Helpful Links
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SCS Upcoming Events Lunch and Learn Series "What Makes an Accounting System Compliant?"
- July 24, 2012 in Charleston, SC
For more information and to register for the event, click here!
"Unallowables in Government Contracting Accounting"
- August 28, 2012 in Wilmington, NC
For more information and to register for the event, click here! *Save the Date* SCS will be hosting TWO educational GovCon Seminars this Fall
- Oak Ridge, TN October 10th at the DoubleTree Hotel
- Fayetteville, NC October 25th (in partnership with NCMBC) at Wake Tech
More details on event speakers and agendas to follow in the coming months, so stay tuned!
Visit our website often for updates on these and other events. www.scsconsults.com
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Greetings!
We've already reached the mid-point of the calendar year and it seems to have gone by so quickly. With that in mind, we encourage our clients that are on a calendar year fiscal year end to start thinking about any changes they may want to analyze for the upcoming fiscal year. The next six months will go by as quickly as the first, so we like to get started on planning as soon as possible.
These changes may involve a new accounting system. Larger companies should already be well into their system implementation for a January 1 date. However, smaller companies should start their planning so that the implementation isn't delayed due to insufficient time to design and implement. The holiday period takes up a good portion of the last 2 months of the year.
Other companies may just want to consider some changes to their accounting structure. It may be adding divisions or changing their indirect rate structure. Whatever the case may be, it's important to plan this out in advance, too. These changes may be more involved than they seem on the surface. If they do turn out to be less significant, then it's one less thing on the to-do list at the end of the year.
Let us know if we can help with any of these decisions. Or we can just be a good sounding board for some ideas that you've been kicking around.
Regards,
Laura Davis
President
Strategic Consulting Solutions
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8 Tools for Surviving Sequestration
By Amber Corrin, Washington Technology
www.washingtontechnology.com
As sequestration nears and Congress continues its partisan squabbles, government and industry are bracing for Jan. 3, 2013, when nearly $1 trillion in across the board budget cuts take effect.
While the public and private sectors are trying to plan ahead, they have different considerations and priorities that must be weighed - a key point that could mean the difference between surviving and falling victim to budget axe. (Read More) |
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Federal Government Fails Small Businesses for Eleventh Straight Year
By: J.D. Harrison, The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com
The federal government has yet again fallen short of its stated small-business contracting goals, extending a streak of coming up just shy for an eleventh consecutive year. (Read More) |
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SCS would like to congratulate our very own Laura Sproat on her Deltek Budgeting and Planning Certification! SCS is now even better positioned to assist clients with Deltek Budgeting and Planning implementations. Laura powered her way through Deltek's extensive training program and is already passing her new expertise along to other SCS professionals.
Deltek Budgeting and Planning is a web based tool that can help you:
- Automate and standardize your planning processes
- Budget your projects and proposals
- Budget your organizations
- Help with resource planning and EVM needs
Please contact SCS to learn more about Deltek Budgeting and Planning, or to schedule a call to discuss our implementation services. info@scsconsults.com.
***ATTENTION***
Register now for Deltek Insight. http://www.deltekinsight.com/ and attend SCS Consultant, Laura Sproat's session on Getting GCS Premier Data Ready for a Budgeting and Planning Implementation. You will learn about tips and tricks to have the easiest implementation possible. This session will discuss preparing and reconciling the General Ledger and all Subsidiary Ledger, ensure and verify all data files are updated, and prepare hardware configurations.
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Have a Plan in Place...Learn About Small Business Disaster Loans
Recently, historic severe-weather trends have left many parts of the country reeling. Businesses large and small are having to find ways to pick up the pieces and recover from these events. A small business' resources are already strained. How prepared is your business to cope with a disaster?
Did you know that the Small Business Administration has disaster loans available? Find out more about the SBA Disaster Loan program HERE and be ready to recover your business should the unthinkable happen.
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What's on your mind?
In future editions of our newsletter, we plan on polling our readers on topics of interest to them. So, we want to know more about you and what you're thinking. What are some of your concerns and questions relevent to your business? We will conduct surveys of our business community and try to find the answers.
Please send your questions to info@scsconsults.com and watch for surveys and results in future editions of our newsletter! |
Free Publications
Share a government contracting question, challenge, or experience and we will send you a copy of one of the following books!
Government Contracting for Dummies, Deltek Special Edition
Government Contracting for Dummies provides best practices that all Government Contractors should implement to successfully win, manage and optimize government business. Written for govcon beginners and experts alike, this book offers winning tips, strategies and resources that you can use to get an edge over the competition and increase your ability to win more government business and be successful in your approach.
Earned Value Management for Dummies, Deltek Special Edition
Learn to:
- Manage projects with EVM
- Understand the project lifecycle
- Adapt to early warnings and keep your project on-track
Integrated Program Management for Dummies, Deltek Special Edition
IPM for Dummies spells out concepts in a way we hope is accessible and easy to understand. Whatever your background in program management - seasoned program manager, program controls professional, even an executive - this book provides you a basic but thorough grounding in the principles of IPM.
Please email your responses to and let us know which book you would prefer.
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About Strategic Consulting Solutions
Strategic Consulting Solutions is the leading provider of compliant solutions to government contractors. SCS specializes in Deltek software sales and implementation, complete accounting outsourcing, contract compliance support, contract administration and general accounting support. Whether you are new to contracting, or a seasoned contractor managing multiple, complex projects, we can help you to understand government cost accounting requirements, implement systems and processes to achieve compliance, assist you through DCAA audits, and help you accurately manage and streamline your business processes. Our team consists of professionals with extensive finance and government contracting experience. We understand the complexities of government contracting and strive to help our clients find the appropriate solutions to all of their contracting issues. |
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