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Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 411 – Accounting for Acquisition of Material Cost

Redstone Government Consulting

If you don’t have contracts subject to full CAS, then FAR 31.205-26 Material costs requires contractors to implement GAAP when accounting for material. Material costs can either be charged direct to a contract or assigned to contracts through inventory accounts.

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Taking Care of Business (Systems): DoD Proposes to Change the Definition of a Business System Deficiency 

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 requires that the DFARS business systems clauses implement criteria for contractors’ accounting, cost estimating, material management & accounting, earned value management, purchasing, and property management systems.

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What Policies and Procedures Should a Government Contractor Have?

Redstone Government Consulting

If this were only a simple question. The most straightforward answer is that it is a good idea for any company to have policies and procedures. If that company is going to do business with the US Government those policies and procedures are going to have to be expanded as each contract may present additional requirements.