Basics of Government Contracting
July 9-11, 2012
A comprehensive course for those new to government contracting and an update/refresher for seasoned professionals. This course covers the full spectrum of subjects in government contracting from statutes and regulations through bidding and negotiations to changes, claims, and terminations. Each participant will receive a new updated copy of the Government Contract Guidebook for desk reference use.

Changes and Equitable Adjustments in Government Contracts
July 11-12, 2012
Spend two days with a leading authority on government procurement, Professor Ralph C. Nash, Jr., on this core course as you work through the definitive course book on the subject.

Concentrated Course in Government Contracts
July 9-12, 2012
A specially devised intermediate - advanced learning and refresher program, including analyses of, and updates on new developments in government contracting. Coverage includes contract formation and contract administration issues emphasizing competition, commercial items, bid protests, changes, equitable adjustments, claims, and disputes.

DCAA Contractor Business Systems and Internal Controls
July 11-12, 2012
Learn approaches to achieving, maintaining, and documenting internal business system controls and behaviors to comply with government contract requirements and sound business practices.

FAR Workshop
July 12-13, 2012
Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including an in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals.

Government Contract Accounting
July 10-11, 2012
A special two-day program for both accountants and nonaccountants on accounting principles, accounting systems, and cost principles as they relate to procurement activities with the
federal government. Coverage includes the regulatory environment, a procurement overview, cost accountin standards, cost estimation & contract pricing, contract accounting and administration, changes, delays and terminations, and surviving government audits.

Government Contract Audits: Dealing with Auditors and Mitigating Audit Risks
July 9-10, 2012
A course on how to reduce and avoid audit problems that includes understanding audit objectives, techniques, specific areas of audit emphasis, and options for analyzing and effectively responding to audit findings.

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Government Contract Purchasing and Subcontracting
July 9-10, 2012
Gain a basic understanding of subcontracting, including the flow of the subcontract acquisition process, types of procurements and contracts, and how and when to perform a document price analysis and cost analysis.

ITAR Compliance: Disclosure and Audits
July 12-13, 2012
This course is designed as a participative workshop. A hypothetical case study will lay out the factual background to facilitate the discussion. A fictional company has found a potential export violation and must make some immediate decisions to ensure its compliance with the regulations. The course provides an opportunity to analyze and dissect the procedures that the company follows.

Legal Ethics for Attorneys
July 11, 2012 (after hours course, from 3-5 p.m.)
A comprehensive seminar on topics of legal ethics designed for lawyers in all fields of practice and jurisdictions. Coverage includes the concept of “legal ethics” and its evolution, present legal foundation for state rule-making authorities, ABA Model Rule 1.6 on Confidentiality, a comparison of typical state rules , a comparison of the professional duty of confidentiality to the closely-related topics of the attorney client privilege and the work product doctrine, and a review exercise, which we hope will evoke a lively exchange of opinions and perspectives.

Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
July 12, 2012
Designed for contractors, their legal counsel, and government agency procurement officials, this course will provide an in-depth analysis of OCI theory and practice to maximize business opportunities, avoid wasting bid and proposal resources, and show how agencies can identify and resolve OCIs.

The Masters Institute in Construction Contracting
July 10-12, 2012
Concentrating on advanced construction issues, the Institute analyzes the unique problems, practices, rights, remedies, disputes, claims and other demands faced by today's construction professional.

The Masters Institute in Government Contract Costs
July 10-12, 2012
This is an advanced course on government contract costs that includes updates on critical cost issues each year. New developments are covered first, followed by a discussion of current trends and initiatives in auditing. FAR issues including allowability and allocability are analyzed along with cost principles and the cost accounting standards. Also examined are pension cost issues, merger and acquisition issues, the impact of organizational changes, and cost accounting practices.

The Masters Institute In Government Contracting
July 9-13, 2012
Every year, since 1972, we have offered a specially conceived, advanced program in government contracting: The Masters Institute In Government Contracting. We are pleased to once again offer the Institute–completely updated for this year’s presentations. 

The first day examines the “system” of government contracting and how it works. The second day dissects changes and equitable adjustments and includes a copy of the definitive text on changes for each participant. The third day is devoted to source selection issues and contract negotiations. The fourth day examines and explores claims and termination issues. The fifth day explains costs, critical developments in costs, and the cost accounting standards.