Forensic governance
Guardian Red Flags and quantitative risk assessment. Detects implementation theater, KPI manipulation, and decision dissonance six to twelve months before milestone-based reviews surface them.
Explore →SDVOSB · HUBZone · Forensic Governance
Acquisition. Discipline. Delivery.
Excelsior is a boutique federal acquisition and forensic governance firm in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Our Forensic Governance Model — built on the Guardian Red Flags signal set and quantitative risk assessment — detects systemic program failure six to twelve months before traditional oversight surfaces it. The methodology grew out of more than $5 billion in federal acquisition oversight engagements across the principal’s twenty-year career, anchored on the USPS DRO case.
Jonathan R. Santana
President & CEO · LSSBB · CSM
Capability domains
Four practice areas.
Forensic Governance leads. Acquisition, program management, and operations follow — all scoped to the lifecycle moments where federal contracting most often breaks.
Acquisition support
Pre-award through closeout. Requirements, market research, source selection, post-award administration, modifications, and contract closeout.
Explore →Program & project management
PMO coordination across suppliers, engineering, operations, and legal. Executive reporting. Multi-region rollout cadence. Agile and PMI rigor backed by CSM and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Explore →Operations & supply chain
Process optimization, vendor coordination, sourcing strategy, supply chain & logistics, contingency contracting, and strategic communications.
Explore →Proof of method
Built across a 20-year career in federal oversight.
The U.S. Postal Service DRO program is the flagship case. Excelsior identified the failure first; a subsequent OIG audit later surfaced the same systemic issues.
$5B+
Federal acquisition oversight across the principal's 20-year career
$1.2B+
USPS DRO program failure identified before traditional oversight caught it
6–12 mo
Lead time before milestone-based reviews and OIG audits surface the same failures
100%
OIG investigation findings consistent with Excelsior's prior DRO assessment
Federal · state · local record
Agencies and vehicles currently served.
USPS — DRO Program
USPS — SPL / eLock / SDUS
U.S. GSA
DoD · ACC-APG
NASPO · State of NC
Miami-Dade County
U.S. Air Force
Maryland SBR · VSBE
Leadership
Jonathan R. Santana
President & CEO · LSSBB · CSM
Jonathan served as a warranted Contingency Contracting Officer with the U.S. Air Force, deployed in support of military operations. After active duty he spent twenty years inside federal acquisition — including engagements across the U.S. Postal Service, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Defense at ACC-Aberdeen Proving Ground.
He is a first-generation Dominican-American raised between the Dominican Republic, Brooklyn, and Miami. He founded Excelsior Consulting Services to bring that warranted-CCO discipline to the boutique SDVOSB and HUBZone market and to build the Forensic Governance Model as a discipline distinct from compliance review. He serves on the Board of The Capital Market and as Co-Director of Membership at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Prince George’s County.
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DoD/DAU Contracting Level I
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Certified Scrum Master
Bilingual EN/ES
Certifications & vehicles
SDVOSB
HUBZone
MD SBR · VSBE
NASPO PASS IT RAC
DoD/DAU Contracting I
LSSBB · CSM
SAM.gov Registered
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Capability statement on request.
For federal contracting officers, agency Small Business Specialists, and prime BD leads. Cap statement and NAICS coverage by return email. Book a 30-minute call when you want to scope.