Halfway through Weinberger's tenure a defence department audit team uncovered fraud in 10% of the contracts it monitored.
The defence contract audit agency said the payments were being suspended after incomplete files and bills were found to have been submitted.
According to a recent defence-ministry audit, only 29% of the products developed by the DRDO in the past 17 years have entered service with the armed forces.
The inspector general of the Australian defence force reviews and audits the military justice system separately from the ordinary chain of command and examines allegations of injustice.
At Mr Ugaz's request, the defence minister has ordered an audit of all military purchases since 1990.Then there is the drugs trade.
So, even if firms hive off their consulting, a further split may be necessary.Deloitte, Andersen and KPMG point out in their defence that the Panel on Audit Effectiveness, which was set up by the SEC to examine the issue, was divided.
Amid growing discontent, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has ordered an audit of flood defences following Friday's meeting of Cobra.
We rely on experts for so many things in life, from doctors capably diagnosing and treating illness to defence analysts assessing terrorist risk to accountants that audit corporate finances to assure investors that all is above board.
During a downturn, companies are tempted to do away with frontline defences, such as internal audits.
Ministers react after severe flooding rather than planning ahead for the long term, according to the cross-party environmental audit committee (EAC), which said flood defences are not sufficiently maintained.
The head of Tesco's audit committee once worked at PwC.Another potential defence against conflict is reputation: an auditor known for shoddy work will lose business, because investors will not believe its reports.
