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Here To Remind You Of The Key Provisions Of The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!

Each year, Congress presents us in Title VIII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a potpourri of procurement reforms, changes, and additions. Some are effective immediately, while some are bound for rulemaking...more

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Section 809 Panel Releases First Volume of Recommendations for the Overhaul of DoD’s Acquisition Process

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In 2016, Congress instructed the Department of Defense (DoD) to review its procurement regulations by convening a panel of procurement professionals—from both the public and private sectors. This panel became known as the...more

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Changes to DCAA’s Incurred Cost Audit Model: How May It Affect You?

It is no secret that the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) has been plagued by a significant backlog in processing incurred cost (electronically) proposals (“ICE proposals”). In 2011, there were approximately 31,000 ICE...more

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New Year’s Resolutions: Top 5 Consequential Changes in the 2018 NDAA

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The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2018 was signed into law on December 12, 2017, and authorizes a topline national defense budget of $700 billion. While the 2018 NDAA makes a number of changes to...more

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2018 NDAA Analysis: New Mandate to Use Private Accounting Firms to Audit Incurred Cost Submissions

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This is the fourth blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more

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Changes to Audit and Truth in Negotiations Act in FY 2018 NDAA

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

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Developments in DoD’s Treatment of Commercial Item Assertions

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The passage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 saw the dawning of a new era in procurement policy, pursuant to which sweeping changes to the procurement laws and regulations...more

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013—New Procurement Rules Coming

In January, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (“NDAA”), which includes numerous new procurement policies directed at contractors and how they bid on and perform government...more

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Smash & Grab Redux - Congress Seems to Give DCAA Permission But Forgets to Give It Authority

Last month we wrote about a provision in the proposed 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) that would have given the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) statutory authority to demand a company’s internal audit...more

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Smash & Grab - DCAA Poised to Gain Access to Contractor Internal Audit Reports

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) has long sought access to contractors’ internal audit reports in connection with the routine audit of contractors’ business systems. Contractors have, in most cases, successfully...more

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