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Defense Contract Audit Agency
American Dept of Defense auditing agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). It was established in 1965 to perform all contract audits for the Department of Defense. Previously, the various branches of military service were responsible for their own contract audits.
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Formed | January 8, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-01-08) |
Jurisdiction | United States |
Headquarters | Fort Belvoir, Virginia 38.719737°N 77.154582°W / 38.719737; -77.154582 |
Employees | 4,367 (FY 2020)[1] |
Annual budget | Approximately $650 million [1] |
Parent department | Department of Defense |
Parent agency | Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) |
Website | www![]() |
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The DCAA's duties include financial and accounting advisory services for the Department of Defense in connection with negotiation, administration and settlement of contracts and subcontracts.