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12th Advanced Forum on
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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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