Pentagon Has Failed 8 Consecutive Audits — Cannot Account for 60% of Its $1 Trillion Budget

The Pentagon has failed its eighth consecutive audit, unable to account for 60% of its roughly $1 trillion budget. This marks the Department of Defense as the only federal agency never to pass a comprehensive audit, with hundreds of billions of dollars in its accounting records untraceable. Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation demanding greater accountability following these persistent failures. The lack of financial transparency raises concerns, especially as the administration proposes increasing the defense budget by 50% to $1.5 trillion.