Writing

Notes from the questions we solve

Practical notes for government contractors on rates, forecasting, project controls, compliance and the financial mechanics underneath contract performance.

Run the financial health checklist

Aug 2026 Your G&A base is probably wrong Total cost input versus value added, and why the choice quietly decides which contracts look profitable. Rate design
Jul 2026 Setting provisional billing rates you won't owe back A method for pricing the coming year that survives contact with actual headcount, and what to do when it doesn't. Compliance
Jun 2026 Reading deferred revenue like an auditor Reversal cycles, orphan credits, and what an imbalanced entry tells you about the close process that produced it. Forensics
May 2026 The EAC nobody updates Why estimates at completion go stale, and a monthly process that takes twenty minutes instead of a day. Project controls