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COST, PRICING, COMPLIANCE & AUDITS June 25–26, 2024 Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel | Pentagon City, VA

Benchmark with Senior Executives from: y Accenture Federal Services y AeroVironment y Arcfield y ASRC Federal y BAE Systems y CACI International y Clark Construction Company y Coherent Aerospace & Defense y Draper y GE Aerospace

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Debbra Caw Deputy Director Defense Contract Audit Agency John M. Tenaglia Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting Office of the Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense

What’s New For 2024:

y International SOS y Jacobs y KBR y L3Harris y Leidos y Leonardo DRS y Lockheed Martin y ManTech y Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems y Peraton

į Update on Current Activities at the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) į Government Compliance Best Practices: Practical Tips to Ensure Proactive Audits į Technology Innovation: How Government and Industry are Using AI and Data Analytics į CMMC 2.0: How Will the Proposed Rule Affect Your Future Bids? į Working Together: Prime-Sub Relationship Tips for Success į Unilateral Changes in Cost Accounting Practices: How to Prepare the Cost Impact Statement? į CAS Audits Are Coming: Is Your Organization Ready?

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It was interactive, great conversations.

Meet Our Distinguished Speaker Faculty Conference Co-Chairs Luis Ambroggio Vice President Contracting and Compliance PCSI Jennifer Flickinger Partner HKA Mark Smith Chief Government Compliance Officer BAE Systems Government Speakers Justin Carder Chief Digital and AI Officer Defense Contract Audit Agency Debbra Caw Deputy Director Defense Contract Audit Agency Jennifer Desautel Associate Director Defense Contract Audit Agency David S. Dolgin Contracting Officer, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Daniel Hawley Director, Commercial Item Group Defense Contract Management Agency John L. McClung Accountant & CAS Board Manager Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Crystal Teed Senior Counsel United States Marines Corps

John M. Tenaglia Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting Office of the Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense Government Contractors Sean Bamford Associate General Counsel – Legal Director Government Contracts, Government Finance & Cybersecurity Lockheed Martin James Chang Associate Director - Government Controls and Compliance Pratt & Whitney David Cozart Director Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Inc. Alex delaCruz Director of Government Compliance AeroVironment Inc Traci Dillon Executive Leader, Government Business & Controllership GE Aerospace Neil Gardner Director Government Compliance Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Nathan Geesaman Director, Government Regulatory Compliance Accenture Federal Services Matthew Herdman Vice President, Corporate Compliance ASRC Federal Peter Herman Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Arcfield

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Kim Herrington Vice President, Government Finance L3Harris Technology Former Director/Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense Kent Kiffner Senior Director, Legal KBR Anthony Kim VP, Government Compliance CACI International Jason Mack Vice President of Government Compliance Jacobs

Industry Experts JK Aier Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Global Engagement Associate Professor of Accounting George Mason University Giacomo Apadula Principal RSM US LLP Steve Gilmer Director CohnReznick LLP Stephanie Harden Partner Blank Rome LLP

Barbara Michael SVP Government Compliance Peraton

Noah Leiden Partner Baker Tilly

Grace Mureithi Compliance Executive Clark Construction Group

Drew Lewis Director Baker Tilly

John D. Peacock Senior Vice President ASRC Federal Jamie Pereira Director, Government Accounting and Compliance Draper Matthew Popham Senior Vice President, Government Compliance Leidos Mark Quirk Vice President Industry Compliance & Regulatory Affairs ManTech Marc Salko Corporate Vice President, Government Compliance & Accounting Leonardo DRS, Inc.

Robert Metzger Chair of Cyber Privacy Practice Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC Edward Morley Principal EY John Polcari Director HKA Mark D. Taylor Regulated Industry Advisor Cognitus Tom Tollerton Principal FORVIS

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Pre-Conference Workshops Monday, June 24, 2024 Workshop A

9:00am–12:30pm (Registration opens at 8:30am)

Business Systems Audit Readiness: Critical Pre-Planning Steps to Ensure That You Are Audit Ready

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 8:00 9:00

Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks Microphone-alt Mark Smith, Chief Government Compliance Officer, BAE Systems

Microphone-alt Edward Morley, Principal, EY

Luis Ambroggio, Vice President Contracting and Compliance, PCSI

James Chang, Associate Director - Government Controls and Compliance, Pratt & Whitney Your organization will very likely be having business systems audits soon, and spending time now to plan accordingly will surely affect your audit readiness.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Jennifer Flickinger, Partner, HKA 9:15

DCAA Keynote Address and Audience Q & A

This hands-on session will provide a fully updated toolkit to implement when you are back in the office. Plus, benefit from speaker-prepared referenced materials for your daily work.

Key topics to be discussed include:

Debbra Caw Deputy Director Defense Contract Audit Agency

• What to expect from a DFARS Audit • Key documents and flowcharts to help you prepare

9:45

• Discussion of DCMA review and DCAA audit approaches

Industry Perspectives: What is Keeping Large, Mid-Sized and Smaller Contractors Up at Night?

• Conducting self-assessments and monitoring • What to expect on Day 1 of the audit • Discuss the difference the different business systems and what to expect for each Workshop B

1:30pm–5:00pm (Registration opens at 1:00pm)

Commercial Determinations: A Deep Dive into the FAR Requirements and How to Incorporate CDs into Your Pricing Microphone-alt Daniel Hawley, Director, Commercial Item Group, Defense Contract Management Agency

Crystal Teed, Senior Counsel, United States Marines Corps

Microphone-alt Kim Herrington, Vice President, Government Finance, L3Harris Technology,

Former Director/Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

Mark Smith, Chief Government Compliance Officer, BAE Systems Jason Mack, Vice President of Government Compliance, Jacobs Jamie Pereira, Director, Government Accounting and Compliance, Draper • Working within the constraints of the government budget process • How to manage ESG reporting • How to account for inflation and rising interest rates

This interactive session will discuss the uniform definitions for commercial products and services and will review the substantial role that these items play in the DOD procurement process. Topics to be discussed include:

• Workforce challenges from recruiting to hybrid work

• Determination of whether a product or service is commercial

10:45

• Managing global supply chain pressure Networking Break

• What documentation is required for commercial determination?

• How to submit a compliant bid • Potential pitfalls to watch out for and recent lessons learned • Partnering with your Contracting Officer to submit your CDs • Best practices to mitigate the risk of your CD being rejected

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11:00

CMMC 2.0 and the Future of Cybersecurity Certification: How the Proposed Rule Will Affect Your Bids Microphone-alt Tom Tollerton, Principal, FORVIS Robert Metzger, Chair of Cyber Privacy Practice, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC Steve Gilmer, Director, CohnReznick LLP • Overview of the new proposed rule • What to expect from the certification process • Compliance challenges to address • How will this impact other cyber disclosure regulations?

• What is the expected implementation date?

12:00

Networking Luncheon Roundtables with Industry Experts Benefit from smaller-group discussion and networking over lunch!

3:00

Networking Break

3:15

Pricing Considerations: Best Practices, Recent Trends, and Regulatory Updates Affecting Government Contract Cost and Pricing Microphone-alt Giacomo Apadula, Principal, RSM US LLP Mark Quirk, Vice President Industry Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, ManTech John D. Peacock, Senior Vice President, ASRC Federal • Strategic pricing trends & considerations • Forward pricing rates • Subcontractor pricing considerations • Dealing with inflation • Cost & Pricing Data and TINA audits 4:15

1:15

Technology Innovation: How Government and Industry are Evaluating the Risk and Benefits of AI and Data Analytics

Legal Updates: Implications for Compliance and Audits Microphone-alt Sean Bamford, Associate General Counsel – Legal Director Government Contracts, Government Finance & Cybersecurity, Lockheed Martin

Microphone-alt Justin Carder, Chief Digital and AI Officer, Defense Contract Audit Agency

Kent Kiffner, Senior Director, Legal, KBR

Drew Lewis, Director, Baker Tilly

Stephanie Harden, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Anthony Kim, VP, Government Compliance, CACI International • Role of data analytics within DCAA: structure and intent of team • Use cases for data analytics and AI within common audits.

• Tools and techniques currently in place • Industry best practices: Identifying trends and monitoring controls

• Impact of the Booz Allen settlement

2:00

• Continuation of Covid claims re Sovereign Acts defense

Business Systems Audits: Lessons Learned and Potential Changes to the Business Systems Process on the Horizon

• Contract Disputes Act requirements for negotiating and litigating contracts • Raytheon, Sikorsky and more ongoing cases • Increasing number of whistleblower complaints and False Claims litigation

5:00

Networking Reception Sponsored by

Microphone-alt Jennifer Desautel, Associate Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency Marc Salko, Corporate Vice President, Government Compliance & Accounting, Leonardo DRS, Inc. Nathan Geesaman, Director, Government Regulatory Compliance, Accenture Federal Services Mark D. Taylor, Regulated Industry Advisor, C ognitus

6:00

End of Day One

• Common audit findings among contractors • Best practices for purchasing and estimating systems • Status of potential changes to the business system rules • What happens after the audit is over

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 8:30

Continental Breakfast

11:00

Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB): Current Activities of the Now Fully Appointed Board Microphone-alt Matthew Popham, Senior Vice President, Government Compliance, Leidos

8:55

Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks

John L. McClung, Accountant & CAS Board Manager, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget

9:00

JK Aier, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Global Engagement, Associate Professor of Accounting, George Mason University

DOD Keynote John M. Tenaglia Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting Office of the Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense

• Status of Conformance of CAS to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) - Open cases • Discuss CASB Federal Register Notices • Application of CAS to Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDVs) contracts • Section 809 Panel recommendations Relative to CAS

9:30

Government Compliance Best Practices: Practical Tips to Ensure Proactive Audit Readiness Microphone-alt Neil Gardner, Director Government Compliance, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Grace Mureithi, Compliance Executive, Clark Construction Group

11:45

Networking Luncheon

1:00

Unilateral Changes in Cost Accounting Practices: How to Prepare the Cost Impact and What to Anticipate from the Regulators Microphone-alt Barbara Michael, SVP Government Compliance, Peraton

Noah Leiden, Partner, Baker Tilly

Anthony Kim, VP, Government Compliance, CACI International

• Mandatory disclosures dos and don’ts • Business system reviews self-assessment

• Need for conducting ROM cost impact analysis for materiality

• Working effectively with DCAA/DCMA

• How to calculate the cost impact

• How and when to involve senior management

• Implications of October 2023 DCAA and DCMA guidance

10:30

1:45

Networking Break

CAS Audits Are Coming: Is Your Organization Ready?

Microphone-alt Traci Dillon, Executive Leader, Government Business & Controllership, GE Aerospace Media & Association Partners

Alex delaCruz, Director of Government Compliance, AeroVironment Inc. Jennifer Flickinger, Partner, HKA • New focus on CAS audits

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• 19 different standards, but which are most important?

• CAS 403.404. 409 • Administrative requirements, including preparation of the Disclosure Statement and post-award contracts

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2:30

UPCOMING EVENTS

Networking Break

2:45

Collaborative Best Practices: Prime- Sub Relationship Tips for Success Microphone-alt Luis Ambroggio, Vice President Contracting and Compliance, PCSI David Cozart, Director, Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Inc. • More pressure to increase small business contracting — and what it means for large and mid-sized contractors • Flow down terms and conditions • Certified cost or pricing data considerations

April 11–12, 2024 | Arlington, VA

• Small business sub-contracting tips • How to account for affordability and obsolescence 3:30

Third Party Audits: Practical Considerations When Your Audit is Outsourced Microphone-alt Matthew Herdman, Vice President, Corporate Compliance, ASRC Federal David S. Dolgin, Contracting Officer, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) • Benefits of pre-audits

• Conflict of interest issues

• Differences in approach and scope

• Risk assessments and audit continuity

• The audit acquisition process

October 29–30, 2024 | Arlington, VA

4:00

Government Contracting Hot Buttons: Key Areas to Watch for the Rest of 2024 and Beyond Microphone-alt John Polcari, Director, HKA Peter Herman, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs & Compliance, Arcfield • Potential focus on idle facilities costs • Continued challenges with mergers and acquisitions and external restructuring • Impact of grant awards from CHIPS Act and Infrastructure Bill • Predictions on potential changes post-election • Conference take-aways that will impact 2025 4:45

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