Overview

This FREE webinar will offer attendees an overview of the recurring compliance requirements government contractors must address each year to maintain audit readiness, protect cost recovery, and support operational alignment. The session will cover key areas such as FAR 52.216-7 billing and rate requirements, policy and procedure updates, internal reviews, annual training obligations, SAM registration, cybersecurity compliance, Independent Research and Development cost allowability, Cost Accounting Standards considerations, and contractual requirements. Participants will gain insight into how these obligations intersect across accounting, contracts, HR, and IT functions, and how repeatable processes support regulatory expectations and audit readiness. By the end of the webinar, attendees will better understand how to align processes, documentation, and training to support compliant, efficient, and defensible government contracting operations.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Identify recurring compliance obligations under FAR 52.216-7, including billing rates, indirect rate proposals, and closeout requirements that affect audit readiness.
  • Apply best practices for updating policies and procedures to reflect regulatory changes, business growth, and evolving FAR and DFARS requirements.
  • Evaluate how internal reviews strengthen compliance and system integrity across purchasing, travel, property, estimating, and accounting functions.
  • Demonstrate how annual training supports compliance across accounting, purchasing, ethics, whistleblower, privacy, cybersecurity, and labor law requirements.
  • Recognize the operational and contractual risks associated with lapses in System for Award Management registration, renewal timing, and service contract reporting.
  • Identify Small Business subcontracting reporting obligations, including Individual Subcontract Reports and Summary Subcontract Reports, with an emphasis on annual and interim due dates.
  • Understand cybersecurity obligations under DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7021, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC, including assessment, reporting, and subcontractor flow-down requirements.
  • Apply compliance requirements for Independent Research and Development costs, including documentation standards and executive determinations affecting cost allowability.
  • Assess the impact of planned accounting changes on Cost Accounting Standards compliance, including disclosure statement requirements and limitations on government cost recovery.
  • Strengthen contract management practices by identifying clauses that affect billing, funding limitations, fee structures, and reporting responsibilities.

Program Content

During the webinar, our faculty will discuss the following topics:
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment Clause
  • Policy & Procedure Updates
  • Internal Reviews & Investigations
  • Annual Training Requirements
  • System for Award Management (SAM) Registration & Renewal
  • Cybersecurity & CMMC Requirements
  • Independent Research & Development (IR&D)
  • Cost Accounting Standards
  • Contractual Requirements (Contracts & Subcontracts)

About Redstone GCI

RGCI enables contractors doing business with the U.S. government to comply with the complex and challenging procurement regulatory provisions and contract requirements by providing superior cost, pricing, accounting, and contracts administration consulting expertise to clients expeditiously, efficiently, and within customer expectations. Our consulting expertise and experience is unparalleled in understanding unique challenges of government contractors, our operating procedures are crafted and monitored to ensure rock-solid compliance, and our company’s charter and implementing policies are designed to continuously meet needs of clients while fostering a long-term partnership with each client through pro-active communication with our clients.

For more information, contact:

Lori Beth Moses, 
lmoses@RedstoneGCI.com
256-704-9811

Redstone Government Consulting, Inc.
501 Madison Street SE, Suite 100
Huntsville, AL  35801
Website: www.redstonegci.com