Use the Government Operations Subcommittee's oversight to examine the Department of War's financial management, clean-audit progress, and audit approach, and explore bipartisan congressional actions to improve accountability.

During the hearing, members will review progress towards a clean audit over the past year. In addition, Members will consider DOW’s proposals to produce a single Department-wide financial statement audit and shift away from a traditional focus on financial management controls... It is crucial for members of this Subcommittee to analyze the ways DOW plans to safeguard American taxpayer dollars and strengthen financial accountability and explore the bipartisan actions Congress can take to help get DOW over the finish line.

Sessions announced a future oversight hearing where members would review DOW clean-audit progress, consider audit proposals, analyze safeguards for taxpayer dollars, and explore bipartisan congressional actions.

Sessions Announces Hearing on Examining the Progress and New Audit Approaches to DOW Financial Management - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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I’m looking forward to a robust discussion today and want the witnesses to know that not only do we want to hear about the audit approach, we are also interested in discussions about what parts of the audit just don’t make sense. This isn’t about moving the goal post; it’s about understanding if we’re assessing the right items to promote financial transparency and accountability and increasing quality information necessary for decision-making.

Sessions says the subcommittee will continue using oversight hearings to scrutinize the Department of War’s audit approach and financial accountability.

Sessions Opens Hearing on Examining the Progress and New Audit Approaches to DOW Financial Management - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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The House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations held a May 13 hearing on "DOW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches." The committee said the hearing was part of a larger investigation into the Department of War's financial management problems and clean-audit failure. Sessions questioned witnesses about whether the committee's push for a clean audit was hindering operations, and DOW officials said the oversight was helping accountability and data quality while they work toward a 2028 clean opinion goal.

Directly confirms Sessions used Government Operations oversight in the lookback window to examine DOW financial management, audit progress, and the audit approach.

delivered same_term A for effort

Hearing Wrap Up: DOW Must Make Operational Changes to Pass a Financial Audit
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The Oversight Committee advanced H.R. 8096, the Duplication Scoring Act of 2026, which was introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett and Rep. Melanie Stansbury. The release describes the bill as bipartisan and says it would require GAO to analyze legislation for duplication and overlap with existing federal programs, creating a proactive accountability check on federal spending.

Shows bipartisan congressional action in the lookback window aimed at improving oversight and accountability, matching the second half of the claim.

delivered same_term A for effort

Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Passes Legislation to Strengthen Federal Agency Performance and Ensure Robust Oversight
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