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We've Come to the End of the Road: FY 2018 Report to Congress Says DCAA Backlog is No More

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.11.19

The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) recently made public its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Report to Congress (“Report”), which, among other things, reports that DCAA has eliminated its incurred cost audit backlog.

The Report also describes its industry outreach activities and DCAA’s plans to focus more attention on other audits, such as business systems, Truth in Negotiations Act, Cost Accounting standards, pre-award surveys, claims, and terminations. Those plans are discussed more fully in our blog post.  

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Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Costa [2026] UKSC 21: Good Faith in the Boardroom

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