This brief test demonstrated the structural soundness of the design in general but also highlighted material weaknesses.

Dodaro also cited material weaknesses involving an estimated $115.3 billion in improper payments, information security across government, and tax collection activities.

Compounding the material weakness of the Dutch defense was a strategic miscalculation.

There are no material weaknesses identified in prior year audits.

"We wanted a delay due to a change of audit approach and due to material weaknesses identified," he said.

The disclosure of material weaknesses was the second embarrassment this week for the commission regarding its financial processes.

Any material weaknesses must be reported to the President and the United States Congress.

During his tenure, the department received its first two consecutive unqualified (clean) audit opinions and eliminated all auditor identified material weaknesses.

It found no material weaknesses when assessing the compliance of supervisory and control systems with the Financial Regulation.