Last Friday, we brought you a provision of the Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act that will require the Department of Defense to outsource at least 25 percent of the incurred costs audits to QPA (Qualified Private Auditors). This is going to put DCAA in a head-to-head competition with commercial auditors and it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act – Part 2
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
