Jan 5, 2021 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, False Claims Act
On January 25, Rob McDonald will provide an overview of construction claims and supporting damages theory, outline claim methodologies, discuss trends and developments of construction claims, and explain common risks and pitfalls and practical tips and strategies in...
Dec 30, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Regulatory Updates
As another year comes to a close, BRG’s Government Contracts Advisory Services team is here to share a year-end compliance-planning checklist for federal contractors and assistance awardees. As you get ready to close the books on another year, these proactive efforts...
Dec 2, 2020 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
The use of technology in the construction industry was expanding before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the level of managing cyber risks varied widely. With the onset of the pandemic and greater reliance on technology to facilitate remote working, those risks—and the need...
Nov 24, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Procurement
Government contractors, like most businesses, have faced difficult operational and financial challenges since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of this year. Quick federal legislation with contractor relief mechanisms followed with the $2.2 trillion...
Nov 19, 2020 | Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests
The Department of Justice announced on November 12, 2020, that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is adding eleven new national partners. A total of twenty-nine agencies and offices now are committed on the national level to combatting collusion, antitrust...
Nov 19, 2020 | Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests
Rob McDonald, CPA, CFA has been featured in Who’s Who Legal’s Litigation – Expert Witnesses 2020. He is described as someone who is “known among peers as a ‘pleasure to work with’ and has over 20 years of experience with forensics and litigation consulting matters.”...
Nov 16, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Other Government Regulatory Topics
The GSA Return to Workplace Strategy Book is a compilation of information from across government and industry. It can be used as a consideration framework for returning to GSA-owned and -leased facilities. GSA has included practical solutions from its own...
Nov 16, 2020 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS
On September 29, the DCAA issued a memorandum to provide guidance to DCAA Field Audit Offices (FAOs) for the official implementation of the Contractor Submission Portal (CSP), a formal electronic method for contractors to submit their certified incurred cost...
Nov 16, 2020 | Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Government Contract Litigation, and Bid Protests, Regulatory Updates
On September 30, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment issued a memorandum on “Delegation of Defective Pricing Authority to the Defense Contract Management Agency.” This could apply to defective pricing audits received after the...
Oct 27, 2020 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
The Department of Defense issued an interim rule implementing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certificate (CMMC) cyber rules for all DoD contractors. The interim rule will take effect on November 30, 2020, and all comments must be submitted by that date. The interim rule...
