The SBIR & STTR programs provide for intellectual property rights to the small business awardee. The SBIR or STTR awardee is usually given IP rights in accordance with FAR 52.227-11. This clearly allows...
Many times small businesses that are Federal contractors may feel like they are unfairly treated by the government or that some regulation is applied excessively to their situation. Many of these small...
With all the pressure on the Federal Budget the past couple of years, it is clear to see that the way of government spending is changing. The implications of how it changes is very different from what we...
This week I attended another local NDIA meeting and learned something new that is helpful to all of small business. I think that is probably the largest benefit in belonging to organizations like the...
We get a lot of people that call us and ask if we can help them with DCAA approval of their company or accounting system. This is a bit of a misunderstanding as the DCAA does not "approve" accounting...
When a company is awarded a Fixed Price award, specifically a fixed price NSF grant or SBIR grant, from the government, usually all the financial risk is on the contractor. This means the government is...
Earlier this week I wrote an article about the declining amount of ethics evident in our society today. I didn't spend enough time relating this directly to DCAA Accounting and DCAA compliance. I wanted...