Dec 23, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Other Government Regulatory Topics
On January 7, 2020, Rob McDonald, Monica MacGregor, and Jeff Klenk will discuss the announced rollout of the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force. They will review the task force’s mission, activities, and origin. They will describe potential...
Nov 26, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Government Contract Accounting, FAR, and CAS, Other Government Regulatory Topics
The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced the retirement of FBO.gov on Thursday, November 7. Beta.SAM.gov is now the official source for federal business opportunities. FBO.gov was retired and transitioned into beta.SAM.gov under “contract opportunities.”...
Nov 14, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Other Government Regulatory Topics
The DOD is nearing completion of its cybersecurity CMMC program standards. DOD’s goal is to finalize the CMMC standards by January 2020, and contractors should expect to see CMMC requirements in the bidding process later next year. The CMMC standards, which will...
Jul 12, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews, Other Government Regulatory Topics, Procurement
Mia Bautista took part in sessions on “Yours, Mine, Ours” (July 10) and “Contract and Procurement Fraud” (July 11). On July 12, Ryan Byrd discussed “Detecting Fraud Through Vendor Audits”; and Rob Hichens and Amit Garg discussed...
Mar 1, 2019 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
On February 7, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its Report to Congressional Committees on Contractor Business Systems (CBS), DOD Needs Better Information to Monitor and Assess Review Process (GAO-19-212). The report addresses weaknesses in the CBS...
Oct 15, 2018 | Contractor Business Systems and Reviews
What You Need to Know about New DoD Requirements A Department of Defense policy directive issued in 2017 established policy and assigned responsibilities for conducting assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) in the area of security cooperation. The policy...
