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DCAA Audit Prep: What Auditors Actually Look For
The Defense Contract Audit Agency does not show up unannounced and start pulling files at random. DCAA audits follow predictable patterns. The contractors who handle them well aren’t the ones with the best lawyers — they’re the ones who understood what was coming and kept their records current. This is a practical guide to what…
How to Read a Contract Modification for Compliance Implications
A contract modification lands in your inbox. Maybe it’s a price adjustment. Maybe it’s a change to the delivery schedule. Maybe it’s a scope add. Whatever the stated reason, there’s a question you need to answer before you file it away: does this modification change your compliance obligations? Most of the time, the answer is…
FAR vs. DFARS: What Defense Manufacturers Actually Need to Know
If you hold a government contract, you’ve seen both acronyms. FAR and DFARS show up in every prime contract, every subcontract clause list, and every compliance checklist your team manages. They’re often treated as interchangeable. They’re not. Getting them confused is a compliance problem. And for defense manufacturers, the consequences show up in audits, in CPSR findings, and in contracts you don’t win because your compliance…