This third installment of Pillsbury’s Section 809 alerts focuses on recommendations to modernize and streamline the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) appropriations, auditing and accounting practices.
The Section 809 Panel...more
For DoD acquisitions, the Conference Report for FY 2018 NDAA includes provisions that would streamline the DCAA Incurred Cost Audit process by involving private auditors and increase the TINA threshold.
Conference Report...more
For a number of years, contractors have been required to expend substantial sums challenging baseless legal theories initiated by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and rubber-stamped by the Defense Contract Management...more
1/19/2017
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Court of Federal Claims ,
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Defense Contracts ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Lockheed Martin ,
Pleading Standards ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subcontractors
The last three years have seen a run of Contract Disputes Act (CDA) statute of limitations (SOL) cases involving contractor incurred cost proposals (ICP). The sledding has been more difficult for contractors after the Federal...more