OVERVIEW Thousands of contractors are subject to routine audits by DCAA every year. This webinar will focus on the highlights relative to DCAA audits, compliance and updates in 2016 that you need to know heading into 2017. Industry experts will address recent legislation and rules impacting government contracting as well as provide valuable DCAA audit guidance and strategies to mitigate potential setbacks. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The Webinar is int...

The presenters will first provide a brief overview of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), including what the standards are, who CAS apply to, and their importance. Then, the presenters will explain compliance requirements for contractors who have CAS-covered contracts (including disclosure statement requirements) and the process of preparing cost impact calculations. Primary emphasis will be given to the cost impact process, both general dol...

How much did you spend on networking and conferences last year? Did you count the cost of prep time and follow up, too? Get more business from that investment this year. Transform your results, starting now. Join me and my special guests as we share lessons learned from a huge national event. You'll get power tips and tactics for making your Federal networking more effective than ever.

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, November 9th for Straight Talk featuring Richard Young. Mr. Young serves as the CIO of the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Services. During this presentation Richard will discuss the mission of USDA FAS, the direction of USDA FAS IT initiatives and the role that small businesses can take in helping the agency achieve it's mission. He will provide pointers to h...

Our four-hour virtual conference will provide important rules and key concepts for a successful contract negotiation. Learn directly from our highly experienced presenters specializing in government and industry negotiations. Learning Objectives include: Negotiation Basics – planning for, conducting and documenting negotiations Start with an Ideal and End with a Deal – discriminating between wants and needs, evaluating ideals and t...

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at th...

This annual webinar will cover the most important changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in the last year. There have been major changes to a variety of labor and employment law sections in the regulations, as well as new compliance requirements in a wide variety of areas. These, along with more modest but still important changes and updates, will be covered. New FA...

This course prepares the new and/or small federal government prime contractor on the basics of compliant procurement. In the federal government’s eyes, the term “subcontracting” is very broad and the government expects prime contractors to spend prime contract funds using the same regulations the government uses. Therefore, prime contractors become stewards of taxpayer money and are entrusted to comply with proper procurement...

Attendees of this on-demand webcast learned how the innovative Salesforce Licensing Solution helps agencies to: Efficiently deliver responsive customer service to both licensees and businesses. Enable staff to leverage insights to make data-driven decisions with service delivery. Synchronize with the latest regulations, compliance, and legislation on an agile and secure platform. This webcast featured Michael Miller, Deputy Director, from the...

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at th...