Dec. 16, 2021

2021 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award Winner

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Mr. Rick Hicks was awarded the Defense Acquisition Workforce Award in the Auditing category. He was recognized in a virtual awards ceremony on December 15, 2021.

Dec. 6, 2021

Government Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Overbilling in U.S. Defense Contracts

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Three DCAA auditors assisted in an investigation that resulted in a settlement agreement for over $1 million.

Nov. 30, 2021

Announcing Improved Small Business Webpage

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The webpage for DCAA's small business program was recently updated to better assist small businesses get answers to their questions.

Nov. 16, 2021

Ms. Litherland awarded Grechanik-Collins Award

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Ms. Kimberly Litherland was awarded the Grechanik-Collins Award for her efforts during 2021 in the area of Human Capital.

Nov. 9, 2021

Celebrate International Accounting Day – November 10th

Fort Belvoir, Va. — November 10th is International Accounting Day. The majority of DCAA's auditors majored in accounting in college and now work in the auditing field.

Nov. 4, 2021

Annual Awards Earned by Four Individuals

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA presented annual awards to four members of the Agency for their efforts in the areas of Workforce Planning, Budgeting, and Administrative Support.

Oct. 28, 2021

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Forward Pricing Team Earns Team of Year Award

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA's Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Forward Pricing Team earned the 2021 Team of the Year Award for their efforts as they increased both efficiency and customer satisfaction, which they did through innovation and hard work.

Oct. 26, 2021

DCAA Recognizes Auditors for Superior Achievements

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA recently recognized auditors in five different categories for their achievements in 2021.

Oct. 21, 2021

Audit Saves Money and Earns Team Letter of Appreciation

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The South Central Branch Office earned the appreciation of their customer for their recent work that reduced the final price by $59.3 million.

Oct. 18, 2021

Department of Defense and DCAA Awards Honor Employee

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Ms. Julie George, Office Automation Assistant, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Linthicum Resident Office was honored during a virtual Pentagon ceremony as an Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability. She is also DCAA's Outstanding Employee with a Disability for Fiscal Year 2021.

Oct. 5, 2021

Employees Earn Meritorious Civilian Service Awards for their Actions

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA awarded Meritorious Civilian Service Awards to 13 employees for their efforts in 2021.

Sept. 28, 2021

Petty Award Presented to Ms. Cynthia Cannon

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Ms. Cynthia Cannon was presented with DCAA's highest award for an auditor, the Petty Award, in a virtual ceremony.

Sept. 15, 2021

Continuing the Family Tradition of Service

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Supervisory Auditor Christine White of the Hampton Roads Branch Office continue her family's tradition of service. She is the fifth member of her family to work for the United States government.

Sept. 1, 2021

Office Renovations Continue in Spite of Pandemic

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA’s Facilities and Space Management Branch has continued office renovations during the pandemic completing the renovation in the Lowell, Mass office and starting work at the Smyrna, Ga. office. When complete, the renovated office have new ergonomic furniture and break, well, lactation and training rooms.

Aug. 25, 2021

U.S. Defense Contractor and Employees Sentenced for Procurement Fraud Scheme

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditors assisted in the investigation of procurement fraud that resulted in prison sentences for the owner and four employees of Iris Kim, Inc., a defense contractor.

Aug. 18, 2021

Coastal Branch Office Improves Auditor Performance through Virtual Staff Conference

Fort Belvoir, Va. — The Coastal Branch Office, located near Greensboro, N.C., conducted a virtual staff conference to provide refresher training to their workforce. Guest speakers along with several internal to the office led discussions on seven topics. The conference closed with a discussion of the fiscal year 21 (FY21) goals.

Aug. 4, 2021

Auditor Provides Exceptional Support to the Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditor Andy Hale received a Letter and Certificate of Appreciation for his significant contributions in a Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) investigation of alleged contracting violations.

July 26, 2021

Audit Team Wins Department of Defense Financial Management Award

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA’s sub-office in Greenville, SC received the DoD Comptroller’s Award for Contributions to Financial Management (excluding Budget) in a virtual ceremony on July 22, 2021. Team member Jad DeLoache stated, “I am honored to receive this award. There are many excellent government teams accomplishing valuable work so it means a great deal for our

July 21, 2021

56 Years of Auditing - Paper and Pencil to Laptop

Fort Belvoir, Va. — How does auditing today compare to the experience of DCAA’s first auditors?  In the 1960’s, paper and pencils ruled the workplace. Contractors would deliver their General Ledger, a voluminous book documenting their costs for the year, to their DCAA office. The auditors would use 14 column paper to document and analyze the costs. If it was a large

July 13, 2021

Onboarding Then and Now

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting DCAA's history.Those who join DCAA today onboard at the Defense Contract Audit Institute (DCAI) in Atlanta, Ga. New employees spend their first two weeks at DCAI where they are issued ID cards, receive laptops, and take their first classes in contract auditing. They then return

July 7, 2021

Wichita Branch Office Supports Air Force Team

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA’s Wichita Branch Office received a Letter of Appreciation for their audit work on the Sustaining Engineering and Program Management (SEPM) II proposal for Joint Primary Aircraft Trainer Systems (JPATS) for T-6 aircraft.  The audit team worked extensively on audits and provided negotiation support from April 2020 through March 2021 as the Air

July 1, 2021

A Short History of DCAA

Fort Belvoir, Va. — Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series of articles celebrating DCAA’s birthday. Future articles will highlight changes in auditing and training.DCAA was founded on July 1, 1965 when it assumed responsibility for contract auditing for all of DoD. In announcing the decision to create a consolidated audit function, Secretary of Defense

June 9, 2021

$50 million settlement reached with Navistar Defense LLC

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditors Kari Duguid, Colin Feeney, Marc Ramminger, Thomas Hagen, and Supervisory Auditor Joseph Fleming assisted in a seven-year investigation that resulted in a $50 million settlement.On May 27, 2021, Navistar Defense LLC (Navistar), an Illinois based manufacturer of military vehicles and subsidiary of Navistar International LLC, agreed to

June 1, 2021

Owner of Company Providing Prosthetics and Orthotics Materials to Walter Reed National Military Center Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Maryland for Paying Gratuities

Fort Belvoir, Va. — DCAA auditor Teshara Jones and Supervisory Auditor Anna Funck supported a multi-agency investigation leading to a guilty plea on May 14, 2021 by Bruce Thomas of Germantown Maryland. Thomas pleaded guilty to paying gratuities to a public official in exchange for official acts. Thomas is the owner and operator of Pinnacle Orthopedic Services, Inc.,

May 25, 2021

What working at DCAA means to me

Fort Belvoir, Va. — My name is Bharat Poudel and I am a Senior Auditor for DCAA, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Linthicum Resident Office. I received my first Bachelor’s Degree from Tribhuvan University in Nepal in 2005, graduated with my B.S. in Accounting from University of Baltimore in 2014, and am currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from