Pentagon Delays in Commenting to GAO Slow Publication of Reports

Aug. 14, 2023, 7:03 PM UTC

The Defense Department met its 30-day deadline only half the time it was asked for a response to pending publication of oversight and audit analysis, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday.

Procurement-related topics were among the 21 reports DOD comments were delayed for, including the F-35 joint strike fighter program, Space Force satellite sustainment, Marine Corps posture in the Indo-Pacific region, software acquisition, information and communications technology supply chain risk management, directed energy weapons, and disaster response.

Deputy Performance Improvement Officer and Evaluation Officer Silvana Rubino-Hallman provided DOD’s comments on this report and cited factors, such as ...

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