"The U.S. Treasury Department has cut its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, after a former contractor who worked for the firm was charged and subsequently imprisoned for leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country's wealthiest people, including President Donald Trump. The latest move is in line with Trump administration efforts to exact retribution on perceived enemies of the president and his allies - despite Booz Allen's recent contributions to Trump's ballroom project, expected to cost more than $400 million."
"In 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. - who worked for Booz Allen - was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking tax information about Trump and others to news outlets. Littlejohn gave data to The New York Times and ProPublica between 2018 and 2020 in leaks that appeared to be "unparalleled in the IRS's history," prosecutors said."
"Treasury says the agency has 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton totaling $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Va. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in statement that the firm "failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, including the confidential taxpayer information it had access to through its contracts with the Internal Revenue Service.""
The U.S. Treasury Department reduced contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor pleaded guilty to leaking tax information on thousands of wealthy people, including President Donald Trump. The action follows administration efforts to punish perceived enemies and comes despite Booz Allen's contributions to Trump's ballroom project. Booz Allen remains a major government contractor with Defense, Homeland Security and intelligence agencies. In 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn was sentenced to five years for giving tax data to The New York Times and ProPublica between 2018 and 2020. Prosecutors said Littlejohn sought a contractor role to access Trump's returns and learned how to extract tax data while avoiding detection. Treasury reported 31 contracts with Booz Allen totaling $4.8 million annually and $21 million in obligations. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the firm failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect confidential taxpayer information, and Booz Allen condemned Littlejohn's actions and stated zero tolerance for violations.
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