by Public Contracting Institute | Aug 1, 2017 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA, The PCI Network
This episode of The PCI Network focuses on important considerations and challenges during an audit with Bill Walter, Director and Faculty at PCI. Bill Walter is a Partner with Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP. He holds a BS degree in Accounting from Penn State University...
by David Newsome, Senior Legal Counsel, KBR | Jul 9, 2013 | Audits & DCAA
To say that there is a crisis surrounding the closing of government contracts, especially large cost-type contracts held by large government contractors, would certainly not be an understatement. [i] Closing a contract essentially requires verification that the goods...
by Members & Staff | Dec 12, 2012 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA
By Darrell Oyer, Darrell J. Oyer & Co.: In 2010 DOD issued guidance to contracting officers raising the contract value for requesting a proposal audit from $650,000 to $10 million for fixed-price contracts and from $10 million to $100 million for cost-type...
by David Capitano, Instructor/Cost Accounting Consultant | Dec 6, 2012 | The Clause Column
Applicability: This FAR solicitation provision, which is incorporated into the contract and thus becomes a clause, is included in all solicitations and contracts unless the contract is (a) at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, (b) for utility services at...
by Members & Staff | Sep 18, 2012 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA
DCAA Touts Increased Quality of Audits by Darrell Oyer, Darrell J. Oyer & Company: A canned DCAA presentation contends that the quality of audits has improved as evidence by the fact that in FY2003 DCAA examined $265b and questioned only $8b (3%); but in FY2011...