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Had you ever heard of Booz Allen prior to 36 hours ago? [View all] Orrex Jun 2013 OP

Nope. sadbear Jun 2013 #1

Yes Gothmog Jun 2013 #2

No, but I've heard of Lockheed-Martin. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #3

Isn't that part of the problem? WestStar Jun 2013 #4

You can see their offices from Nationals Ball Park and along I-66 West leaving Fairfax County. FSogol Jun 2013 #5

Agree FSogol MiniMe Jun 2013 #72

I would venture to guess there are literally thousands of contracting companies we never heard of. randome Jun 2013 #6

Yes. noamnety Jun 2013 #7

In an earlier life they were a major competitor Peregrine Jun 2013 #8

There was this guy in high school we called Booze Allen. longship Jun 2013 #9

Yes Hobo Jun 2013 #10

Yes. Brickbat Jun 2013 #11

I never heard of him and I still don't know who he is. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #12

He was the oddball brother who worked opposite George & Gracie. Orrex Jun 2013 #78

Your funny :) southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #87

Yes. Wasn't sure what they did, but I've heard of them. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #13

Yes. I lived in NYC back in the 80s. My ex-girlfriend worked there as a receptionist. stopbush Jun 2013 #14

Yes. GentryDixon Jun 2013 #15

Nope... WillyT Jun 2013 #16

Nevah. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #17

Snowden said he made the decision to leak before the Nov 2008 election - he wasn't at BAH back then Tx4obama Jun 2013 #18

Yes -- Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2013 #19

Nope. nt octoberlib Jun 2013 #20

No, but they are Fortune 500 G_j Jun 2013 #21

Yep. I've known about them for years. nt antigop Jun 2013 #22

No. nt City Lights Jun 2013 #23

Never. I have heard of the parent company The Carlyle Group think Jun 2013 #24

The Carlyle Group, pangaia Jun 2013 #70

No In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #25

No - never heard of them LeftInTX Jun 2013 #26

Yes ... a fiend of the family worked for them Auggie Jun 2013 #27

Oldest link that I got was 2005... Octafish Jun 2013 #28

Yes - I used to work for a federal govt. agency (not security-related) and forestpath Jun 2013 #29

Sure GP6971 Jun 2013 #30

Yes, I subcontracted for them on a Navy project. aristocles Jun 2013 #31

No, I had not. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #32

Yes. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #33

No, and supposedly they have an office here in town Warpy Jun 2013 #34

One of the biggest consulting companies in the world? Um, yes. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #35

If you worked in DC you would. DCBob Jun 2013 #36

+1 n/t Aerows Jun 2013 #43

No. nenagh Jun 2013 #37

Yes. I was a defense contractor for a while. They also sponsor the local NPR station Recursion Jun 2013 #38

Yes. They've been around the accounting field for decades. Scuba Jun 2013 #39

That was what was at the back of my mind for them muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #42

yes grasswire Jun 2013 #40

Yes. n/t Aerows Jun 2013 #41

yep. Subsidiary of Carlyle Group. elehhhhna Jun 2013 #44

Yes -- forever -- they are one of the oldest technical consulting companies. FarCenter Jun 2013 #45

YES -- I'm a proud Booz Allen employee lanlady Jun 2013 #46

I have tried.. sikofit3 Jun 2013 #57

Honestly, that's what I've been hearing about the company Orrex Jun 2013 #60

I've heard of them years ago MrScorpio Jun 2013 #47

As in Booz Allen Hamilton? Chan790 Jun 2013 #48

Thanks to the bravery of Snowden, a lot people have heard of them now. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #49

absolutely.. frylock Jun 2013 #50

Yes, for many years. elleng Jun 2013 #51

I heard of them frequently in the 1970's... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #52

Yup. Absolutely. pnwmom Jun 2013 #53

Yes sammytko Jun 2013 #54

Yes Solly Mack Jun 2013 #55

Yes. nt PsychoBunny Jun 2013 #56

I thought he won Last Comic Standing DJ13 Jun 2013 #58

Yes, on DU, a year or so ago, I think. nt Ilsa Jun 2013 #59

I had a job interview with them rightsideout Jun 2013 #61

Remember them doing consulting work for a state Medicaid agency where I worked over 30 years ago. Hoyt Jun 2013 #62

Yes SecularMotion Jun 2013 #63

yes. Hard name to forget. Didn't know much about them though Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #64

Yes, had heard of them - lynne Jun 2013 #65

Of course. It's a giant consulting firm alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #66

Yes nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #67

Yes. n/t winter is coming Jun 2013 #68

Yes, but then I don't live on DU. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #69

They should change their first name. pangaia Jun 2013 #71

Yes. DEMTough Jun 2013 #73

Yes. They were/are a competitor of my former company. neverforget Jun 2013 #74

Yes, they've been a big consulting firm for a LONG, LONG TIME. Booz Allen Hamilton formerly. SharonAnn Jun 2013 #75

Yep... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #76

Yes Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #77

Yes. When I was a Federal employee my office had a contract with Booz Allen Hamilton. MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #79

Well, I'm drinking booze and have an allen wrench - cliffordu Jun 2013 #80

Yes. n/t GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #81

Booz Allen is HUGE in the Consulting World On the Road Jun 2013 #82

Yes. Anonymous hacked the shit out of them in 2011--twice DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #83

I've heard of Booze but not Booz. alp227 Jun 2013 #84

yes. they've been around a long time, a connected firm & not the first time its been in the news. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #85

Did anyone know who Halliburton was or KBR Rex Jun 2013 #86

I had, but it was only in the last 5 years or so. Then again, I hadn't heard of Bechtel before Bush Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #88

No. treestar Jun 2013 #89

Yes...I have a few friends that have worked for them HipChick Jun 2013 #90

Yes, for decades karynnj Jun 2013 #91