Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 3.12.1999

Changes in Cost Accounting Practices

The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement, in conjunction with the National Contract Management Association, is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss alternatives to the Cost Accounting Standard Board's Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM-II) regarding ``Changes in Cost Accounting Practices,'' published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 45700 on August 20, 1999. The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement would like to hear the views of interested parties on potential alternatives to the approach proposed by the Cost Accounting Standards Board in SNPRM-II. One such alternative is available on the Internet Home Page of the Office of Cost, Pricing, and Finance at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/cpf. The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement is particularly concerned about the complexity and level of detail contained in SNPRM- II, and the additional administrative burden for contractors and contracting officers that would result from its implementation. The Office is also concerned that the addition of unnecessary and cumbersome requirements for contractor submissions and government reviews would lengthen the process for resolving the cost impact of a cha