US EditionTreasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts
The Treasury Department canceled 31 contracts worth $21 million with Booz Allen after a former contractor leaked tax data of 406,000 taxpayers, including President Trump.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cancelled all Treasury Department contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, whose employee Charles Edward Littlejohn leaked confidential tax records.
- Booz Allen failed to implement safeguards to protect sensitive data including taxpayer information it had access to through IRS contracts.
- Littlejohn pleaded guilty to disclosing tax return information and was sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking records to media outlets.
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Treasury Severs Ties With Federal Consulting Giant Over Trump Tax Return Leak
by Melissa O'Rourke at CDN - The Treasury Department announced Monday that it is canceling all contracts with consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton, citing the firm’s link to a massive data breach that led to the leak of President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the press. Treasury has 31 separate contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton that will be cancelled, totaling roughly … Click to read the rest HERE-> Treasury Severs Ties With Federal Consulting …
Scott Bessent Cancels All Booz Allen Hamilton Contracts For Leaking Trump's Tax Returns: Stock Plunges 8% - Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that his department has canceled all contracts with management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (NYSE: BAH), citing failures to protect sensitive taxpayer data and a past breach that exposed confidential tax information.
Treasury cancels $21 million in Booz Allen contracts, blaming Trump tax return leak
The Treasury Department cut ties with Booz Allen Hamilton on Monday and announced that it was canceling $21 million in federal contracts with the consulting giant because one of its ex-employees previously leaked President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the press.
Treasury cuts ties with Booz Allen over tax records breach
The hits keep coming for federal consulting contractors. First, the Trump administration questioned the value of these types of contracts, leading to a significant reduction in existing deals and the slow down of awards for new solicitations. Now the Treasury Department is taking aim specifically at one of the biggest vendors. Treasury cancelled all 31 of its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton. The department said these contracts total $4.8 mill…
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