nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||The Pentagon Has Never Passed An Audit. Some Senators Want To Change That||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Pentagon went through its first independent financial audit in 2017. But after three failed attempts, lawmakers are losing their patience. A new bill could impose financial penalties on the DoD.

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A view of the Pentagon building last year. New legislation, the Audit the Pentagon Act of 2021, would require any component of the Defense Department that fails to pass a clean audit to forfeit 1% of its budget back to the Treasury, to be applied against the federal deficit. The bill is being introduced Wednesday.

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The Pentagon Has Never Passed An Audit. Some Senators Want To Change That

The Pentagon went through its first independent financial audit in 2017. But after three failed attempts, lawmakers are losing their patience. A new bill could impose financial penalties on the DoD.