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b'Defense officials acknowledged Wednesday that they haven\\u2019t done nearly enough to provide decent housing for junior military service members after a scathing audit found widespread health and safety risks in government-owned barracks on military bases.\\nIn site visits, the Government Accountability Office found problems like overflowing sewage, mold and mildew, broken locks and air conditioning systems, and numerous other ways \\u201cunaccompanied housing\\u201d falls short of DoD\\u2019s own housing facility standards.\\nAnd despite recognizing the problem, the military services likely don\\u2019t understand its full scope \\u2014 partly because DoD doesn\\u2019t have a complete picture of what it\\u2019s spending to maintain barracks, and partly because it stopped asking service members what they think of their own living conditions several years ago, said Elizabeth Field, GAO\\u2019s director for defense capabilities and management.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'