Interpreting the New DCAA Guidance on Expressly Unallowable Costs: How are Auditors Using Their Judgement to Evaluate Costs and How to Avoid Costly Penalties

November 21, 2019 2:15pm

Matthew Popham
VP Government Compliance Director
Leidos (US)

Kristin Torcasi
VP, Government Compliance
CACI

  • What has changed and what stays the same in DCAA’s May 2019 MRD (Memorandum for Regional Directors)?
  • How does the guidance inform DCAA audit teams in determining whether a questioned cost is expressly unallowable? What judgements are auditors using in the evaluation of costs?
  • What is the appropriate contractor response when an audit team questions a cost as expressly unallowable?
  • Discussion on relevant case law decisions, lessons learned from Raytheon.