Federal News Network

JUNE 3, 2024

62-year-old Robert Burke, a retired four-star admiral, is facing up to 30 years in prison for an alleged scheme to steer a government contract to a company in exchange for future employment. After requesting a withdrawal from their TSP account, users no longer have to wait 30 days to request a second withdrawal.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

The clauses allow the government to temporarily withhold payment on a covered contract if a significant deficiency in a business system is identified. The post Taking Care of Business (Systems): DoD Proposes to Change the Definition of a Business System Deficiency appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 28, 2024

An examination of DOD’s struggling background check system - House Oversight and Accountability Committee ) For the first time in a decade, the Government Accountability Office is out with a proposed revision of federal internal controls. Comments on the proposed revisions are due by August 26. (

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government Contractors. 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Capital Edge Consulting

JULY 2, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

JULY 2, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

JUNE 13, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

million to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the FCPA. However, the arrangements to attend the events were often a pretext to provide the Chinese government officials with overseas travel, including tourism activities, to induce them to purchase 3M products.”

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Capital Edge Consulting

APRIL 10, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

MARCH 20, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2024

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Capital Edge Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Insight by: Norman McCord, Senior Manager Summary Timekeeping for government contractors is essential. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. It also helps the auditor to determine if Total Time Accounting is used.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In February, the DOJ announced the latest iteration of its voluntary self-disclosure policy , outlining new incentives for companies to report corporate misconduct before an “imminent threat of disclosure or government investigation.” [2] 3] What is the FCPA? 3] What is the FCPA? The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sophie Zhang , former Meta data scientist on the Facebook Site Integrity fake engagement team, detailed blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse the platform to mislead their own citizenry on multiple occasions in a leaked exit memo in 2020.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 9, 2024

Government contractors, in particular, operate in a highly complex regulatory environment and have additional motivations to detect and mitigate the risk of criminal liability. is a good example of the consequences faced by government contractors due to employee misconduct. million in kickbacks from subcontractors.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government contractors. This article begins coverage of FAR 31.205, Selected Costs, which includes forty-seven Cost Principles, each of which governs the allowability of a particular type of cost.

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