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DoD makes slow progress towards clean 2017 audit

Mark Easton, DoD's deputy chief financial officer, says the challenges toward a clean audit are significant but the Pentagon is still optimistic.

Tags: Mark Easton , DoD , CFO , clean audit , Rise of the Money People , On DoD

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Federal agencies owe $14 million in unpaid taxes

The $14 million owed to the U.S. treasury comes from money withheld from federal employees' paychecks that was never turned over to the IRS, according to a new audit from the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration. The audit also reviewed whether the IRS made recommended changes following a similar audit five years ago.

Tags: TIGTA , IRS , delinquent taxes , J. Russell George

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DoD at risk of missing 2017 audit deadline

Dan Blair, DoD's deputy inspector general for auditing, blames delays on a new, resource planning system. He says the department has inconsistent controls and unreliable data.

Tags: Dan Blair , DoD , budget , DoD Report , Federal Drive , GovExec

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Audit backlog may hinder DoD's contracting ability

The Defense Department may be in increasing danger of not knowing whether it's paying contractors a fair price. A rising backlog is crippling the Defense Contract Audit Agency.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , DCAA , contracting ,

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Navy puts laser focus on audit readiness

Gladys Commons, assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller, said the Navy hopes to have its Statement of Budgetary Resources audit-ready by the end of 2013, ahead of the Defense Department's deadline.

Tags: Navy , Gladys Commons , financial management , Agency of the Month , Francis Rose

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DoD budget planning systems plagued by inefficiencies

Asif Khan, director of Financial Management and Assurance Issues at the Government Accountability Office, outlines some of the challenges the Pentagon faces in order to become auditable by 2017.

Tags: Asif Khan , DoD , GAO , financial management , budget , Enterprise Resource Planning

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Billions in projects to make Va. road smoother, not faster

The Virginia Department of Transportation has developed more than a billion dollars in roadway projects for next year, which should make state avenues and routes smoother, but not necessarily faster.

Tags: Bob McDonnell , Jeff Caldwell , VDOT , Virginia Department of Transportation , Interstate 66 , Route 50 , budget , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman

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Audit to show mismanagement at VDOT

Virginia's transportation secretary says personnel and policy changes are coming to the agency.

Tags: Sean Connaughton , VDOT , Barack Obama , stimulus , Sprawl & Crawl , Adam Tuss , Virginia Department of Transportation

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Audit: MVA license, customer financial info. insecure

Some local drivers who should have had their licenses revoked recently were mistakenly allowed to stay behind the wheel, a recent transportation department report says, and customers' financial information was not properly secured.

Tags: Michelle Basch , MVA , Beverly Swaim Staley , drivers license , eMVA Store

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Defense finance systems over budget, years behind schedule

According to a GAO report, the Defense Department's finance systems are $6.9 billion over budget and 2 to twelve years behind schedule, NextGov reports.

Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Nextgov , DoD , GAO , budget , overbudget ,

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