DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits

June 8 – 9, 2021 (Eastern Standard Time)

Agenda (Eastern Standard Time)

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Day 1 - Tuesday, June 8, 2021

9:00	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9:15	Keynote Address
10:00	SUPPLY CHAIN Impact of Buy America Act, Cybersecurity and Other Prohibitions
10:45	Networking Break
11:15	AUDIENCE POLLING Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Government Contractor Landscape
12:30	Networking Break
1:00	DEFECTIVE PRICING AUDITS Are You Prepared for Defective Pricing Audits?
1:45	RISK ASSESSMENT DFARS Internal Risk Assessment Evaluations and Business Systems Readiness
2:30	Networking Break
3:00	LEGAL UPDATE Significant Legal Developments to Watch in the Coming Year
3:45	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Business System Audits
3:55	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One
4:30	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One
5:00	End of Day One

Day 2 - Wednesday, June 9, 2021

9:00	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9:15	Current Priorities, Key Focus Areas and What’s New
10:00	M & A Merger and Acquisition Integration and Consolidation in the Defense Sector
10:45	Networking Break
11:15	CMMC Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Compliance Professionals
12:00	CAS BOARD UPDATE CAS Board Update and Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
12:45	Networking Break
1:30	COMMERCIAL ITEMS Staying Compliant with the Latest Developments on Commercial Items
2:15	AUDITS What are the Implications of Remote Audits?
2:45	CONTRACT CLOSEOUTS Dos and Don’ts: Easing the Pain of Contract Closeouts
3:30	FUTURE EXPECTATIONS Meeting Top Challenges and What to Expect Going Forward?
4:00	End of Conference

Day 1 - Tuesday, June 8, 2021

9:00	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks Lisa Rader Senior Director of Government Compliance General Dynamics Kristin Torcasi Vice President Government Compliance CACI International
9:15	Keynote Address Joseph Bentz Deputy Director DCAA
10:00	SUPPLY CHAIN Impact of Buy America Act, Cybersecurity and Other Prohibitions Holly Clarke Head of Legal-Defense GKN Aerospace Kathy Van Every Sr. Legal Counsel – Defense GKN Aerospace How to comply with use of Chinese telecommunication products prohibited by NDAA Section 889b Is your Supply chain CMMS certified? Prime- Subcontractor compliance Best practices to monitor your supply chain.
10:45	Networking Break
11:15	AUDIENCE POLLING Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Government Contractor Landscape Kelly Peters Director, Contracts and Government Compliance Huntington Ingalls Matthew Popham Senior Vice President, Government Compliance Director Leidos John Hindman Partner Baker Tilly Section 3610 of the Cares Act Changes in government spending going forward. Company cost structures Price negotiations in an inflationary environment
12:30	Networking Break
1:00	DEFECTIVE PRICING AUDITS Are You Prepared for Defective Pricing Audits? Nick Sanders Principal Consultant Apogee Consulting, Inc. Jamie Sybert Principal Grant Thornton LLP Phil Seckman Partner Dentons What is certified cost and pricing data? When is it required? When is it prohibited? Distinguish from non-certified or information other than cost or pricing data. What are the elements of defective pricing? What are the facts that must exist for the government to establish the establish defective pricing? What does an auditor look for when conducting a defective pricing audit? How can a TINA issue evolve into an FCA claim? Practical Tips for Contractors and Impact of Relevant cases
1:45	RISK ASSESSMENT DFARS Internal Risk Assessment Evaluations and Business Systems Readiness Neil Gardner Director, Government Compliance Northrop Grumman Corporation Kristin Torcasi Vice President Government Compliance CACI International Ron Youngs Director, Government Compliance, Business Systems Compliance L3Harris Technologies What is expected in your risk assessment? Assessing compliance in advance Proactive vs reactive compliance Steps to be prepared for your business system audit.
2:30	Networking Break
3:00	LEGAL UPDATE Significant Legal Developments to Watch in the Coming Year Nicole Owren-Wiest Partner Crowell & Moring LLP Stephanie M. Harden Partner Blank Rome LLP Recent cases and regulatory/legislation developments related to cost allowability and compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards Impact of the Raytheon decision on cost allowability More government investigations expected. Will there be audits of COFID relief funds?
3:45	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Business System Audits Kent Sharp Senior Compliance Regulatory Manager General Electric Aviation Mark Quirk Vice-President, Industry Compliance & Business Regulatory Affairs ManTech International Nick Radishkowski Director, Government Accounting, Business Compliance & Ethics Ball Aerospace David Ferrari Executive Director, Government Accounting Raytheon Technologies
3:55	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One COST ESTIMATING Nick Radishkowski Director, Government Accounting, Business Compliance & Ethics Ball Aerospace ACCOUNTING AND BILLING Mark Quirk Vice-President, Industry Compliance & Business Regulatory Affairs ManTech International CONTRACTOR PURCHASING Kent Sharp Senior Compliance Regulatory Manager General Electric Aviation MMAS David Ferrari Executive Director, Government Accounting Raytheon Technologies
4:30	BUSINESS SYSTEM AUDITS Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One COST ESTIMATING Nick Radishkowski Director, Government Accounting, Business Compliance & Ethics Ball Aerospace ACCOUNTING AND BILLING Mark Quirk Vice-President, Industry Compliance & Business Regulatory Affairs ManTech International CONTRACTOR PURCHASING Kent Sharp Senior Compliance Regulatory Manager General Electric Aviation MMAS David Ferrari Executive Director, Government Accounting Raytheon Technologies
5:00	End of Day One

Day 2 - Wednesday, June 9, 2021

9:00	Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9:15	Current Priorities, Key Focus Areas and What’s New Martha McKune Assistant Director, Policy and Plans DCAA Key developments affecting government contractors Updates on future impact of Covid-19 New priorities to watch
10:00	M & A Merger and Acquisition Integration and Consolidation in the Defense Sector Jeremy Wensinger Chief Operating Officer Peraton Jennifer Flickinger Partner Baker Tilly Restructure costs proposed changes from DCMA. ERP system selection-during technology consolidation Elimination of the mid-tier sector
10:45	Networking Break
11:15	CMMC Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Compliance Professionals John Ellis Director of the Software Division DCMA Mark A. Smith Chief Government Compliance Officer BAE Systems, Inc. Background of US Department of Defense Contractor Cybersecurity Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) reviews Levels of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) CMMC accreditation process for contractors Implications for prime contractors, subcontractors and DFARS Business Systems Projected implementation timeline and cost allowability
12:00	CAS BOARD UPDATE CAS Board Update and Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Anita Bales Director DCAA Jim Thomas Partner and Global Sector Lead, Aerospace & Defense HKA Conformance with GAAP ID/IQ Contracts CAS practice changes Implications of pandemic relief and stimulus legislation Other CASB agenda items
12:45	Networking Break
1:30	COMMERCIAL ITEMS Staying Compliant with the Latest Developments on Commercial Items Kori Marietta Director, Commercial Item Group, West Pricing Team DCMA Mark A. Smith Chief Government Compliance Officer BAE Systems, Inc. Sajeev D. Malaveetil Partner Ernst & Young LLP Importance of commercial Items Prime and subcontractor responsibilities DCMA commercial items group DFARS Purchasing System Implications Commercial items examples
2:15	AUDITS What are the Implications of Remote Audits? Nathan Geesaman Regulatory Compliance Lead Accenture Federal Services Matthew Herdman Sr. Director Corporate Compliance ASRC Federal How to share documents safely amid privacy issues Access to contractor employees on demand Difficulty to understand scope of business and process Impact of the permanent remote employee Tips to develop strong working relationships
2:45	CONTRACT CLOSEOUTS Dos and Don’ts: Easing the Pain of Contract Closeouts Szu Yang Chief Contracts Officer/SVP Peraton Steve Trautwein Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Options when final rates can’t be negotiated Tricks for missing documents, sub-contractor issues and disputed items Working with DCMA contract closeout team Issues with expired funding Resolving M & A issues with historical records
3:30	FUTURE EXPECTATIONS Meeting Top Challenges and What to Expect Going Forward? Dawn Katucki Associate Director, Government Finance & Controls Collins Aerospace Derek Shaw Derek Shaw BDO Navigating prime-sub commercial item determinations Managing an evolving relationship with DCAA/DCMA Increasing regulatory landscape
4:00	End of Conference

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