It isn’t missing, the media just doesn’t know how to report on financial reporting and then memes and internet just bastardize things into lowest common denominator pablum because that’s easier and more entertaining than actually reading about problems with old systems not being able to communicate with each other at the Pentagon and how this leads to trillions of dollars annually of accounting reconciliations and reporting delays where there are intermediate moments where the full picture isn’t immediately available. This is basically an old tech and information security issue, not a "evil fucking pentagon stealing monies again!’ or whatever other bullshit it is perpetually portrayed as.