= Defense Contract Audit Agency = The '''Defense Contract Audit Agency''' ('''DCAA''') is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] agency that advises other agencies on finance and auditing. <> ---- == Composition == The agency is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|undersecretary of Defense Comptroller]]. The agency is led by a '''director''' and '''deputy director'''. ---- == History == Prior to the establishment of a centralized agency, the [[UnitedStates/ArmedForces|service branches]] were independently responsible for auditing their own [[UnitedStates/GovernmentContracting|contracts]]. The agency was founded in 1965 to take on that role for the entirety of the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]]. Over time the agency extended its auditing services to non-DOD agencies, notably [[UnitedStates/NationalAeronauticsAndSpaceAdministration|NASA]]. This was banned by the '''National Defense Authorization Act''' in 2016. ---- == Programs == The agency executes audits for the [[UnitedStates/DefenseContractManagementAgency|DCMA]]. Upon receipt of a [[UnitedStates/GovernmentContracting|contractor's]] final submission, agents either determine that the contract must be audited, or place the contract into a pool from which random contracts are selected for auditing. These audits must be completed within 12 months of receipt. ---- CategoryRicottone