Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)

documents

Legislative Changes for Obtaining Cost Information

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POGO Opposes Price Gouging and Sole Source Award Bill Provisions Preserve Government’s Access to Cost and Pricing Data to Ensure Fair Prices Defense Department Needs Certified Contracting Information to Prevent Waste POGO Urges Council to Limit When Contractors Deny Agencies Access to Vital Cost Information House Defense Acquisition Reform Bill Has Pluses, But Will Result in DoD Waste POGO Opposes Latest Commercial Item Rule that will Lead to Bad Deals POGO Opposes Blanket Cost Accounting Standards Exemption for Commercial Item Acquisitions POGO Supports DoD Effort to Redefine Commercial Items CAS Board cedes authority -- once again. POGO Wants More Safeguards in DoD's One Offer Proposed Rule POGO Urges Public Access to Contractor Past Performance and Pre-April 15th FAPIIS Data POGO Supports Overseas Government Contracting Accountability Modification POGO Supports Proposal to Make Certain Labor Relations Costs Unallowable POGO's letter to OMB about Taxpayer Funded Executive Compensation POGO requests clarifications to Defense regulations to ensure independent audits and timely corrections to deficiencies found in contractor business systems, including withholds POGO seeks removal of oversight exemption for overseas contracts POGO fights to prevent multiple industry reps from determining how contractors account for their costs POGO warns of risky federal buying method POGO Opposes Proposed Reductions in Oversight of Government Contracts POGO recently learned of another government attempt to sit down with private contracting officials, which could violate open government laws POGO urges the Cost Accounting Standards Board to further financial transparency in accounting for the cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) sponsored by government contractors POGO comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Councils proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation "Applicability of the Cost Principles and Penalties for Unallowable Costs" POGO Letter to Cost Accounting Standards Board, Dr. Rein Abel Regarding Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Accounting for the Cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) POGO Supplementing Letter to Eric Shipley, Cost Accounting Standards Board Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on "Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (PRBs) Sponsored by Government Contractors." POGO Letter to Eric Shipley, Project Director, Cost Accounting Standards Board Regarding Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on "Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (PRBs) Sponsored by Government Contractors" Cost Accounting Standards Board, Dr. Rein Abel, Regarding Accounting for the Cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) POGO Letter to Rudolph Schuhbauer, CAS Board Regarding Proposed "Review" of CAS and its Role in the Government Contracting Process

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In for a TransDigm, Out for Billions

report | May 29, 2019

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Other Transactions: Do the Rewards Outweigh the Risks?

report | March 15, 2019

$43 Million Gas Station a “Can of Worms” Says Sen. Grassley

analysis | July 26, 2016
Thornberry Buying Industry Commercial-Item Policies

analysis | April 28, 2015
United Technologies and the Pentagon: History Repeats

analysis | June 10, 2014
Pentagon Still Needs Better Service Contract Inventories

analysis | May 30, 2013
Retire Today, Do the Same Job for More Pay Tomorrow

analysis | March 22, 2013
No Mention of Contractors, But Federal and Private Pay Differences Depend on Methodologies

analysis | July 25, 2012
Defense Department's New Definition of "Commercial Item" Will Save Money

analysis | May 2, 2012
POGO's Statement to The Cost Accounting Standards Board

testimony | December 2, 1998