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Government Contracts Cost and Pricing: The Truth in Negotiations Act, or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 3)

Government Contracts & Investigations

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing requirements that apply to Government Contractors. We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits.

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The Truth Behind Truth in Negotiations Requests

Capital Edge Consulting

Labor is among the largest contract cost recorded to Government contracts. In many cases, they are the most significant; therefore, the Government invests significant efforts to monitoring these costs and auditing them. The following are subject matter areas that represent critical timekeeping internal controls.

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The Cost Corner: Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – Compensation for Personal Services (Part I)

Government Contracts & Investigations

8] The Government typically analyzes reasonableness by individual employee for owners, executives, and other “high risk compensation categories” and by job class for other employees. 31] Thus, implementing and documenting adequate internal controls for determining compensation can significantly reduce audit risk. NASABCA No.

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OMB Final Rule Rewrites the Uniform Guidance for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Federal Financial Assistance

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Requirements for Fixed Amount Awards and Subawards Section 200.201(b)(1) states that fixed amount awards must be negotiated using the cost principles (or other pricing information) as a guide, and may be used if accurate cost, historical, or unit pricing data is available to establish a reasonable estimate of actual costs.

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What new White House guidance on grants means for agencies that hand them out

Federal News Network

And government contractors will sometimes participate in the federal grant space, either as contractors or as recipients or sub recipients. And increasingly, the federal grant in assistance space is becoming subject to more requirements that start to look like government contracts. So there’s a lot of money.