US auditors beg Pentagon to pay attention to latest report about IT system flaws

US government auditors have been trying to whip the Pentagon's IT programs into shape for half a decade, and the latest report suggests it continues to be an uphill battle. 

The 2025 IT Systems Annual Assessment, published by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Thursday, concluded that the Department of Defense's major IT business programs plan to suck up $10.9 billion of the agency's budget, but are still missing the mark in a number of ways. 

These are critical systems, mind you: military ERP software, healthcare systems, payroll, maintenance tracking, analytics, and the like are all part of the list of 24 IT projects the DoD has been reporting on in recent years, and the GAO doesn't seem happy with the state of things. 

According to the auditors, 14 of the 24 programs reported cost or schedule changes since 2023. That includes 12 that have ...