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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by _trampeltier on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:59PM (#36922798)
Yes, but at least they make progress :)

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3740921-defense-departmen...

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by cloudripper on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:11PM (#36922911)
> officials found that the department couldn’t account for about 61 percent of its assets.

> McCord said the department has made progress toward a “clean” audit in the past year, but later added “we failed to get an ‘A.’...I would not say that we flunked.

Good to know that by US government standards, a 61% is an acceptable passing grade...

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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by wgjordan on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:25PM (#36923034)
They couldn't account for 61 percent, so their score would be a 39%.
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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by cloudripper on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:05PM (#36924581)
Fortunately, I maintained a similar passing grade in maths/reading comprehension...
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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by nulld3v on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:24PM (#36923021)
*39% is a passing grade
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Re:Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US Air Force com... by notquitehuman on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:43PM (#36925564)
They would make more progress if we only gave them the money they can account for.
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