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86. Did anyone know who Halliburton was or KBR

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 11:18 PM

Jun 2013

or Carlyle or Black Water? Or Enron? How about the Koch brothers? Do people know who Neil Bush is?

How many people know we are still at war in Afghanistan?

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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