DCAA Ready
The ongoing compliance training series for small and mid-size Government Contractors. Join once, get every session.
● Next session
Thursday, September 10 · 2:00 PM ET
Bid & Proposal: Building Rates That Win Contracts
How to build fully-burdened billing rates from your actual books: base rates, fringe, overhead, G&A, and fee. Whether you're bidding T&M, labor-hour, or fixed-price, price your next proposal with rates you can defend in an audit. Includes a free Indirect Rate Template and 15 minutes of live Q&A.
Paul Calabrese
Former Senior DCAA Auditor · Invited speaker
Principal at GRF CPAs & Advisors with 30+ years in GovCon cost accounting. He'll break down how auditors actually evaluate your rates.
Terri Dunbar
Interviewer
CEO & Co-Founder of Dunbar Consulting. 20+ years advising C-suite leaders on strategy, operations, and transformation in regulated industries; Adjunct Professor at George Mason University.
Brian Wendroff, CPA
Co-founder, WiseCost · Managing Director, Wendroff & Associates · Host
20+ years helping GovCons with accounting and compliance. Served in the U.S. Army at the Pentagon, with a deep network in the U.S. Defense ecosystem. Founder of Wendroff & Associates, a CPA firm serving 60+ GovCon clients.
Join the DCAA Ready series
Drop your email and you're in — we'll send you the access link before every session. Free, no payment required.
In partnership with
Catch up on the series
Past sessions, ready to watch
Every session is recorded. Walk the series back in time, most recent first.
Highlights
Why Isn't QuickBooks Enough for DCAA Compliance?
The 5 DCAA Cost Pools Every GovCon Needs to Know
The Contract That Looked Profitable (Until It Wasn't)
These 4 Gaps Will Fail a DCAA Audit — Even With the Right Software
DCAA Doesn't Care What Software You Use | WiseCost
What Is the SF-1408? How to Use It as a Roadmap Before Your First Contract | Wisecost
Why this training matters
DCAA compliance starts with knowing what auditors look for
When a DCAA auditor reviews your accounting system, they're not just checking numbers. They're evaluating whether your team understands the rules. The SF-1408, the DCAA's pre-award accounting system checklist, explicitly requires that employees responsible for contract costs receive appropriate training and guidance. Documented training is part of what auditors evaluate when assessing whether your accounting system is adequate.
This series covers the fundamentals: what an adequate accounting system requires, how to configure QuickBooks® Online to meet those standards, and how to prepare for an audit before one is scheduled. Practical, CPA-reviewed, and built around real GovCon scenarios.
Introductory to intermediate level. No prior DCAA experience required. If you already have contracts and haven't been audited yet, this is the right starting point.
Who should attend
Built for the people running GovCon operations
CEOs & Founders
Understand what compliance means for your business before an auditor does, and what decisions to make now to avoid problems later.
CFOs & Controllers
Learn how to structure your chart of accounts, manage indirect cost pools, and produce the reports DCAA actually requires.
Compliance & Operations
Get the checklists, templates, and documentation frameworks your team needs to maintain an audit-ready system day to day.
CPAs serving GovCon clients
Refresh your DCAA knowledge and get practical tools you can use with your clients immediately, including chart of accounts templates and audit prep guides.
Upcoming
Your next sessions in the series
Bid & Proposal: Building Rates That Win Contracts
Thu, Sep 10 · 2:00 PM ET
How to build fully-burdened billing rates from your actual books: base rates, fringe, overhead, G&A, and fee. Whether you're bidding T&M, labor-hour, or fixed-price, price your next proposal with rates you can defend in an audit.
↓ Free: Indirect Rate Template
You Won a Contract, Now What?
Thu, Oct 8 · 2:00 PM ET
The post-award setup checklist: configuring your accounting system for the new contract, timekeeping from day one, indirect rates for billing, and the records your contracting officer will ask for.
↓ Free: Post-Award Setup Checklist
DCAA Ready: Live Workshop
November · Washington, DC
A full-day in-person compliance workshop for GovCon teams. Date and venue to be announced.
Certificate of Completion
Every attendee receives a verified certificate
Upon completing the series, you receive a personalized Certificate of Completion issued jointly by WiseCost and Wendroff & Associates CPA. Shareable directly to LinkedIn and documenting your DCAA compliance training.
- ✓Issued jointly by WiseCost and Wendroff & Associates CPA
- ✓Personalized with your name and session details
- ✓Shareable directly to LinkedIn
- ✓Documents your team's DCAA compliance training
Taught by GovCon compliance practitioners
Brian Wendroff, CPA
Co-Founder, WiseCost · Managing Partner, Wendroff & Associates CPA
20+ years advising government contractors on DCAA compliance and GovCon accounting.
Xiangyao (Sarah) Sun, CPA
Manager, Wendroff & Associates CPA
Specialist in small business accounting and GovCon compliance.
Paul Calabrese
Principal, GRF CPAs & Advisors · Former DCAA Auditor
30+ years in GovCon cost accounting. Former Senior Auditor at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
Live Q&A included. Each session closes with 15 minutes of open Q&A. Technical compliance questions answered on the spot by our panel.
