A Look At NSA Contractor Booz Allen And Employer Of NSA Leaker Edward Snowden (Updated)



Booz Allen’s Top-Secret Workforce -- Wall Street Journal

Of the almost 25,000 people employed by the management and technology consultancy, 76% have government security clearances allowing them to handle information considered sensitive to national security

James Snowden, a 29-year old employee of consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton, came out as the source of leaked information on government surveillance systems over the weekend, in a fascinating interview with The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald. The revelation has put the spotlight on Booz Allen, a company made up of almost 25,000 people, 76% of whom have government security clearances allowing them to handle sensitive national security information.

Mr. Snowden said his role as a systems administrator at NYSE-listed Booz Allen gave him wide-ranging access to the surveillance systems used by U.S. intelligence agencies. That’s because the company is one of the most trusted private-sector contractors to the intelligence community, almost solely-focussed on customers in the U.S. government.

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