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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>
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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>In 2012 Booz Allen reported $5.86bn in revenue.<ref name="Ackerman"> Spencer Ackerman, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/10/edward-snowden-booz-allen-hamilton-contractors?INTCMP=SRCH Snowden leak shines light on US intelligence agencies' use of contractors], The Guardian, 10 June 2013 20.21 BST </ref>
  
''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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''The New York Times'' reported in June 2013 that $1.3bn of the firm's revenue comes from intelligence contracts. The firm's 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”.<ref name="Ackerman"/>
  
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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==Booz Allen and ODNI==
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in 2004, Booz Allen senior vice president [[R. James Woolsey]] called for the creation of a new position of [[Director of National Intelligence]]. As of 2013, the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI) has been headed by former Booz Allen executives for five out of its eight years of existence.<ref>Pratap Chatterjee, [http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15846 Edward Snowden and the National Security Industrial Complex], CorpWatch, 17 June 2013.</ref>
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Booz Allen vice-president [[Mike McConnell|John “Mike” McConnell]] is a former US [[Director of National Intelligence]]. McConnell’s successor, retired general [[James Clapper]], is a former Booz Allen executive.<ref name="Ackerman"/>
  
 
==Whistleblower contractor==
 
==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
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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 </ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 18 June 2013

Booz Allen Hamilton is a US private consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia.[1]In 2012 Booz Allen reported $5.86bn in revenue.[2]

The New York Times reported in June 2013 that $1.3bn of the firm's revenue comes from intelligence contracts. The firm's 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”.[2]

Booz Allen and ODNI

in 2004, Booz Allen senior vice president R. James Woolsey called for the creation of a new position of Director of National Intelligence. As of 2013, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has been headed by former Booz Allen executives for five out of its eight years of existence.[3]

Booz Allen vice-president John “Mike” McConnell is a former US Director of National Intelligence. McConnell’s successor, retired general James Clapper, is a former Booz Allen executive.[2]

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.[4]

Contact

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Notes

  1. About, Booz Allen Hamilton, accessed 10 December 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spencer Ackerman, Snowden leak shines light on US intelligence agencies' use of contractors, The Guardian, 10 June 2013 20.21 BST
  3. Pratap Chatterjee, Edward Snowden and the National Security Industrial Complex, CorpWatch, 17 June 2013.
  4. Julian Borger, Booz Allen Hamilton: Edward Snowden's US contracting firm, 9 June 2013, acc 12 June 2013