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Dorn
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Dorn's Journal
January 22, 2020
It is time to replace the management of the Pentagon.
larger than the entire U.S. economy
Pentagon Racks Up $35 Trillion in Accounting Changes in One Year
Source: SFGate / San Francisco Chronicle
The Pentagon made $35 trillion in accounting adjustments last year alone -- a total that's larger than the entire U.S. economy and underscores the Defense Department's continuing difficulty in balancing its books.
The latest estimate is up from $30.7 trillion in 2018 and $29 trillion in 2017, the first year adjustments were tracked in a concerted way, according to Pentagon figures and a lawmaker who's pursued the accounting morass.
Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pentagon-racks-up-35-trillion-in-accounting-14994485.php
It is time to replace the management of the Pentagon.
larger than the entire U.S. economy
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