June 13, 2023

Grechanik-Collins Professional Employee of the Year Awarded

Fort Belvoir, Va — Ms. Jenny Lindenbaum is this year’s Grechanik-Collins Professional Employee of the Year award winner. The award was presented in a ceremony hosted by DCAA's Director Dilly.

June 9, 2023

William B. Petty Award Presented

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The William B. Petty Award was awarded to Mr. Scott Hahn, Deputy Director Policy Directorate, during a ceremony on June 7, 2023, in recognition of his dedication and selfless service to DCAA and the Federal government.

June 2, 2023

Outstanding Supervisors Recognized by Director

Fort Belvoir, Va. — At the recent Supervisors Conference, DCAA's Director Terri Dilly, recognized 13 supervisors and conference organizers for their hard work and dedication.

May 30, 2023

Conference Grows Skills

Fort Belvoir, Va — .The May session of the supervisors conference recently concluded in Denton, Texas. The three-day conference focused on developing self, teams and supervisory audit skills.

May 17, 2023

Negotiation Support Leads to Significant Savings for Taxpayers

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The Boeing Evergreen Resident Office performed an audit on a $4.4 billion proposal and supported negotiations resulting in $176 million in savings.

May 12, 2023

Museum Tour highlights Importance of DCAA Mission

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA’s Director recently visited the RTX Pratt and Whitney Resident Office and RTX Collins Aerospace Resident Office in Hartford and the GD Electric Boat Office in Groton, Connecticut to hear from the audit staff and meet with the leadership teams.

May 2, 2023

Auditors Support Investigation

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Roy Nelson, Senior Auditor, and Jeff C. Beck, Supervisory Auditor, reviewed proposal documents and invoice history to identify the proposed part costs and prepared a projected damage analysis for the Department of Justice related to a settlement of $21.8 million.

April 27, 2023

Providing Assistance in Tel Aviv

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Katelyn Rigle, Financial Liaison Advisor for the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), recently traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, to provide assistance with pre-proposal conferences, training, and guidance.

April 24, 2023

DCAA Director Visits Virginia Tidewater Area Offices

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Director Dilly visited the Hampton Roads and Newport News Field Audit Offices and conducted town hall meetings to hear from the staff and discuss her vision for the Agency. During these sessions, she thanked the staff for their hard work, flexibility and professionalism.

April 6, 2023

Mr. Christopher Andrezze Retires after 39 Year Career

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Mr. Christopher Andrezze retired on March 31, 2023 after a 39-year career with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. A member of the Senior Executive Service since 2000, he retired from his position as the Corporate Audit Director of the Northrop Grumman Corporate Audit Directorate (CAD).

March 30, 2023

Pharmacist Found Guilty of 22 Felonies Totaling $11 Million in Tricare Fraud

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA Supervisory Auditors Mark Saunders, Fei Lincoln, and Technical Specialist Elba Piligrino assisted in a case involving healthcare fraud. Sentencing for this case is scheduled for April 2023.

March 28, 2023

Process Mapping Builds Synergy

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Participants from the DCAA and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) met in Irving, Texas for a week long session focused on process mapping.

March 23, 2023

DCAA Launches Customer Feedback Initiative

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Feedback from our customers is very important and helps us shape our audits and advisory services to meet customer needs. To expand the number of customers who have the opportunity to provide feedback, we developed an automated form or survey, which everyone is welcome to complete.

March 22, 2023

Meet Auditor and Author Elizabeth Passo

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Elizabeth Passo, Cost Accounting Standard Technical Specialist for the Lockheed Martin/BAE Corporate Audit Directorate, is an auditor and an author. She has written three children’s books, two based on Santa’s reindeer and the third a vocabulary building comic book for reluctant readers.

March 13, 2023

Two Biotech Firms & Co-Founder to Pay over $10 Million for Mischarging Federal Grants

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditor Maria Rosalinda Perez-Rivera and Supervisory Auditor Fei Lincoln provided assistance in a case involving two biotech firms and allegations of improper billing to federal grants.

March 8, 2023

Telling Her Story through Toastmasters International

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Ms. Gloria Harrell, Administrative Assistant for the Policy and Quality Directorate, was selected as the Toastmaster of the Year for the McNamara Complex Chapter of Toastmasters International.

Feb. 27, 2023

Mr. Hodges Inducted into Senior Executive Service

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Mr. Patrick Hodges was inducted into the Senior Executive Service on February 15, 2023. Mr. Hodges has been serving as DCAA’s General Counsel since January 2023.

Feb. 24, 2023

Defense Acquisition Workforce Individual Achievement Award for Auditing

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Ms. Elaine Reilly, Branch Manager of the Valley Forge Branch Office, is this year’s winner of the Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Acquisition Workforce Individual Achievement Award for Auditing.

Feb. 16, 2023

Recruiting Summit

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA’s human capital and auditor recruiting team conducted a recruiting summit to kick off the Agency’s updated on-campus recruiting strategy.

Feb. 14, 2023

General Dynamics/Raytheon Technologies & Field Detachment Management Jamboree

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The Corporate Audit Manager for the General Dynamics/Raytheon Technologies (GDRT) RTX Heritage Field Audit Office and the supporting Field Detachment (FD) Regional Audit Manager hosted a three-day management Jamboree.

Feb. 10, 2023

Investigation Leads to Settlement Agreement of over $475,000

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA Operations Investigative Support Division auditor Igor Yegoroff and Supervisory Auditor Myron Antoniw assisted in an investigation leading to a civil settlement agreement of $478,586.

Jan. 24, 2023

Auditors’ Support Results in Fine and 52 Months in Prison

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA Operations Investigative Support auditors assisted in a case resulting in a Newport News woman being sentenced on January 5, 2023, to 52 months in prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine for evading the assessment of her 2015 and 2016 income tax returns.

Jan. 16, 2023

DCAA Hosts "Cheers to a New Year" Charity Fair

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA hosted a Charity Fair on January 11 as part of the Combined Federal Campaign(CFC) for 2022.

Jan. 12, 2023

Mr. Terry Schneider Inducted into ranks of Senior Executive Service

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Mr. Terry Schneider was inducted into the ranks of the Senior Executive Service in a formal ceremony hosted by DCAA’s Director Ms. Terri Dilly on January 11, 2023. Mr. Schneider is the Director, Field Detachment, a position he has held since December 2022.

Jan. 9, 2023

Auditors' Support Results in $10 million Payment

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditor Maria Rosalinda Perez-Rivera, Supervisory Auditor Fei Lincoln and Technical Specialist Elba Piligrino assisted in an investigation leading to a $10 million payment.