DoD’s plan to track contractor-held property is failing, putting 2028 audit goal at risk
DoD’s plan to track contractor-held property is failing, putting 2028 audit goal at risk  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Wed Dec 10 2025
Description: The Pentagon’s plan to fix its decades-old material weaknesses, specifically its inability to reliably track government property in the possession of contractors, is failing. The Defense Department inspector general warns that if the services don’t implement a department-wide solution soon the Pentagon risks missing its goal of achieving a clean audit opinion by 2028. For more, Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis spoke with Mark Thomas, DoD IG’s supervisory auditor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.