--- title: DCAA Compliance Blog | DCAA audit description: DCAA audit | ReliAscent's Blog covers important topics in government contracting and FAR & DCAA Compliance. Join the conversation today! --- # DCAA COMPLIANCE BLOG ## NEWS, HELPFUL TIPS, AND DISCUSSION WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS ## [ Typical DCAA Audits and What They Mean to Your Small Business ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/typical-dcaa-audits-and-what-they-mean-to-your-small-business) [DCAA audit](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa-audit) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on May 19, 2021 In a previous blog we examined, from a very top level, what it means when someone says they have had a DCAA audit. In that blog we explored the 4 major groups that the DCAA classifies audits, the number... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/typical-dcaa-audits-and-what-they-mean-to-your-small-business) [![DCAA Audit Types Explained](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/010-1.jpg?width=500&name=010-1.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/typical-dcaa-audits-and-what-they-mean-to-your-small-business) ## [ What does it mean when someone says "I've had a DCAA Audit"? ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-when-someone-says-ive-had-a-dcaa-audit) [DCAA audit](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa-audit) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on April 14, 2021 Many times when I talk with prospective clients I ask them if they have a DCAA compliant accounting system. Many times they say "I have a compliant accounting system because I've had a DCAA audit". Well,... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-when-someone-says-ive-had-a-dcaa-audit) [![](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/010.jpg?width=500&name=010.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-when-someone-says-ive-had-a-dcaa-audit) ## [ How a Mock DCAA Audit Can Benefit Your Small Business ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-a-mock-dcaa-audit-can-benefit-your-small-business) [DCAA audit](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa-audit) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on October 10, 2016 *The following blog is an article taken from our recent [ReliAscent Quarterly Newsletter (Volume 5, Issue 3)](https://www.reliascent.com/hubfs/docs/ReliAscent_Newsletter_15_-_October_2016.pdf), published last week.* [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-a-mock-dcaa-audit-can-benefit-your-small-business) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placeholder%205.jpg?width=500&name=placeholder%205.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-a-mock-dcaa-audit-can-benefit-your-small-business) ## [ Government Voucher Audits ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/government-voucher-audits) [ICE](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/ice) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on May 22, 2015 There has been a trend in the last 5 years that the DCAA is auditing fewer of the annual Incurred Cost Proposals (ICP's). This is based on the shear backlog as well as the risk factor to the government.... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/government-voucher-audits) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placeholder%205.jpg?width=500&name=placeholder%205.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/government-voucher-audits) ## [ DCAA Audits vs. Self Reporting ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-audits-vs-self-reporting) [DCAA](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on August 15, 2014 The Defense Contract Audit Agency was created in 1965 to help the Government assure that they are making the best use of taxpayer dollars on the contracts they enter into. As a result, they have been... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-audits-vs-self-reporting) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placeholder%205.jpg?width=500&name=placeholder%205.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-audits-vs-self-reporting) ## [ How to Prepare for a DCAA Audit ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-a-dcaa-audit) [DCAA audit](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa-audit) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on August 1, 2014 It is surprising to me how the word audit can create such fear in people. I think either a previous bad experience or just hearing of someone else having a bad experience in an audit probably fuel that... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-a-dcaa-audit) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placeholder%205.jpg?width=500&name=placeholder%205.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-a-dcaa-audit) ## [ What is the difference between the DCAA and the DCMA? ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-in-the-dcaa-and-the-dcma) [DCMA](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcma) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on November 18, 2013 Earlier this year I was asked to participate in a webinar to cover the difference between the DCAA and the DCMA as well as describe what each agency did. The audience was a group of companies that were... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-in-the-dcaa-and-the-dcma) [![DCMA DCAA what's the difference](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dont%20Accept%20the%20Bare%20Minimum%20-%20You%20Deserve%20the%20Tools%20to%20Grow%20-%20Smaller.jpg?width=500&name=Dont%20Accept%20the%20Bare%20Minimum%20-%20You%20Deserve%20the%20Tools%20to%20Grow%20-%20Smaller.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-in-the-dcaa-and-the-dcma) ## [ DCAA getting tougher on Consultant costs ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-getting-tougher-on-consultant-costs) [DCAA](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/tag/dcaa) [Mike Anderson](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/author/mike-anderson) on April 26, 2013 At ReliAscent we have noticed lately several examples of the DCAA interpreting a regulation differently than they had in the past. This apparent shift in interpretation might catch an unsuspecting... [ Read The Full Blog Now... ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-getting-tougher-on-consultant-costs) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.reliascent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/placeholder%205.jpg?width=500&name=placeholder%205.jpg) ](https://www.reliascent.com/blog/dcaa-getting-tougher-on-consultant-costs)