Senior procurement executives at the Pentagon have been telling us to expect the new and improved Better Buying Power (“BBP 3.0”) guidance any day now. Previous versions of BBP have provided a glimpse into what trends to expect from the DOD acquisition community. Join Mr. Bill Walter and Mr. Mark Burroughs of Dixon Hughes Goodman’s Government Contract Advisory Practice as they discuss their initial observations of the trends...

On March 12, 2014, there will be 110 days left for planning, preparation andsubmission of your annual incurred cost submission. Federal AcquisitionRegulation 52.216-7 requires ICS submission 180 days after your company’sfiscal year end, and for companies on the calendar year basis thisis typically June 30. Additionally, the regulation designates the schedulesand types of data required for an adequate submission. Please join Dixon Hughes...

The start of the new year is a good time to be out with the old and in with the new: Forward Pricing and Provisional Billing Rates! Please join Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracting Consulting Partner Mark Burroughs and Director David Eck for a webinar to untangle the alphabet soup of FPRP vs FPRA vs FPRR vs Billing Rates. Our professionals will also discuss considerations a company should make in establishing and updating Forward Pricin...

While the year end is fast approaching and we are all focused on the holiday season, you don’t want year end contract and accounting strategies to get away from you. Now is the time to be planning for the end of 2013 and how best to move into 2014. We invite you to a free webinar featuring government contractor accounting experts Janet Borjeson and Michael Brown from the Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracting Practice. We will discu...

Join Dixon Hughes Goodman partners Mark Burroughs and Bill Walter as we co-host Demystifying Cost Accounting Standards with the Public Contracting Institute. This 4-part virtual classroom series is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to work within the fundamental requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in understandable, easy to understand plain English business terms. The Cost Accounting Standards were designed to pr...

A number of "unintended consequences" have resulted from the Government Shutdown regarding many company’s ability to perform work on their contracts despite having funding and scope. In dealing with these delays and disruptions in the business environment a company needs to take appropriate steps to identify costs to either file a Request for Equitable Adjustment and potential claim or be able to show the government the sacrifices that a...

Join Dixon Hughes Goodman and PVBS for this compelling and timely webinar, Tuesday, October 29, at 12PM (Noon) EST. While we all continue to deal with the aftermath of the Government Shutdown, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is still dealing with issues from years ago. This continuing challenge - as well as recent court cases - highlight the need for government contractors to ensure they take appropriate steps to minimize issues going...

Join Dixon Hughes Goodman partners Mark Burroughs and Bill Walter as we co-host Demystifying Cost Accounting Standards with the Public Contracting Institute. This 4-part virtual classroom series is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to work within the fundamental requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in understandable, easy to understand plain English business terms. The Cost Accounting Standards were designed to pr...

The application of the Contract Dispute Act’s (“CDA”) six-year statute of limitations has been rapidly evolving over the past year. Please join us for a webinar update on the potential impact of these clarifications to the statute of limitations and what it means to you. Mark Burroughs and Bill Walter of Dixon Hughes Goodman will be joined by Thomas Lemmer of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP to discuss the combined impacts of...

Join Dixon Hughes Goodman partners Mark Burroughs and Bill Walter as we co-host Demystifying Cost Accounting Standards with the Public Contracting Institute. This 4-part virtual classroom series is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to work within the fundamental requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in understandable, easy to understand plain English business terms. The Cost Accounting Standards were designed to pr...