NBC晚间新闻 美国防部遭多城市起诉

New York, San Francisco and Philadelphia are suing the Pentagon to fix a long-standing problem first flagged by an inspector¹ general report in 1997. The Department of Defense² and the military branches that we've sued have failed miserably³ in their reporting obligations over the course of the last two decades. One deadly mistake, Devon Kelly found guilty of domestic assault in a military court but the Air Force never entered the conviction into the FBI database. He bought a rifle and killed 26 people at a Texas church last month including the pastor's daughter.

She is frolicking with the Angels at this point. The Pentagon is struggling to determine if they have a systemic failure human error or both. A December audit⁴ found problems across all services. The Army failed to submit the proper paperwork to the FBI forty-one percent of the time. The Navy and Marine⁵ Corps⁶ 36 percent of the time. And the Air Force fourteen percent. The lawsuits⁷ hold Pentagon officials including Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in contempt of court if they don't accurately⁸ enter all information. Officials at the Pentagon say they have a big task ahead. At the Air Force some 60,000 electronic cases go back to 2002. After that they need to determine if paper records were properly entered.

纽约，旧金山和费城打算起诉美国国防部，要求其修复一个长期存在的问题，该问题在1997年的一份监察长报告中首次被发现。在过去20年的时间里，我们起诉的国防部和军队分部 在他们的报告义务方面极其失败。其中一个致命的错误是，德文·凯利在军事法庭被判犯有家庭暴力罪，但空军从未将定罪信息输入联邦调查局的数据库。上个月，他买了一支步枪，在德克萨斯州的一个教堂杀死了26人，其中包括牧师的女儿。现在她正在和天使们嬉戏。国防部正在努力确定他们是否有系统故障或人为错误或两者都有。12月的一次审计发现，所有军队服务都存在问题。军队有41%的时间没有向联邦调查局提交适当的文件。海军和海军陆战队有36%的时间。空军有14%的时间。如果他们没有准确的输入信息。他们会起诉包括国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯在内的五角大楼官员藐视法庭。五角大楼的官员们表示，他们面临着一项艰巨的任务。空军这边大约有6万个电子案件可以追溯到2002年。在那之后，他们需要确认纸张记录是否正确录入了。

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 miserably   

adv.痛苦地；悲惨地；糟糕地；极度地

参考例句：

• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
• It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨，天气又冷又湿，令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

8 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。