12th Advanced Forum on DCAA & DCMA Cost, Pricing, Compliance & Audits - WEB

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12th Advanced Forum on

DCAA & DCMA

COST, PRICING, COMPLIANCE & AUDITS

June 8–9, 2021(EDT) • Virtual Conference

Hear from Senior Government Officials: Joseph Bentz Deputy Director DCAA

What’s New for 2021: Jorge Bennett Executive Director, Cost & Pricing DCMA

Benchmark with Senior Government Contractors: • Accenture Federal Services • Collins Aerospace

• Leidos

• ASRC Federal

• General Electric Aviation

• Mantech International

• BAE Systems

• General Dynamics

• Ball Aerospace

• GKN Aerospace

• Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems

• CACI International

• Huntington Ingalls

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• Peraton • Raytheon Technologies

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CHEVRON-RIGHT Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Government Contractor Landscape CHEVRON-RIGHT Supply Chain: Impact of Buy America Act, Cybersecurity and Other Prohibitions CHEVRON-RIGHT Are You Ready for Defective Pricing Audits?

CHEVRON-RIGHT Business Systems Audits: Lessons Learned from Experienced Contractors CHEVRON-RIGHT Merger and Acquisition: Implications for the Defense Sector CHEVRON-RIGHT CMMC: Cybersecurity Requirements for Non-Technical Professionals

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Distinguished Speaker Faculty GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS

Jorge Bennett Executive Director, Cost & Pricing DCMA Joseph Bentz Deputy Director DCAA

Nathan Geesaman Regulatory Compliance Lead Accenture Federal Services Matthew Herdman Sr. Director Corporate Compliance ASRC Federal John Hindman Director Baker Tilly

Anita Bales Director DCAA

Dawn Katucki Associate Director, Government Finance & Controls Collins Aerospace

John Ellis Director of the Software Division DCMA

Sanjeev Malaveetil Partner Ernst & Young LLP

Kori Marietta Director, Commercial Item Group, West Pricing Team DCMA Martha McKune Assistant Director, Policy and Plans DCAA Holly Clarke Head of Legal-Defense GKN Aerospace David Ferrari Executive Director, Government Accounting Raytheon Technologies Jennifer Flickinger Partner Baker Tilly Stephanie M. Harden Partner Blank Rome LLP Neil Gardner Director, Government Compliance Northrup Grumman Corporation

Nicole Owren-Wiest Partner Crowell & Moring LLP Kelly Peters Director, Contracts and Government Compliance Huntington Ingalls Matthew Popham Sr. Vice President, Government Compliance Director Leidos Mark Quirk Vice-President, Industry Compliance & Business Regulatory Affairs ManTech International Lisa Rader Senior Director of Government Compliance General Dynamics Nick Radishkowski Director, Government Accounting, Business Compliance & Ethics Ball Aerospace Michael Samuels Counsel Crowell & Morning

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Nick Sanders Principal Consultant Apogee Consulting, Inc Phil Seckman Partner Dentons Kent Sharp Senior Compliance Regulatory Manager General Electric Aviation Derek Shaw Managing Director BDO Mark A Smith Chief Government Compliance Officer BAE Systems, Inc Jamie Sybert Principal Grant Thornton LLP Jim Thomas Partner and Global Sector Lead, Aerospace & Defense HKA Kristin Torcasi Vice President Government Compliance CACI International Steve Trautwein Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Kate Troedle Managing Director KippsDeSanto & Co Kathy Van Every Sr. Legal Counsel – Defense GKN Aerospace Jeremy Wensinger Chief Operating Officer Peraton Szu Yang Chief Contracts Officer/ SVP Peraton Ron Youngs Director, Government Compliance, Business Systems Compliance L3Harris Technologies

Tuesday, June 8, 2021(EDT) 9:00

1:00

DEFECTIVE PRICING AUDITS

Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks

Are You Prepared for Defective Pricing Audits?

microphone-alt Lisa Rader, Senior Director of Government Compliance, General Dynamics

microphone-alt Nick Sanders, Principal Consultant, Apogee Consulting, Inc

Kristin Torcasi, Vice President Government Compliance, CACI International

Jamie Sybert, Principal, Grant Thornton LLP Phil Seckman, Partner, Dentons

9:15

• What is certified cost and pricing data? When is it required? When is it prohibited? Distinguish from non-certified or information other than cost or pricing data.

Keynote Address

10:00

Joseph Bentz Deputy Director DCAA

• What are the elements of defective pricing? What are the facts that must exist for the government to establish the establish defective pricing?

SUPPLY CHAIN

• Practical Tips for Contractors and Impact of Relevant cases

• What does an auditor look for when conducting a defective pricing audit?

• How can a TINA issue evolve into an FCA claim?

Impact of Buy America Act, Cybersecurity and Other Prohibitions

1:45

RISK ASSESSMENT

DFARS Internal Risk Assessment Evaluations and Business Systems Readiness

microphone-alt Holly Clarke, Head of Legal-Defense, GKN Aerospace Kathy Van Every, Sr. Legal Counsel – Defense, GKN Aerospace • How to comply with use of Chinese telecommunication products prohibited by NDAA Section 889b • Is your Supply chain CMMS certified?

microphone-alt Neil Gardner, Director, Government Compliance, Northrup Grumman Corporation Kristin Torcasi, Vice President Government Compliance, CACI International Ron Youngs, Director, Government Compliance, Business Systems Compliance, L3Harris Technologies

• Prime- Subcontractor compliance • Best practices to monitor your supply chain.

• What is expected in your risk assessment?

10:45

Networking Break

11:15

AUDIENCE POLLING

• Assessing compliance in advance • Proactive vs reactive compliance

Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Government Contractor Landscape microphone-alt Kelly Peters, Director, Contracts and Government Compliance, Huntington Ingalls Matthew Popham, Sr. Vice President, Government Compliance Director, Leidos John Hindman, Director, Baker Tilly

2:30

Networking Break

3:00

LEGAL UPDATE

Significant Legal Developments to Watch in the Coming Year microphone-alt Nicole Owren-Wiest, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

• Section 3610 of the Cares Act

Stephanie M. Harden, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

• Changes in government spending going forward.

• Recent cases and regulatory/legislation developments related to cost allowability and compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards

• Company cost structures • Price negotiations in an inflationary environment

• Impact of the Raytheon decision on cost allowability • More government investigations expected.

12:30 Networking

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• Steps to be prepared for your business system audit.

• Will there be audits of COFID relief funds?

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3:45

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 (EDT)

BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Business System Audits microphone-alt Kent Sharp, Senior Compliance Regulatory Manager, General Electric Aviation Mark Quirk, Vice-President, Industry Compliance & Business Regulatory Affairs, ManTech International Nick Radishkowski, Director, Government Accounting, Business Compliance & Ethics, Ball Aerospace

9:00

Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks 9:15

Current Priorities, Key Focus Areas and What’s New Jorge Bennett Executive Director, Cost & Pricing DCMA

David Ferrari, Executive Director, Government Accounting, Raytheon Technologies 3:55

BUSINESS SYSTEMS AUDITS

Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One COST ESTIMATING

CONTRACTOR PURCHASING

microphone-alt Nick Radishkowski

microphone-alt Kent Sharp

ACCOUNTING AND BILLING

MMAS

microphone-alt Mark Quirk

microphone-alt David Ferrari

4:30

BUSINESS SYSTEMS AUDITS

Lessons Learned from Contractors – Choose One COST ESTIMATING

CONTRACTOR PURCHASING

microphone-alt Nick Radishkowski

microphone-alt Kent Sharp

ACCOUNTING AND BILLING

MMAS

microphone-alt Mark Quirk

microphone-alt David Ferrari

5:00

Martha McKune Assistant Director, Policy and Plans DCAA

• Key developments affecting government contractors • Updates on future impact of Covid-19 • New priorities to watch 10:00

M&A

Merger and Acquisition Integration and Consolidation in the Defense Sector microphone-alt Jeremy Wensinger, Chief Operating Officer, Peraton Jennifer Flickinger, Partner, Baker Tilly Michael Samuels, Counsel, Crowell & Morning Kate Troedle, Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Co

• Restructure costs proposed changes from DCMA. • ERP system selection-during technology consolidation • Elimination of the mid-tier sector 10:45

Networking Break

11:15

CMMC

End of Day One

Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Compliance Professionals

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microphone-alt John Ellis, Director of the Software Division, DCMA Mark A Smith, Chief Government Compliance Officer, BAE Systems, Inc. • Background of US Department of Defense Contractor Cybersecurity • Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) reviews • Levels of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) • CMMC accreditation process for contractors • Implications for prime contractors, subcontractors and DFARS Business Systems • Projected implementation timeline and cost allowability

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12:00

CAS BOARD UPDATE

2:45

CONTRACT CLOSEOUTS

CAS Board Update and Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

Dos and Don’ts: Easing the Pain of Contract Closeouts

microphone-alt Anita Bales, Director, DCAA

microphone-alt Szu Yang, Chief Contracts Officer/SVP, Peraton

Jim Thomas, Partner and Global Sector Lead, Aerospace & Defense, HKA

Steve Trautwein, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

• Conformance with GAAP

• Options when final rates can’t be negotiated

• ID/IQ Contracts

• Tricks for missing documents, sub-contractor issues and disputed items

• CAS practice changes

• Working with DCMA contract closeout team

• Implications of pandemic relief and stimulus legislation

• Issues with expired funding

• Other CASB agenda items

• Resolving M & A issues with historical records

12:45

Networking Break

3:30

1:30

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

FUTURE EXPECTATIONS

Meeting Top Challenges and What to Expect Going Forward?

Staying Compliant with the Latest Developments on Commercial Items microphone-alt Kori Marietta, Director, Commercial Item Group, West Pricing Team, DCMA

microphone-alt Dawn Katucki, Associate Director, Government Finance & Controls, Collins Aerospace Derek Shaw, Managing Director, BDO • Navigating prime-sub commercial item determinations

Mark A Smith, Chief Government Compliance Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.

• Managing an evolving relationship with DCAA/DCMA

Sanjeev Malaveetil, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

• Increasing regulatory landscape

• Importance of commercial Items

4:00

End of Conference

• Prime and subcontractor responsibilities • DCMA commercial items group • DFARS Purchasing System Implications • Commercial items examples 2:15

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COURSE OBJECTIVE: Timely updates to DCAA and DCMA cost and pricing requirements along with training on audit and compliance requirements.

• Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Government Contractor Landscape • Supply Chain: Impact of Buy America Act, Cybersecurity and Other Prohibitions • Are You Ready for Defective Pricing Audits?

• Business Systems Audits: Lessons Learned from Experienced Contractors • CMMC: Cybersecurity Requirements for Non-Technical Professionals There are no pre-requisites and advance preparation is not required to attend this conference.

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