It is no secret that the Government has ramped up spending to keep the economy afloat during the current pandemic. As the deficit swells and budget shortfalls grow, agencies will surely be taking a “do more with less approach” in the years to come. As part of the “more,” agencies are taking steps to increase their efforts to ferret out suspected fraud and abuse. Thus, a thorough understanding of the rules and regulations that control the award and performance integrity and transparency of the process, continues to be critical for all Government contractors.

• Gain insights and knowledge on the relevant statutory offenses and penalties, including the False Claims Act and False Statements statute
• Develop an understanding of how to set up and audit your compliance programs
• Develop an understanding of rules governing interactions between government and contractor personnel
• Understand the compliance and meaning of numerous discrete topics, including defective pricing, time charging, contract claims, and the Buy American Act

• Contractors and subcontractors with government contracts
• Those new to compliance within the finance and accounting functions, program managers, general managers and directors of contracts, legal professionals where compliance documentation and procedures are needed

• Offenses and Penalties
• Mandatory Disclosures
• Development of a compliance program
• How to achieve compliance
• Bid/Proposals phase and compliance
• Acquisition of products from foreign and domestic suppliers
• Defective Pricing
• Conflicts of Interest