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The Defense Department Inspector General has released its annual list of the top ten management challenges facing the Pentagon. Most of the items in the 2020 edition are familiar: shoring up financial management, countering challenges from China, Russia, and global terrorist networks, and defending DoD networks from cyber threats. But there are two new entries this year: One deals with taking care of servicemembers and families. The other points toward the Pentagon’s need to securing and better manage its supply chain. On this week’s show, Brett Mansfield, Senior Advisor to the DoD Inspector General, and Courtney Fones, the IG’s Program Director for Audit join Jared Serbu to discuss the specifics behind those two additions.