U.S. Government Contractors Must Adapt as Congressional Oversight and Regulatory Enforcement Creates New Business Paradigm.

- Nationally Recognized Government Contracting Advisor William T. Keevan is Available to Discuss Doing Business Under a Microscope -

WASHINGTON -- While government contractors have operated for decades in a highly regulated and politically charged environment, they now operate in an environment of dramatically increased government oversight and public criticism.

Nationally recognized government contracting expert Bill Keevan is available to discuss:

* the increasingly stringent government audit and oversight that contractors now face;

* how government contractors can manage and reduce their business and compliance risks;

* the business risks faced by government contractors that are generally not encountered by companies operating in the commercial marketplace;

* government contracting regulation complexities and impact on contractors' operations

* public and Congressional misperceptions about government contractors; and

* steps government contractors should take when an investigation is launched.

Mr. Keevan has written extensively on government contract accounting, costing and pricing matters, as well as implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley for government contractors and their management, directors, and independent auditors.

He has testified before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and is a frequent speaker on financial accounting, cost accounting, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters. Mr. Keevan has testified as an expert in federal court, before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, in arbitration proceedings and in numerous depositions.

Formerly a senior partner with Arthur Andersen LLP, Mr. Keevan directed the firm's Study of Government Audit and Other Oversight Activities Relating to Defense Contractors conducted on behalf of the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (the "Packard Commission").

He served for six years on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Defense Contractors Committee, three of which he served as Chairman.

To arrange an interview with Mr. Keevan, please contact:

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