Bales Testifies Before House, Industry refers to DCAA as a “Collection Agency”

DCAA Director Bales testified yesterday before the House Armed Services Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations. Here is a link to…

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Material Overhead Rate — Off and On

Back to the recent Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) Technology Systems, Inc. (TSI) (ASBCA 59577) and the nine…

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17-2 Costs Related to Extraordinary Reviews of Unsettled Overhead Costs

One of the probably unforeseen outcomes of DCAA’s decision to spin off Chapter Seven of the Contract Audit Manual (CAM)…

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Overhead Part One

  Do you really need this pool? One common headache small business contractors create for themselves is adopting too many…

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Model Schedule I: Part 2 or: “With all respect, Sir, I can only follow your orders, not read your mind”

  I remember enduring a room inspection as an enlisted man in the 82nd Airborne with a new company commander.…

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