With so many changes, new challenges and unchartered territory, don’t miss this invaluable opportunity for “off the record,” smaller-group discussion, benchmarking and networking. This candid, closed-door session will follow the Chatham House Rule to encourage open and candid conversation.

Open only to contractors and outside advisors, speakers and participants will share experiences and lessons learned, as well as best practices for meeting current DCAA expectations. Take advantage of speaker-developed reference materials and engage in dynamic smaller-group discussions designed to foster meaningful dialogue and actionable takeaways.

Key topics of discussion will include:

• Recent Audit Experiences and Pain Points: In-depth, real-world examples of new trends, challenges and lessons for navigating them, from the pre-audit phase through to the exit conference.
• Working With Auditors: Best practices for defending your position as compliant, keeping the audit within scope, and obtaining successful audit results
• Addressing Delays and Backlog: Insights on recent audit completion timelines and how to address them
• Fine Tuning Your Strategic Approach: Developing a proactive compliance framework to reduce risk, avoid penalties, minimize the risk of terminations or debarment and payment delays
• Government Compliance: Tackling new challenges and grey areas of FAR, CAS, DFARS, CMMC, and other contract provisions 
• The FAR Overhaul and the cost and pricing implications
• Best practices for staying agile and adapting to evolving DCAA expectations and contracting realities
• Satisfying documentation requirements and overcoming the roadblocks
• Pre-Award Audits: Assessing the reasonableness of proposed costs and pricing
• Incurred Cost Audits: Determining allowable, reasonable and allocable costs
• Forward Pricing: Ensuring proposals are fair, reasonable and compliant