Public Classroom

May 7-9, 2025

Cost Accounting Standards

A comprehensive course in Government contract requirements with key instruction by specialists in accounting and law.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

May 7-9, 2025

The Masters Institute in Government Contract Cost and Pricing - Current Topics

The Masters Institute in Government Contracts Cost and Pricing - Current Topics (a newly-rebranded FPS course) is an advanced program that is designed to address recent developments relating to the complex set of cost accounting rules, regulations, requirements, and practices that government contractors must address in making critical business decisions.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

May 9, 2025

A Contractor's Guide to Risk Assessment

This program will cover how to manage and assess risks related to compliance. Attendees will learn about the different types of risk, the concept of materiality, applications, law and rules, as well as what the DFARs says about risk.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

May 9, 2025

Subcontract Price Analysis

Subcontract Price Analysis, will provide insight into the processes associated with conducting price analyses and discuss tools and techniques that can be used when conducting such analyses.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 28-29, 2025

Cost Reimbursement Contracting

In this revised course offering, we will discuss the experience of cost reimbursable contracting from proposal to closeout. We will address when cost reimbursable contract types are appropriate, significant differences from fixed-price contracts, and the regulations relevant to cost reimbursable contracts. We will also provide an understanding of cost accounting requirements and the auditability of these contract types with best practices to manage contract profitability.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 28-29, 2025

Government Contract Accounting

A special two-day program on accounting principles, accounting systems, and cost principles as they relate to procurement activities with the federal government.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 28, 2025

Managing Government Contract Audits

This newly designed course will take you through the full audit process when dealing with government auditors.  As with any audit, questions arise and the amount of documentation and requests can be enormously burdensome. However, this class will take you through some tips and tricks so as you can be more effective in answering questions and developing responses to ensure a smooth audit process.  

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 28-29, 2025

The Contractor Purchasing System Review Playbook - Latest Trends

This newly rebranded course by FPS builds on your basic knowledge of CPSR. The discussion will focus on the challenges, issues, and updates to requirements It provides expert insight and detail through classroom discussion on risks and remedies before and after the review is completed.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 29-30, 2025

Building Indirect Rate Structures Workshop

This brand new course will look at how indirect rates are developed, from understanding the basic cost accounting concepts to hands-on development of indirect rates utilizing financial data, and lots of learning in between.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Jul 29, 2025

Government Contract Oversight - Audits, Reviews and Investigations

This one-day fast-paced seminar provides new as well as existing government contractors with a fundamental understanding of contract oversight including audits and other reviews which test a contractor for compliance with solicitation clauses or contract clauses. This concentrated will link compliance with timing, pre-award versus post-award, as well connecting compliance with the various government agencies and in some cases private (non-government) firms with oversight/audit roles and responsibilities.

Offered In-House