> Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), focused more and more on government work. In 2008 it split off its less lucrative commercial consulting arm—under the name Booz & Co.—and became a pure government contractor, publicly traded and majority-owned by private equity firm Carlyle Group (CG).<p>Carlyle is the lynchpin. Booz is just one of its assets.<p>An informative look at Booz and Carlyle right before the sale happened:<p><a href="http://www.zcommunications.org/carlyle-group-may-buy-major-cia-contractor-booz-allen-hamilton-by-tim-shorrock" rel="nofollow">http://www.zcommunications.org/carlyle-group-may-buy-major-c...</a>
> That makes these jobs particularly hard to fill, since most people with security clearances are almost by definition overqualified for janitorial work.<p>Lost credibility with this right here. Anybody can get a security clearance regardless of intellectual qualifications. I know someone who got a security clearance before even knowing what job he wanted, just as résumé padding.<p>Anyway, the rest of this article reads as fluffy and sophomoric. I'd read this one with a watchful eye.