John Polcari

John Polcari is a forensic accountant with nearly 15 years of experience. He has assisted the named expert witness on numerous occasions.     

John works closely with internal and external counsel on areas of forensic accounting and litigation support concerning government contractors.  

John is well-versed in the general design and maintenance of compliant contractor indirect cost allocation structures and he assists clients in their review, interpretation, and exclusion of unallowable costs prior to government audits. He has worked across the consulting, engineering, information technology, cybersecurity, construction, infrastructure, and healthcare sectors.   

John is experienced in government contract compliance, strategy, and advisory services and his expertise includes Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance, CAS required disclosure statements, Incurred Cost Proposal (ICP) submissions, and cost impact analyses. He supports contractor negotiations related to audit findings by the Defence Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defence Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and General Services Administration (GSA). 

John has a bachelor’s in finance and accounting. He serves as treasurer of the Board of Contracts Appeals Bar Association, and is a member of the National Contracts Management Association and the National Defence Industry Association. He has published articles regarding various compliance issues and has undertaken numerous speaking engagements on matters related to accounting, cost and pricing.