Government Contracting

Proposed Lease Accounting Changes May Negatively Impact Financial Ratios of Government Contractors

Government contractors should be sensitive to the changes that are happening with leases as these changes will increase the complexity…

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Recent DCAA Guidance (MRD) Part 2: New DCAA Audit Guidance on the Business Systems Rule

On March 28, 2012 the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) issued Memorandum for Regional Directors (MRD) related to revising audit…

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NIH/USAID Contractors Feel the Impact of Contractor Employee Salary Caps

The National Institutes of Health has lowered the salary cap for government contractor employees from $199,700 to $179,700 for contracts…

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Final FAPIIS Rule Adds Protection for Contractors

The final regulations implementing the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) has now been issued.  FAPIIS is a…

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Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization

Cost Accounting Standard (“CAS”) 412, Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost and CAS 413, Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost,…

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HUBZone Concerns Lose Program Eligibility As Many Qualified HUBZone Areas Expire

In October 2011, the Census Bureau released data from the 2010 Decennial Census that may immediately impact the HUBZone eligibility…

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DOD Acquisition Policy – Better Buying Power or a Shift in Power?

The Department of Defense issued a memorandum on January 4, 2011, the subject: Better Buying Power: Guidance for Obtaining Greater…

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GSA eMod – Rapid Action Modification (RAM)

On November 16, 2009, GSA introduced a new way to expedite administrative and deletion modifications via the eMod system, the…

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House forms “Smart Contracting Caucus”

A bipartisan group of members of Congress have formed a new congressional caucus dedicated to improving oversight of federal contracting…

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Get the Escalation You’re Entitled to – Latest Employment Cost Index Data Released

Wondering what percentage to use for escalation on your multi-year proposals? Or thinking about requesting an increase to your GSA…

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