by David Capitano, Instructor/Cost Accounting Consultant | Sep 24, 2014 | The Practical CAS, Uncategorized
*This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the basic requirements/techniques for allocating home office expenses to... by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Sep 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fiction/Myth: “My manager just moved me into the Contract Closeout group. What a bummer! I want to be able to ‘feed the elephant,’ not clean up after it. Anyway, who cares about closeout? I don’t spend my free time at home sorting socks, and I certainly don’t... by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fiction/Myth: “I’m sure the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) is useful for contracting officers when they need information. But why should I, as a contractor, care about it?” Fact: True, the FPDS is helpful to the government policy makers and the government’s... by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thirty-Nine in a Row! During the past two-and-a-half years, 40 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) challenges have been raised in protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO). And – with the exception of one protest where the agency waived a... by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fiction: “I don’t have to worry about gift rules. The ‘Standards of Conduct’ (5 C.F.R. 2635), and FAR 3.101 don’t address contractors – they only apply to government employees. So I’ll let them worry about it. Anyway, who will know? And when there’s a violation,... by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Aug 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fiction: “I always thought that our country was built on experimentation and enterprise: Unless something is prohibited by law, you can do it! But our government contracting system doesn’t seem to operate that way. Everything has to be ‘by the book.’ Unless the FAR...