The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Agency

Department of the Navy

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • DEF-3.1: The DoD Inspector General issued a disclaimer of opinion on the department-wide financial statements in each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025, eight years in a row. GAO reports that DoD is the only one of the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies that has never obtained a clean opinion.
  • DEF-3.3: The DoD Inspector General counted 20 agency-wide material weaknesses in fiscal year 2018, 25 in 2019, 26 in 2020, 28 in each of 2021 through 2024, and 26 in 2025. The Inspector General states that comparing these counts from year to year is not a reliable way to measure progress.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 278 18 May 2022. DoD Office of Inspector General: Understanding the Results of the Audit of the FY 2021 DoD Financial Statements