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December 2016

What is a Non-Traditional Contractor? | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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This week we’ve been discussing Sec 820 of the fiscal year 2017 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) which deals with Cost Accounting Standards, the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board (DCASB) and privatizing some of DCAA’s (Defense Contract Audit Agency) contract audit functions.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: What is a Non-Traditional Contractor?

Public Sector IT Trends for 2017 – Nextgov.com

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Not surprising, 2016 was a big year for cybersecurity at the state and federal level.

Source: Public Sector IT Trends for 2017 – Nextgov.com

30 Must-Read State and Local IT Blogs 2016 | StateTech Magazine

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Our annual list of top blogs covering relevant trends, news, analysis and general information on state and local government IT is here.

Source: 30 Must-Read State and Local IT Blogs 2016 | StateTech Magazine

SBA Corrects Profit-Splitting Flaw In New Joint Venture Regulations – SmallGovCon

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The SBA has corrected a flaw in the profit-splitting provisions of its new joint venture regulations for small businesses.

Source: SBA Corrects Profit-Splitting Flaw In New Joint Venture Regulations – SmallGovCon

How to make a federal employee nervous – FederalNewsRadio.com

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All in all, the Trump-to-Energy questionnaire presents a daunting and intimidating rasher of information to gather.

Source: How to make a federal employee nervous – FederalNewsRadio.com

Defense Cost Accounting Standards – Part 4 | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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We’ve spent this week covering most of the provisions of Sec 820 of the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On Monday we discussed how Congress intends to rejuvenate the CAS (Cost Accounting Standards) Board. On Tuesday, we discussed the new Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board (DCASB) and yesterday, we discussed the impending privatization of a significant portion of DCAA’s (Defense Contract Audit Agency’s) workload, e.g. audits of contractor indirect costs.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Cost Accounting Standards – Part 4

New Year’s resolutions for 10 federal agencies | FederalNewsRadio.com

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Agencies are focusing on cybersecurity and customer satisfaction for their fiscal 2016-17 goals on Performance.gov.

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Defense Cost Accounting Standards – Part 3 | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

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This week, we’ve been covering various provisions of Sec 820 of the 2017 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act). Monday we covered how the new law is designed to get the CAS (Cost Accounting Standards) Board moving once again. Yesterday we discussed the formation and duties of a new Defense CAS Board (DCASB). Today we another aspect of Sec 820 that moves to privatize some of the contract auditing function by moving certain audits from DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) to commercial firms.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Cost Accounting Standards – Part 3

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