Audit Branch Manager
20+ years with DCAA

We have always employed the concept of mentoring in DCAA. When I first started, there were six or seven auditors in my office, and there was always a person other than my boss that I could go to for help and advice.

Although it started out as mostly an informal practice, mentoring is now a formal policy of the Agency. Each new auditor is assigned a mentor. Having a mentor helps the new employee get acclimated to the job, the contractor(s), the community, and in some instances, to an entirely new cultural environment. I think it works out very well. It eases anxiety about the new work environment, gives the employee a model to emulate, and helps them to become productive as soon as possible. The new auditors react very positively, and the senior auditors who are the mentors enjoy it too.

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