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What Are The Cost Accounting Standards?

Capital Edge Consulting

Instead, the DCAA evaluates whether a contractors accounting system meets the required standards based on specific accounting methods, procedures, and internal controls. Internal Controls : Strong internal controls are necessary to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting.

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FEMA Unveils Plans for Financial, IT Internal Controls Support Contract

GovCon Wire

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced plans to conduct a competition for a contract to provide financial, internal controls, IT audit and assessment services for FEMA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, or OCFO, Risk Management and Compliance Division.

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How to make better public procurement decisions with business intelligence: Insights from Ukraine

Open Contracting Partnership

Internal Oversight Bodies and Centralized Procurement Organizations: Use BI Prozorro for real-time monitoring of potential deviations in the procurement processes, risk identification, and internal control over their network of subsidiary organizations.

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The Role of AI in Sourcing and Procurement: Benefits, Use Cases, and Roadmap

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This strengthens internal controls and reduces regulatory risk, while improving audit readiness. Risk Mitigation: With real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, AI helps teams identify supplier risks early and take proactive measures to avoid costly supply chain disruptions.

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New OCI Rule Contains Big Changes

SmallGovCon

.” Mitigation techniques can include things like Using a team member to perform some portion of work but there must be “controls to ensure that the entity with the organizational conflict of interest has no input or influence on how the party without the organizational conflict of interest performs the work.”

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Friday Flash 05/02/2025

The Coalition for Government Procurement

GAO investigated the early implementation of these programs and found that CMS approach to overseeing the use of appropriated funds for the negotiation and inflation rebate programs aligns with applicable Federal internal control standards. CMS negotiated the first 10 drug prices under the negotiation program in 2024.

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Friday Flash 07/11/2025

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Contractors should act now to review their compliance posture, strengthen internal controls and ensure all documentation is in order. Contractors must maintain robust internal controls, accurate recordkeeping and proactive compliance programs. Update compliance training and internal controls.