Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
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Cherry Bekaert's Government Contractors podcasts feature discussions on trends, compliance matters, and best practices to guide you forward.
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
3M ago
In the third episode of Cherry Bekaert’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) podcast series, Brendan Halloran, a Director with Cherry Bekaert Advisory, is joined by Jeffery Annessa, a Senior Manager in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contractor Industry practice, to discuss CAS implications during mergers and acquisitions.
Cherry Bekaert’s government contracting consulting team has years of CAS experience and can help you navigate CAS compliance issues or disclosure statement development.
This episode highlights key topics to help guide your business forward, including:
Scenarios and implicat ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
4M ago
On December 26, 2023, the proposed rule for the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program was published in the Federal Register.
Listen to Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contractor Industry practice and Brian Kirk, Senior Manager in the Firm’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity practice, as they share insights into the proposed rule, including the surprises that came out and DoD’s timing for implementation.
Refresher on CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment, CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment + CMMC Third-Party Assessme ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
5M ago
In this episode of Cherry Bekaert’s GovCon Podcast series on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, Brynn McNeil and Craig Hunter, assurance partners in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, discuss accounting best practices for 8(a) companies. Listen to find out about:
Setting up an accounting system to segregate costs
Chart of Accounts
Indirect rates
Reporting functionality for:
Contract revenue summary by contract
Showing cumulative revenue
Annual revenue
Direct costs
Importance of month end reconciliations of balance sheet a ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
5M ago
In the first episode of a new series on effective operational and financial performance for government contractors, Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Todd Angioli, a Director in the Firm’s GovCon practice with 20+ years of financial operations experience, to discuss considerations when budgeting for year end. Listen to this episode to find out more about:
What government contractors should consider during year end and while budgeting for the next calendar year
High-level considerations when reviewing the operating plan ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
6M ago
In the second episode of Cherry Bekaert’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) podcast series, Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Jeff Annessa, a Senior Manager in the Firm’s GovCon practice who spent 13+ years with DCAA and held various positions such as Quality Manager, Supervisory Auditor, Field Audit Office Manager, and Artan Ivezaj, a manager in Cherry Bekaert’s GovCon practice with 15 years of experience at the DCAA, to discuss CAS considerations for a growing GovCon. Listen to this the episode to find out more about:
Wh ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
7M ago
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) doesn’t provide many details on the specifics related to an adequate timekeeping system. However, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) does have some specific requirements they look for when performing accounting system audits and labor floor checks.
In this episode of Cherry Bekaert’s GovCon Podcast, Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Jeff Annessa, a Senior Manager in the Firm’s GovCon practice who spent 13+ years with DCAA and held various leadership positions such as Quality ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
9M ago
The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) recently released its Fiscal Year 2022 Report to Congress. By law, the DCAA is required to submit an annual report detailing the DCAA’s activities for the previous year.
In this episode of Cherry Bekaert’s GovCon Podcast, Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Jeff Annessa, a Senior Manager in the Firm’s GovCon practice who spent 13+ years with the DCAA and held various positions such as Quality Manager, Supervisory Auditor, Field Audit Office Manager and Senior Financial Liaison Advis ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
9M ago
In this episode, Eric Poppe, a Managing Director in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contractor Industry practice is joined by Matt Schiavone, Managing Director, and Brian Kirk, Senior Manager in the Firm’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity practice to discuss the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program milestone and what contractors should be doing now to prepare.
Listen in as they share insights into the:
Recent updates to the final CMMC rule, including next steps and an updated expectation on when it will go final
Projected timeline imp ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
11M ago
In this eighth episode of Cherry Bekaert’s podcast series on Contractor Business Systems, Brendan Halloran, a Senior Manager in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting Industry practice who was previously a Divisional Administrative Contracting Officer (DACO) at the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), is joined by Roy Rushing, a Manager in the Firm’s GovCon practice and a former Contracting Officer with various federal agencies, to talk about navigating Contractor Business Systems audits and reviews.
Listen in to find out about:
The two primary types of system audits/reviews:&nb ..read more
Cherry Bekaert: Government Contractors Guidance
11M ago
A government contractor Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), as outlined in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.242-7004, is a system for planning, controlling and accounting for the acquisition, use, issuance and disposition of material. It is under the cognizance of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and geared towards a contractors’ manufacturing planning and production.
In this seventh episode of Cherry Bekaert’s podcast series on each of the Contractor Business Systems, Brendan Halloran, a Senior Manager in Cherry Bekaert’s Government Con ..read more