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[[Booz Allen Hamilton]] is a US private consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia.<ref>[http://www.boozallen.com/about About], Booz Allen Hamilton, accessed 10 December 2009.</ref> | [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] is a US private consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia.<ref>[http://www.boozallen.com/about About], Booz Allen Hamilton, accessed 10 December 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | ''The New York Times'' reported in June 2013 that $1.3bn of the firm's revenue comes from intelligence contracts. In 2012 Booz Allen reported $5.86bn in revenu. Its most recent financial report boasts that 70% of its 25,000 employees hold a government security clearance, “of which 49% were top secret or higher” reports the Guardian. <ref> | ||
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| + | Booz Allen vice-president [[John “Mike” McConnell]] is a former director of US national intelligence. McConnell’s successor, retired general James Clapper, is a former Booz Allen executive. | ||
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| + | ==Whistleblower contractor== | ||
| + | In June 2013 [[Edward Snowden]], a 29-year-old IT contractor who had worked for Booz Allen for three months, exposed massive domestic surveillance by the [[National Security Agency]]<ref> Julian Borger, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/booz-allen-hamilton-edward-snowden Booz Allen Hamilton: Edward Snowden's US contracting firm], 9 June 2013, acc 12 June 2013 | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
*Website [http://www.boozallen.com/ http://www.boozallen.com/] | *Website [http://www.boozallen.com/ http://www.boozallen.com/] | ||
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===Profiles=== | ===Profiles=== | ||
Sourcewatch [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Booz_Allen_Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton] | Sourcewatch [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Booz_Allen_Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton] | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 12 June 2013
Booz Allen Hamilton is a US private consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia.[1]
The New York Times reported in June 2013 that $1.3bn of the firm's revenue comes from intelligence contracts. In 2012 Booz Allen reported $5.86bn in revenu. Its most recent financial report boasts that 70% of its 25,000 employees hold a government security clearance, “of which 49% were top secret or higher” reports the Guardian. <ref>
Booz Allen vice-president John “Mike” McConnell is a former director of US national intelligence. McConnell’s successor, retired general James Clapper, is a former Booz Allen executive.
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Whistleblower contractor
In June 2013 Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old IT contractor who had worked for Booz Allen for three months, exposed massive domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency<ref> Julian Borger, Booz Allen Hamilton: Edward Snowden's US contracting firm, 9 June 2013, acc 12 June 2013
Contact
- Website http://www.boozallen.com/
External resources
Profiles
Sourcewatch Booz Allen Hamilton Wikipedia Booz Allen Hamilton
Articles
- Booz Allen Not An Independent Check On SWIFT Surveillance, American Civil Liberties Union and Privacy International, 14 September 2006.
- Robert O'Harrow, Jr., Costs Skyrocket As DHS Runs Up No-Bid Contracts, Washington Post, 28 June 2007.
