Assignment:
Introduction:
What is going to happen to the Defense Contract Audit Agency or DCAA under the new administration starting with the 2017, given that a new president has been elected? How will forward pricing policies change or will they in the next few years? Is there a backlog issue or are there discussions or plans to speed up audit times? These are some of the questions that face those working in the DCAA and other contractor agencies.
Use the following resources plus any additional you deem necessary to answer the Forum questions.
References :
CAM, Contract Audit Manual, located at https://www.dcaa.mil/Home/CAM
FAQs located at https://www.dcaa.mil/Content/Documents/FAQs_Contracting_Officer.pdf and https://www.dcma.mil
Please feel free to use your textbook, the university library, internet, videos, articles, or other reputable sources for your post
Questions:
Define the Defense Contract Management Agency's and Defense Contract Audit Agency's role.
Describe how a Defense Contract Audit Agency audit report can help meet a negotiation objective.
Search for a recent, within the last five years, defense contract audit report and explain the reasons for the audit, the findings and possible impact in today's defense contract audit agency role within a new President and Defense Department administration.
Instructions for a successful Forum:
Response should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and should include at least one direct question related to what that another student posted or in response to a student's posting to your initial post.