Blogs/Articles
To guide clients and potential clients on some concepts, unique to awards funded by the U.S. Government, several free articles and white papers are presented. …
Common Unallowables
Why do Auditors and Reviewers pick apart G&A (or ICR) expenses? What are they looking for? What supporting documents will approve the submission? First, each …
Small Business Indirect Rates
Indirect Rates What are “indirects”? Cost of Goods and Services Sold are direct cost elements. These include: Direct Labor Direct Material Other Direct Costs Direct …
Federal Contracting 101
GovCon Basics New to selling to the federal government? From contract terms and conditions (T’s & C’s) to regulations, the knowledge base can be overwhelming. …
DCAA Compliant Timekeeping
Federal government auditors and analysts (by any job title) perform reviews with many different objectives. Because labor usually costs the most, the processes leading to …
DCAA Compliance, DCAA Review, and DCAA Audit
DCAA Compliance, DCAA Review, and DCAA Audit Oversight is the purview of the federal agency with the most risk. For example, for for-profit companies, this …
What Do You Know… about GovCon Travel?
GovCon cost reports break out allowable Travel from unallowable Travel. We use per diem rates, transportation that we can prove costs reasonable amounts, and other …
Start-up Grown to Need a Disclosure Statement?
Your small business lands more sales contracts. Your small business earns more gross income. Your small business hires more employees to keep up with sales. …
Delayed Paychecks
Is your start-up small business postponing paychecks? If your new company has – or hopes to win – awards paid with federal government funds, accrual …
Small Business Primes with Subcontracts
If the federal government awards your company with a prime contract information about your five most highly compensated employees typically becomes public. Many small businesses …