Leaders of the Marine Corps hope the passage of their third straight audit could offer a guiding light to the broader Pentagon as it seeks its own clean bill of financial and managerial health by Congress’ 2028 deadline.
The Marines announced Monday they had once again passed their audit, solidifying their place as the only military branch ever to do so. The news stands in sharp contrast with the rest of the Defense Department, which has struggled to keep track of its hundreds of billions of dollars in spending and scores of facilities, equipment and assets.
“Everyone is trying as hard as they can. We are passing our lessons learned to the other services,” Lt. Gen. James Adams, the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for programs and resources, told reporters. “They are learning from us.”
