They hire people to work on a contract they won. When the contract work is completed nine out of ten times, they lay the people off. Most the contracts this company wins are short term. You would have more job security accepting a job at Home Deport... — read more 

With the announcement this morning that they're sending so many people to the bench at the end of the BID contract on May 18th, I'm fully expecting a layoff of several hundred people shortly thereafter. Time on the bench before getting a lack of work... — read more 

McLean-based Fortune 500 government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton is launching another round of layoffs after a weak quarter, citing earlier federal contract reductions and an ongoing slowdown in federal... — read more 

I was put on the Booz Allen Bench at the end of August. It wasn't even two weeks before I received what they call at Booz Allen a lack of work notice, with a layoff date clearly stated. While on the bench, I applied to five internal jobs, and I was... — read more 

Every morning, at 7 am sharp the game begins for Booz Allen employees. Count on it no matter what Booz Allen leadership preaches. So, when the music stops, if your left standing without a chair you'll be issued a layoff notice within days if not... — read more 

When internal jobs are open to fill, most, if not all Booz Allen managers do not give priority to employees facing layoffs. I don't ever recall hearing the Booz Allen Hamilton CEO, or the many Vice Presidents, Principles or Directors come out and... — read more 

By Mattias Bergstrom, Former Forbes Councils Member. As software technology leaders, we face the same challenges as leaders in other engineering industries, but there are differences. One of our biggest challenges is employee churn. This is where... — read more 

They will use you and dispose of you with a layoff notice approximately five days after a contract you were hired to support ends or funding inexpertly gets cut. You are given less time now to find another internal job at Booz Allen before you are... — read more 

we have discussed the last week, with the governments intention to cut funding again once the shut down is over that we will be laying off the following positions. This is not set in stone, it is only what will happen in the event that the government... — read more 

CFO Matt Calderone said the company expects to cut about 7% of its staff in the first quarter, "heavily concentrated" in its civil business, as the company expects its defense and intelligence segments to continue growing this year. As of March 31... — read more 

It appears that this policy structure is company-wide, with the exception of certain elite positions. The short-term disability policy names the 'insurance' company as the 'administrator,' rather than the insurance provider itself. In this case, Booz... — read more 

Layoffs are happening. Bench is no longer 6 months for many consultants, now only 2 weeks. They’re getting rid of more experienced staff for cheaper employees to backfill.

Have the talks begun between these two for upskilling and/or reskilling of current and potential new employees?

Seriously why are so many people here fake happy when they are working 50-60-70 hours per week. It’s called Work Life Balance. Try it out Booz Allen.

Has got to be one of the biggest deterrent on a employees mental health and morale. I have been on the Bench a month now. Spend all day seaching for new internal job. I have emailed close to 80 company managers about jobs in their groups. Not a... — read more 

Either your brand new out of college and don’t know any better or you’re collecting two retirements already and do the bare minimum. The place is not what it used to be. After going public, the place nose dived. It’s not about solving problems any... — read more 

Hired in three months ago. Was told recently that I am going on what they call a Bench next week. What the heck is the Bench? Is this like a Baseball or Football bench? So when I go on Bench on what do I do to get off this Bench? Is there a time... — read more 

So many things are wrong at Booz Allen, I'm not even sure where to begin. Salaries are a joke. The company offers noncompetitive pay because it's paying off its heavy debt load over the backs of its low paid employees. This is reflected also in... — read more 

so many changes have been made in the last few years... changes in management, organizational changes, changes in responsibilities... it's like somebody is shuffling a deck of cards and can't decide on what game they want to play, so they just keep... — read more 

Trying to get ahead at Booz can get really frustrating at times. There is no set path to follow or work towards. The process differs significantly within teams and departments and it's completely subjective in most of the cases. Basically, it can... — read more 

Working at Booz Allen and not being employed at the company's HQ pretty much puts you in a position equivalent to the one of a second class citizens. All the people who rave about working here are from the HQ. They are not lying. But boy, does their... — read more 

Company is retooling. SMEs being pushed out. Junior staff being promoted too fast. Cool title, little pay, no experience. Competition gobbling up experienced staff. Bench is full and LoW letters everywhere. Once a great company, now a shell of what... — read more 

Things continue to go down, the bench is not managed well and we are losing money in several areas

Any rumors?

BAH reduced its workforce by about 500 during 2013, we expect to trim head count in the coming year in areas with less growth potential – this is all based on what CFO Strickland said earlier this week. The revenue keeps dropping, we were down almost... — read more 

I am not sure how Booz survives, it's a piece of junk created to milk clients

2013 will be an interesting year - many verticals are shrinking

Major layoffs @ Booz Allen have led to fear amonst it's work force, no one is safe and the company is up for sale.