Fraud, Defective Pricing & Mischarging

Initiatives by the Government in the areas of fraud, defective, pricing, and mischarge have drastically changed the manner in which contractors do business with the Government, Contractors are required to demonstrate that their systems of internal controls they relate to estimating, recording, and reporting costs under Government contracts, are designed to preclude fraud, defective pricing, and mischarging; that the systems' effectiveness is monitored on a continuing basis; and that responsible employees and appropriately trained in this in this aspect of doing business with the Government. Services we provide to our clients in the area include:

Evaluation of systems of internal control over:

Estimating and proposal preparation and support

Purchasing practices

Labor charging and documentation

Monitoring systems of internal control

Performing monitoring functions

Developing monitoring plans for performance by in-house staff

Training Programs for employees

Presentations of training programs customized to client's operations

Development of training programs to be presented by in-house staff

Investigations and audits by the Government

Assessment of the theory and accuracy of the Government's position

Development of offsets and counter positions

Presentation of clients' positions at exit conferences

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