Report Says Pentagon Pressured, Intimidated Auditors

Auditors at an oversight agency of the Pentagon were pressured by supervisors to skew their reports on a major defense contractor's work, hiding wrongdoing and charges of overbilling, according to an 80-page report from the Government Accountability Office. Full Story »

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by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

Truthout links to a WaPo http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072301437.html?hpid=topnews investigation regarding allegations that auditors were intimidated by their supervisors to change their audits to make them more favorable for contractors. Excellent journalism providing sources from both sides and the comment section on the WaPo website is full of responses from former auditors. The GAO report does not name the contractors but WaPo interviews ... More »

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