The Department of Defense has made its priorities clear: audit readiness is fully funded and non-negotiable. With 2028 fast approaching, a new directive signals that the clock is ticking—and every corner of the DoD must be ready.
And the numbers back it up.
Through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) Section 20006 earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars to overhaul and modernize systems, including:
- $150 million for business systems replacement to accelerate the audits of DoD financial statements
- $200 million to deploy automation and AI technologies for audit-related activities
- Dedicated funds to improve cybersecurity and the overall efficiency of defense systems
This kind of investment in modernization in the public sector doesn’t happen often—and for government entities, it’s a clear sign that the future of audit work will be AI-powered, automated, and integrated.
The age of manual audit is ending
For years, government auditors have faced the daunting challenge of navigating fragmented systems, reconciling high volumes of data manually, and preparing for audits with limited visibility into financial processes. These inefficiencies not only slow progress—they increase risk.
With new funding and executive mandates in place, agencies now have a unique opportunity to:
- Replace outdated systems
- Standardize data and controls
- Adopt scalable automation
Why government teams should act now
The DoD’s latest audit readiness push is about more than compliance—it’s about transforming how audit and finance teams operate at scale. For government auditors and financial managers, this is a moment to:
- Secure funding and support for modernization initiatives
- Evaluate tools that deliver automation, transparency, and accuracy
- Align with federal priorities and demonstrate audit leadership
Embracing AI and automation isn’t just happening in the private sector—it’s already underway across government, backed by one of the largest agencies in the world.
Let’s talk audit readiness
If your team is preparing for increased audit scrutiny, looking to streamline processes or find a more efficient way to document and review audit evidence, DataSnipper is here to help. In partnership with Carahsoft, we’re working with government teams to explore how automation and AI can support compliance and audit transformation—without disrupting existing workflows.
How we help government entities:
- Automate remediation testing efforts in pursuit of a clean audit opinion
- Extract structured insights from unstructured data
- Streamline financial statement preparation
- Support compliance with evolving audit standards
- Simplify and centralize audit evidence across commands
By embedding automation into Excel—where many teams already work—DataSnipper gives audit professionals a way to meet increasing demands without reinventing their workflow. And with the DoD investing in AI-driven audit tooling, it’s clear that this is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a requirement.
Explore how audit teams can leverage automation without changing systems in our government use case snapshot.
