Speaking of DOOZIES…..Bill Walter KBR’s Director if Government Compliance is no longer working for KBR as of last week. Also…Senior Counsel Michael Hatch seems to be looking for employment as well (hello Dyncorp) anyway…..someone email me and fill me in. Don’t post it publicly.

At issue, however, is whether DynCorp is billing the Government at any time for costs which they are not incurring by paying their employees. DCAA has done fine work on LOGCAP from day one of LOGCAP III. Unfortunately they have not had the resources to do complete audit work. One of the main audit issues consists of comparing work orders to time sheets to confirm that work shown on time sheets matches work performed. The validated time sheets should then match vouchers to the Government and payroll records of the employees. As you might imagine this is time consuming audit work, heavily dependent on the Contractor having validated and approved business systems.

The other issue, as I noted earlier, concerns whether DynCorp is having performance issues due to this payroll problem. The Government should be taking action to correct any performance deficiencies.

Well DCAA Auditor I think the votes are in. And we are calling you on your crap.

I’m sticking with Charles Smith and 2 Cents comments. It sounds to me like they have read the contract and their comments are most factual.

So….who are you really?

Maybe you should go read the contract. Page 38 Section I, Specifically I-29.

52.216-7 — Allowable Cost and Payment:

(b) Reimbursing costs.

(1) For the purpose of reimbursing allowable costs (except as provided in subparagraph (b)(2) of this clause, with respect to pension, deferred profit sharing, and employee stock ownership plan contributions), the term “costs” includes only –

(i) Those recorded costs that, at the time of the request for reimbursement, the Contractor has paid by cash, check, or other form of actual payment for items or services purchased directly for the contract;

(ii) When the Contractor is not delinquent in paying costs of contract performance in the ordinary course of business, costs incurred, but not necessarily paid, for –

(A) Supplies and services purchased directly for the contract and associated financing payments to subcontractors, provided payments determined due will be made—

(1) In accordance with the terms and conditions of a subcontract or invoice; and

(2) Ordinarily within 30 days of the submission of the Contractor’s payment request to the Government;

(B) Materials issued from the Contractor’s inventory and placed in the production process for use on the contract;

(C) Direct labor;

(D) Direct travel;

(E) Other direct in-house costs; and

(F) Properly allocable and allowable indirect costs, as shown in the records maintained by the Contractor for purposes of obtaining reimbursement under Government contracts; and

(iii) The amount of financing payments that have been paid by cash, check or other form of payment to subcontractors.

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So before you make a statement, that someone “needs to actually read the contract before making statements.” Maybe it is time for you to take your own advice.

After you do that, go ahead and remove your foot and then try again.

Have a good day.

I also am concerned the DoD does is not taking issue with the large number of Dyncorp employees dmobing due to non payment in Afghanistan. I am talking about American expats not SCW/TCN’s.

Also as a side note – there are withholds – and the invoices are audited prior to being paid unlike most contracts.

Regardless one of the requirements for award of the LCIV Contract was that the companies have sufficient financial stability and resources to allow them to be able to meet obligations prior to payment.

By the way DCAA will allow a supervisor to complete the timesheet for those who are unable on a daily basis in front of the individual and then the individual and the supervisor – provided they can either speak the persons language or there is a qualified interpreter present must each initial that day’s entries. It has been and is being done that way overseas for years.

DIFZ Expats had a payday yesterday, and many were disappointed to find numerous short-pay issues, erroneous witholding, tax errors, etc.

We’ve heard about the debit cards for TCN’s, but no one has seen them.

gg