ACI Holds National Conference On DCAA Audits

On Monday and Tuesday, May 23 and 24, the American Conference Institute will offer DCAA Audits West Coast: Strategies to Prepare and Manage Increasingly Complex and Frequent Audits, to providethe latest audit perspectives from senior in-house government contract executives, government officials, lawyers and accountants.

It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego.

The conference will use a panel discussion format designed to give participants the multidimensional perspective needed to prepare for DCAA audits. On Monday, the Audit Year in Review; Maintaining Effective Recordkeeping and Handling Data Requests during the Audit; and Understanding Internal Control Systems Audits and Dealing with their Aftermath are among the topics to be covered. Panelists include Rhonda S. Jacobs, senior manager, Government Contracts Services, Ernst & Young LLP; Bradley Waters, managing director, Government Contractor Services, KPMG LLP; and Brian E. Sweeney, vice president, legal, Aerojet - General Corp.

On Tuesday, Incurred Cost Audits; Preparing for Audit Findings: Responding to Unfavorable Reports and Bid Protests; and Preparing for an Audit of Your Business Ethics and Conduct Program will be covered, and Paul Pompeo, Arnold & Porter LLP, and William A. Roberts III, Wiley Rein LLP, are among the panelists.

An interactive post-conference working session will follow from 1:30-5:00 p.m.

For information about available CLE credits and fees, see CLE Events on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel website at www.metrocorpcounsel.com.

To make a reservation, call (888) 224-2480 or go to www.americanconference.com/DCAA.