Booz Allen: A Race from the Top to the Mid Tier of Consulting
October 8, 2016
(A blog software glitch prevented this story from appearing at 5 13 am on Saturday, October 8, 2016.)
As a former Booz Allen employee, I was surprised to learn about the Snowdon matter. Now Booz Allen finds itself in the spotlight again. To get the big time take on this glitch, navigate to “At Booz Allen, a Vast U.S. Spy Operation, Run for Private Profit.” If you have to pay to view the write up, well, don’t blame me. The Gray Lady needs cash and pronto.
The main idea is that the US government contracts with experts, mavens, and wizards to perform certain types of work. The government trades money for the efforts of folks who might not otherwise labor in the hallowed halls of government-leased buildings.
I learned:
Booz Allen has helped the United Arab Emirates build its own high-tech spy agency.
Busy, busy.
The problem is that another Booz Allen expert has been allegedly taking classified materials from a government facility.
Several observations:
- What’s the vetting process for getting a job at Booz Allen these days? Is that process sort of working?
- What about the security which checks each person when leaving a government facility? The Rubic’s Cube gambit is good video, but real life maybe demands a bit more than bon ami?
- How will the other mid tier consulting firms react to having the equivalent of a college student sent back to grade school?
My former boss at Booz Allen would be acting in a manner which could alter the career paths of the favored few who land jobs with one of the blue chip consulting firms. That gentle soul has moved on, and with the new generation of Booz Allen senior managers, some of my boss’s managerial qualities seem to have departed as well.
Stephen E Arnold, October 8, 2016
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