Saturday, July 26, 2008

Defense Contract Auditing Agency found without independence from its contractors

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GAO: Defense Contract Audit Agency Bends to Contractor Pressure

[...] A GAO investigation released Wednesday revealed that the Defense Department organization responsible for auditing contracts with the private sector is severely compromised. The investigation of 14 audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) found that “contractor officials and the DOD contracting community improperly influenced the audit scope, conclusions, and opinions of some audits—a serious independence issue.” [...]
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