Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that the Defense Department is reviewing the issue. It applies to retired officers and enlisted service members because they are subject to recall to active duty, according to a Defense Department assessment of the issue. Defense Department guidelines warn that the department’s top financial officer, the comptroller, “may pursue debt collection” if they do not do so. The position of Defense Department comptroller is held on an acting basis by Andrew Roth, a former Obama administration official who was held over to help with budget issues. Related on Checkpoint:Michael Flynn discusses his dinner with Putin and why Russia Today is like CNNCommentary: Michael Flynn’s star burns outThe fall of Michael Flynn: A timeline

Source: Washington Post March 23, 2017 20:15 UTC