Defense Contract Audit Agency Head Reassigned

Defense Contract Audit Agency Director April Stephenson, under criticism for creating “a work environment not conducive to performing quality audits,” has been reassigned to the staff of Undersecretary of Defense Robert Hale, and will be replaced by Army Auditor General Patrick Fitzgerald, effective November 9. Stephenson was roasted in a GAO report last month for emphasizing the churning out of reports over independence in auditing defense contracts.