Event Brief
Feinberg memo tweaks DoD accounting regime
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg issued a Sept. 15 memo that walks back parts of a prior memo while moving reforms forward, analysts told Breaking Defense. The change reflects industry concern about the earlier accounting-regime adjustments.
WHO: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg; analysts
WHAT: Feinberg issued a Sept. 15 memo revising and partially rolling back changes to the Department of Defense accounting regime while continuing reforms.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Industry worry over the earlier accounting-regime changes prompted a revised memo that rolled back some adjustments while continuing reforms.
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