Chelsea Cullum

Chelsea Cullum is a Certified Management Accountant with over 15 years of experience.

Chelsea has testified before various federal courts and boards of contract appeals regarding damages and government contracts. She has assisted clients with procurement analysis, forensic accounting and investigations, litigation support, and compliance analysis on hundreds of matters with amounts in dispute exceeding $2 billion.

Chelsea has experience with government regulations and statutes, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), the False Claims Act, and the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data statute (formerly known as “TINA”). She has advised contractors on compliance and government audits and assists with Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) compliance, as well as labor mapping issues.

Chelsea has expertise in developing and analyzing disputes and REAs, conducting cost realism analysis in bid protests, supporting contractors in terminations for convenience, and conducting investigations related to alleged fraud and defective pricing. She has calculated and rebutted damages claimed in False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act matters. Chelsea has also assisted clients in commercial litigation, providing expert analysis in areas such as economics, finance, and accounting, particularly for breach of contract and other commercial disputes. 

Chelsea is a Certified Fraud Examiner. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Institute of Management Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Chelsea also served as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Business, where she taught a graduate-level course on pricing and cost issues in government contracts.