"How is that possible?"
"What does this mean to all the strategies in the FIAR plan that says these new systems are so essential to audit readiness?"
"why is DOD still implementing ERPs that are not auditable?"
"We are interested in the idea that we can reduce the DFAS footprint and direct any savings realized into both increased capability for our military and, possibly, debt reduction."
"Secretary Hale, I have reviewed what you have described as Interim Goals for fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012 in your FIAR plans."
"Ms. McGrath, what examples can you offer where you have actually validated this compliance, as opposed to, say, just taking someone's word for it through unchecked self-assertions?"
"Ms. McGrath, one of the Business Transformation Agency's (BTA) largest initiatives is the DAI, an ERP system for defense agencies."
"what, if anything, is your office doing to either make these other systems compliant to support an audit or to replace them?"
"I understand that when the Navy's primary ERP system is fully deployed it will only cover just over half of all obligation authority in the Navy."
"can any type of budgetary consequence, for example, be useful?"
"there can be no doubt that effective financial management in the Federal Government today requires a knowledgeable and skilled workforce"