet. The Feb. 15 report still gives low marks, even for a list of bruised programs, to the department’s base management, its ability to weed out duplicative offices and the auditability of DoD’s finances.
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