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Helping Clients Succeed Today
and Be Ready for What’s Next
Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of strategy and technology
consulting for nearly a century. Today, Booz Allen is a leading provider of
management and technology consulting services to the US government in
the defense, intelligence, and civil markets, and also serves corporations,
institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm is a well-known, trusted,
and long-term partner to our clients, who seek our expertise and objective
advice to address their most important and complex problems.
We attribute the strength of our client relationships, the commitment of our
people, and our resulting growth to our management consulting heritage and
culture, which instills our relentless focus on delivering value and enduring
results to our clients. We have a collaborative culture, supported by our
operating model, which helps our professionals identify and respond to emerg-
ing trends across the markets we serve. By combining a consultant’s problem-
solving orientation with deep technical knowledge and strong execution,
Booz Allen helps clients achieve success in their most critical missions—
as evidenced by the firm’s many client relationships that span decades. Our
approach to client service leverages our matrix of deep domain expertise in
the defense, intelligence, and civil markets and our strong capabilities in strat-
egy and organization, analytics, technology, and engineering and operations.
Booz Allen at a Glance
• Founded in 1914
• Headquartered in McLean, Virginia
• NYSE: BAH
• More than 25,000 employees
• Annual revenue: more than $5 billion
• Web site: www.boozallen.com
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Delivering Results That Endure
Booz Allen’s reputation—earned over nearly a century of delivering exceptional management
and technology consulting services to our clients—is measured by our clients’ success, the
excellence of our people, and our spirit of partnership.
A Consulting Heritage That Sets Us Apart
Booz Allen leverages its past to help clients prepare for the future. Our legacy in manage-
ment consulting enables us to see, hear, and innovate on behalf of our clients in ways our
competitors cannot. Each day, we look beyond the requirements of a single client engage-
ment to address the broader context of our client’s mission. Our approach is framed by
the key distinction that we don’t have customers, we serve clients. Our long track record of
client satisfaction is evidenced by this: We have relationships that go back an average of
more than 20 years with our 10 largest client organizations. Our ability to meet and exceed
client expectations originates in a well-established collaborative culture uniquely supported
by the firm’s operating model.
Deep Technical, Engineering, and Analytic Experience
As the needs of our clients have grown more complex, Booz Allen has expanded beyond its
management consulting foundation to develop deep expertise in technology, engineering,
and analytics. Today and into the future, powerful ideas embrace both strategy and tech-
nology. Booz Allen’s technical, engineering, and analytic excellence is backed by strategy,
which enables our clients to rest assured that their solution will meet the full mission goal.
Helping Clients Meet Their Mission
Booz Allen provides consulting services primarily to the US government in the defense,
intelligence, and civil sectors, as well as to corporations, institutions, and nonprofit
organizations. Today more than ever, our clients face increasingly complex demands from
citizens, businesses, local governments, and global allies and adversaries. Our clients must
tackle such pressing challenges as protecting the homeland, combating global terrorism,
providing vital citizen services, and improving cybersecurity. To help clients address complex
issues in ways that will endure for years to come, Booz Allen leverages its deep functional
knowledge, which spans strategy and organization, technology, analytics, and engineering
and operations. We look at problems through multiple dimensions to understand our clients’
real needs and to develop effective results. The results enable our clients to accomplish
their missions and seize opportunities.
Changing Our World for the Better
For nearly a century, Booz Allen has served clients, conducting business with integrity and
adherence to the highest ethical standards. While our primary goal focuses on helping
clients succeed, we never lose sight of how our work can impact the world and make it a
better place. The people of Booz Allen draw on their heart, their intellect, and their spirit
of service to make a difference. Beyond office walls, our people make a difference in the
communities in which we live. We do so in ways as varied as incorporating eco-friendly
practices and policies into the arts, helping young people learn science and math skills, and
developing a long-term program to prevent marine debris from entering the earth’s oceans.
Our firm cultivates a pluralistic culture in which all can contribute.
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Our Areas of Expertise Representative Clients
• Acquisition & Program Management US Government
• Advanced Analytics & Innovation • Department of Defense
• Business Analytics • Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps
• Cybersecurity • Department of Energy
• Engineering • Department of Health & Human Services
• Human Capital, Learning & Communications • Department of Homeland Security
• Intelligence & Operations Analytics • Department of Justice
• Mission & Industry Expertise • Department of Labor
• Mission & Performance Analytics • Department of Transportation
• Operations • Department of the Treasury
• Organization & Process Improvement • Internal Revenue Service
• Public Infrastructure • NASA
• Strategic Technology & Innovation • National Reconnaissance Office
• Strategy & Change • National Security Agency
• Supply Chain & Logistics • US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Systems Development • US General Services Administration
• Systems Engineering & Integration • US Environmental Protection Agency
• Technology Commercial
• Leading Investment Firm
Markets We Serve • Worldwide Specialty Chemical Company
• Civil Government Agencies • Major Insurance Company
• Commercial • Diagnostic Testing Corporation
• Defense • Communications Systems Provider
• Energy • Global IT Provider
• Environment International (numerous countries)
• Financial Services • Business Trade Investment Programs
• Health Industry • Foreign Military Sales Programs
• Homeland Security • ommercial Legal
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• Intelligence Community Institutional Reform Programs
• International Development Diplomacy Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Law Enforcement • Smithsonian Institution
• Not-for-Profit/NGO • CARE
• Transportation • Habitat for Humanity
• American Red Cross
• Bill Melinda Gates Foundation
Most of our government work is a matter of public record. • Children’s Inn at NIH
We guarantee our commercial clients confidentiality, although
some allow us to discuss our work publicly on their behalf.
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Representative Client Engagements
Centers for Disease Control Federal Transit Administration
Client’s Challenge: Change Client’s Challenge: Following
the way more than 60 million the 9/11 attacks, the federal
doses of pediatric vaccine government needed to move
are ordered, disributed, and
t quickly to determine vulner-
monitored annually, while also abilities of transit systems and
generating cost savings for make changes to protect
the program. passengers and employees.
What Booz Allen Did: Worked What Booz Allen Did: Worked
with the CDC to review and analyze vaccine man- with federal authorities and 35 local transit
agement at the federal, state, and local levels, ex- authorities around the nation to identify transit
amining the supply chain to streamline operations system threats, recommend countermeasures,
and reengineer vaccine management activities. and in just 30 days, develop a vulnerability
Results: New supply chain management model; assessment tool.
one-time savings of $150 million; ongoing annual Results: FTA adopted a 20-point counterterrorism
savings of $25-47 million. strategy to help transit agencies across the nation
prevent and mitigate the potential effects of a
Defense Information Systems Agency terrorist attack.
Client’s Challenge: Address
price, responsiveness, and GovBenefits.gov
customer service challenges Client’s Challenge: Simplify
related to acquiring commercial processes for citizens seeking
satellite communications eligibility information on more
(SATCOM) services for than 1,000 government ben-
the Department of Defense, efits programs, eliminating the
which faced a tenfold need for individuals to search
increase in demand for satellite bandwidth. through millions of separate
What Booz Allen Did: Helped transform DISA’s Web pages.
commercial satellite services function by con What Booz Allen Did: Worked with Department
ducting a detailed review of how DISA acquired of Labor, Office of Management and Budget, and
its services, analyzing how competitive these other federal agencies to create and launch a
services were compared with those of the user-friendly public Web site in only 96 days.
commercial marketplace, and evaluating how Results: Seventeen federal agencies and numer-
DISA interacted with customers. ous state and local stakeholders provide informa-
Results: Spend analysis avoided a 50 percent tion on more than 1,000 benefit and assistance
congressional withhold on DISA’s upcoming fiscal programs via the site.
year funding. New relationships with the com-
mercial satellite industry were established, and
service to DISA’s military customers improved.
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Pediatric Hospital Fund-raising US Navy Submarine Acquisition
Client’s Challenge: An Client’s Challenge: To acquire
internationally respected Virginia-class submarines
pediatric hospital wanted to within plan, the Navy needed
improve fund-raising to to cut per-unit costs by 20
support research and continue percent—a goal complicated
its commitment to treating by joint production arrange-
patients regardless of their ments between two major
ability to pay. shipbuilders.
What Booz Allen Did: Partnered with hospital What Booz Allen Did: Developed a unique
fund-raisers to segment donors, understand the approach to design for affordability, called ISSR
value proposition and giving potential, and con- (Inherent, Structural, Systemic, Realized); joint
duct portfolio optimization to increase revenue. teams created 40+ initiatives to improve design,
Applied Lean Six Sigma method logies, a new
o scheduling, production, and testing.
approach for not-for-profits, to reduce costs. Results: Submarine acquisition processes were
Results: A strategy enabling fund-raisers to better transformed and estimated costs reduced by
identify growth areas and target donor groups, $3.8 billion; lower costs enabled the Navy to
setting a path to double gross revenue in six accelerate plans for doubling construction to two
years while lowering overhead. The hospital’s boats per year.
strategy is on track: fund-raising goals have been
exceeded for the first two of the six years, and Major US-Based Financial Institution
goals for overhead reduction have been achieved. Client’s Challenge: Cyber-
security—meet an aggressive
US Army Materiel Command regulatory deadline for
Client’s Challenge: The Army e-authentication and enhance
urgently needed a durable, fraud management capabilities.
secure common access card What Booz Allen Did:
to connect to the Research in Designed and implemented
Motion (RIM) BlackBerry an enterprise-wide program
through wireless technology. management office (PMO) to update authentication
What Booz Allen Did: policy. Booz Allen is also working with the client
Performed rigorous security to identify services; develop and implement an
testing of the RIM BlackBerry Bluetooth-enabled enterprise authentication risk assessment
smart card reader. In six weeks—one-fourth process; perform risk assessments and track
the time normally required—issued report showing compliance; report to federal regulators; and
the device met Army security requirements. create a proactive fraud assessment capability
Results: RIM BlackBerry smart card reader and data-gathering team.
approved for use by the Army and all other branch- Results: Full compliance with federal authenti
es of the military. Firm’s methodology provides cation regulations. Integration of core risk assess-
DoD with an approach for testing security of all ment and PMO functions into business processes.
Bluetooth-enabled smart card readers. Reduction in overall fraud exposure and lower
regulatory compliance costs.
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Our People
“Success—being the best—in consulting takes intellect, energy, knowledge,
training, expertise, analytic power, and an ability to present your ideas. You must
want to help others…you must listen…and you have to do outstanding work.”
—Founding Partner James Allen
Throughout its 95-year history, Booz Allen Hamilton to attract, retain, and develop the very best and
has offered its clients one thing—exceptionally brightest individuals. Our staff members value
talented people with a commitment to excellence, working with talented, collegial coworkers.
a talent for client service, and a passion for making
a difference. Strong Values-Based Culture Our 10 core values—
client service, diversity, excellence, entrepreneur-
We hire and develop individuals with diverse capa- ship, teamwork, professionalism, fairness, integrity,
bilities in a culture that embraces multiple points of respect, and trust—define how we work together
view and fosters the exchange of innovative ideas and partner with clients to help them succeed.
as well as proven approaches. Our staff members
join us with experience as professionals in govern- Work That Makes an Impact Our staff members
ment, the military, industry, or academia, or with take pride in the fact that their work supports the
knowledge gained at the world’s top graduate health, security, and well-being of our nation by help-
schools. This diversity creates teams with varied ing clients achieve their mission. We also support
working styles and backgrounds, enabling us to our employees’ commitment to community service.
mesh seamlessly with clients—we speak their
language—and bring them both fresh perspectives Strong, Sustained Business Performance For
and in-depth knowledge to help solve their most more than a decade, our US government business
complex, multidimensional problems. has enjoyed double-digit growth and strong profit-
ability every year.
Booz Allen is known for its brains and heart. Our
talented and diverse staff members do great work Commitment to Professional Development and
while caring for each other, our clients, and our Work-Life Balance We offer staff members the
communities. As an employer of choice, we offer opportunity to build a career and define success in
our people a unique environment in which to work, terms that fulfill their professional aspirations and
learn, and grow: accommodate their personal circumstances.
Unparalleled Workforce Booz Allen is a “people Our employees choose Booz Allen not just for a
business.” Our success depends on our ability contract or two, but for a whole career.
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Recent Awards
Every year we receive numerous awards and accolades recognizing our contribution to our clients’ missions,
our impact on the communities where we work and live, and our success in creating a workplace for our
people that challenges and satisfies them and strives to make them better.
Consultant of Choice
Award* Source Achievement
Nunn–Perry Award Department of Defense This is the third time the firm has been honored with this
Mentor-Protégé Program prestigious award, which recognizes successful mentor-protégé
relationships in support of Department of Defense programs
10 Best Corporations National Veteran-Owned The list honors the most successful large corporations
for Veteran-Owned Business Association that engage the nation’s 3 million veteran-owned business
Businesses (2005–2010) as subcontractors or suppliers
Black Engineer Career Communications Group Executive VP Lloyd Howell was 2011 Black Engineer
of the Year Award of the Year, and nine other Booz Allen staff were
also honored. In 2010, 13 staff were honored
Government Contractor Fairfax County Chamber of In 2010, Booz Allen CEO Ralph Shrader was
of the Year, Commerce, Professional Services named Government Contractor Executive of
Executive of the Year Council, Washington Technology the Year. In 2008, for the second time, the firm
was named Government Contractor of the Year,
which recognizes financial and operational
accomplishments (see award, right)
Employer of Choice
100 Best Companies FORTUNE magazine Booz Allen has made the distinguished list
to Work For (2005–2011) seven years in a row
100 Best Companies Working Mother magazine We have ranked among the nation’s most
for Working Mothers family-friendly firms for 12 consecutive years
(1999–2010)
Best Firms to Work For Consulting Magazine This is the seventh time Booz Allen has received
this recognition
2011 Vault Technology Vault.com Booz Allen ranked No. 1 on the inaugural list, which
Consulting 25 showcases the firms deemed “Best to Work For”
Great Places to Work Washingtonian magazine For the sixth consecutive time, Booz Allen was chosen
(1999–2009) as a top workplace in the Washington, DC, area in this
biannual competition
Good Corporate Citizen
Blue Diamond Award Fairfax County The award honors organizations committed to community
Chamber of Commerce engagement and philanthropy in the Washington, DC, area
Washington Business Washingtonian, Greater Chairman and CEO Ralph Shrader was honored for
Hall of Fame (2009) Washington Board of Trade, making significant contributions to the quality of life in the
Junior Achievement Washington, DC, area through his business excellence,
innovative leadership, and community involvement
Corporate Social Colorado Springs Regional Presented to the firm’s Colorado Springs office for operating
Responsibility Award Economic Development its business in a way that ultimately contributes to a high
(2009) Corporation quality of life in the Pikes Peak region
Excellence in Workplace Points of Light Institute For employee volunteer programs and corporate vision
Volunteer Programs
* Awards and recognition received in 2010, unless otherwise noted.
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Booz Allen Offices
Principal office
Places where Booz Allen
is serving clients on
long-term engagements
Booz Allen Through the Years
1914
Edwin G. Booz opens 1950s
a business in Chicago Postwar expansion brings
that performs “municipal 1935 numerous clients, including
investigations” and Carl L. Hamilton Johnson Wax, RCA, NBC, and
will evolve into the joins the firm Cessna, and the firm is a
global consulting firm and writes its first leader in the burgeoning field
Booz Allen Hamilton Code of Ethics of management consulting
1929 1940 1957
James L. Allen joins The US Navy and S
amuel C. Johnson of
Ed Booz, whose US Army enlist the S.C. Johnson Son Inc.
major clients include firm to help them and Booz Allen VP Conrad
US Gypsum Company, prepare for the impend- Jones publish the landmark
Goodyear Tire ing war, launching article “How to Organize
Rubber Co., Montgomery Booz Allen’s nearly for New Products,”
Ward, the Chicago 70-year association introducing the product
Daily News, and the with the military life-cycle curve, in Harvard
Chicago Tribune Business Review
