Courtney Black is Principal in the Ernst & Young LLP Government Contract Services practice in the Dallas, TX office. Courtney has over 18 years of experience in government contracting with EY, advising clients on considerations spanning the government contracting lifecycle. She specializes in assisting clients in conducting business with the federal government, including determining compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, and contract-specific requirements. She also assists clients with developing cost accounting structures to optimize cost recovery, calculating indirect rates, preparing CASB disclosure statements, preparing incurred cost submissions, and documenting systems manuals along with policies and procedures. She provides technical advice to clients contracting with the General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies in the areas of proposal and equitable adjustment preparation, cost allocations and cost reporting. Courtney works across multiple industries including aerospace and defense, professional services, utilities, engineering and construction, healthcare and technology.

Lindsey has over fifteen years experience in government contracting, including three years at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). Since joining Ernst & Young in 2016, Lindsey has assisted organizations in a broad spectrum of government compliance issues, including performance of compliance health assessments, rate restructuring and cost impact analysis, incurred cost proposal preparation & review, contract bid proposals review, damage analysis, claims disputes and supporting internal audits of US Government contractors. More recently, Lindsey has performed the key role of USG contracting compliance monitoring on a large internal federal contract. This role included establishing a internal government compliance assessment matrix, which allows the program manager to determine and track what federal contracting terms applied, and what additional reporting requirements must be addressed throughout performance of the contract.

In addition to these services Lindsey has assisted clients in interpreting, implementing, and complying with federal procurement regulations and contractual requirements, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), FAR supplements and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). She has a focus on organizations that contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) and military customers, performing diagnostic audits, and reviewing and assessing internal control processes.