Podcast

Fed Talks: Business systems … but why?

Jun 07, 2021

Fed Talks is a series of audio episodes featuring current issues in government contracting, offering thoughtful, bite-sized insights with rotating guests from inside and outside Baker Tilly.

On the inaugural installment of our new Fed Talks miniseries, But why?, we discuss the purpose of contractor business systems with Baker Tilly subject matter specialist Drew Lewis. Questions addressed include:

What are contractor business systems and why are they emphasized today?
How relevant and useful are business system rules and why are contractors required to comply with them?
Are there other tools the government can use besides business systems to ensure federal funds are being spent appropriately?

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Fed Talks host

Derek Boyd
Derek Boyd is a principal with Baker Tilly’s government contractor solutions practice.

About the guest

Drew Lewis, Senior Manager, CPA, CFE

Drew Lewis is a CPA and a CFE and has worked in government contracting for over ten years. Drew has worked with many contractors, providing various types of audit functions throughout the contracting lifecycle. He has broad knowledge of rules and regulations surrounding the FAR, DFARS, CAS and TINA.

About the producer

Andrew Graziano, Senior Consultant

Andrew has been with Baker Tilly for over three years and has spent that time working with government contractors on a wide variety of compliance matters. Andrew has experience with incurred cost proposals, indirect rate modeling, price proposal preparation, cost impact analysis and commercial sales practice disclosures. In his spare time, he produces and edits this Fed Talks podcast.