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Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)

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Cost Accounting Board Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Conform Certain CAS Standards to Generally Accepted...

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On June 27, 2024, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments on proposed changes to the Cost Accounting...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - June 25th - 26th, Arlington, VA

For 15 years, ACI’s Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits provides government contractors with the opportunity to deeply discuss the most critical compliance issues, hear from senior government officials,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Accounting for Unallowable Costs

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. This is the third article in a multi-part series on the Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Allocation of Direct and Indirect Costs

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. This is the second article in a multi-part series on the Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Cost Principles (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. The March 2023 Cost Corner introduced the three principle categories of...more

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DOD Issues Updated Other Transactions (OT) Guide

The Department of Defense updated its guidance on “other transaction” agreements, or “OTs,” an increasingly popular contracting authority not subject to the FAR or most procurement laws that accounted for more than $37...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 14th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - June 14th - 15th, Arlington, VA

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 14th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits returns this June as the leading compliance event for the government contracting community and their advisors!...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – The Truth in Negotiations Act … or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we address the complex cost and pricing regulations that apply to Government contractors. The last edition of the Cost Corner provided an overview of the regulatory framework for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – A Brief Overview of the Regulatory Landscape

Welcome to the Cost Corner. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the complex cost and pricing regulations that apply to government contractors. This article provides an overview of the regulatory framework and...more

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Hindsight in the Resolution of Purchase Price Disputes and the Accounting Standards Codification’s (ASC) “Subsequent Events”...

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Accountants (or auditors in particular) are the benefactors of hindsight and get to put it to use every time they are engaged to opine on a company’s financial statements. Namely, that period from the date of the financial...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Contractors Should Not Leave Money on the Table: The Federal Circuit Clears the Way for Boeing to Use the Tucker Act to Sue DoD...

In these unprecedented, economically-challenging times for the aviation industry, it is especially important that airlines, manufacturers and other industry stakeholders have an accessible avenue open to them for pursuing...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Federal Circuit Revives Key Case Addressing Contractor’s Ability to Include Offsets in Measurement of CAS Change Impacts

Case remanded to Court of Federal Claims to clarify whether CAS Impact Calculation involving multiple unilateral changes may include contractor “offsets” Federal Circuit revives the question of whether the FAR 33.606...more

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The CARES Act & Recent Guidance Updates for Government Contractors

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Cy Alba recently sat down with SC&H Group Director Pete Ragone to discuss "The CARES Act & Recent Guidance Updates for Government Contractors." Going over frequently asked questions, they dove into: • an overview of the PPP...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Roundup of Recent Government Contracts Claims Decisions

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Federal Circuit Affirms Decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Finding the Government Suffered No Harm Resulting from Contractor's Technical Noncompliance with Cost Accounting Rules: Defense v. Northrop...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Small Business Runway Act Regulation Goes Into Effect – You May Have a Choice in How to Calculate Your Size

Being a small business can have its advantages. Federal procurement rules provide that certain contracting opportunities may be set-aside for small business competition. Small businesses also may be exempt from certain...more

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New Federal Contract Reporting Requirements Aimed at Protecting Supply Chains Through Detection of Counterfeit Parts

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Federal contractors already subject to a myriad of reporting requirements should be prepared for yet another. Effective December 23, 2019, a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) provision entitled “Reporting of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

TINA and CAS Thresholds to Increase Significantly Effective July 1, 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, the threshold under the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act (still commonly referred to by its former name, the Truth in Negotiations Act (or TINA)) for contractors to submit to the government certified...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends in Government Contracts: Navigating Rules for Pro Bono Work

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For many large private companies and firms that contract with the federal government, pro bono work is more than a feel-good activity; it is necessary for their business model to develop new business, attract and retain...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Defense Contractors to Face New Cost Accounting Oversight with Creation of Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board

Section 820 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (“NDAA”) establishes a new Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board (“D-CASB”) to oversee the application of the Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”) to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Government Contractors and Their Suppliers: Volume X – Accounting...

Volume X – Accounting for the Cost of Business Combinations Under Government Contracts - Mergers and acquisitions create additional costs and complex accounting issues for government contractors. There are fees for...more

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