Changing the World - Booz Allen Hamilton

Tamiko Pickering, Ben Judd, Barney
Martin, Melissa Martinez, Lee Roth /
Teamwork Leads
to Excellence in
Industrial Security
52
> Many of Booz Allen’s government clients
have intensified their requirements for
securing people, information, and facilities. In turn,
Booz Allen has increased its own rigorous security
measures throughout its operations. A case in point
is the Colorado Springs office, where Associate
Tamiko Pickering (pictured far left, seated), a facility
security officer, leads a team that is part of the
larger firmwide Security Services Team.
“The Security Services Team helps manage the
cleared personnel, facilities, and computer systems
Booz Allen needs to support classified contracts,”
says Pickering. Together, the members of the
Colorado Springs team—(pictured left to right)
Consultant Ben Judd, Senior Consultant
Barney Martin (seated), Senior Consultant
Melissa Martinez, and Associate Lee Roth
(not pictured)—represent more than 30
years of experience in the security field
and rely on one another for expertise,
advice, and help. “We demonstrate the
firm’s Core Values every day,” says Pickering.
“Take teamwork. Except for a few
limitations, we are all as interchangeable
in the tasks we perform as we can be.”
In June 2009, the Colorado Springs Security
Services Team received the Cogswell
Award from the Defense Security Service
(DSS), the Department of Defense agency
that audits government contractors’ procedures
for managing cleared personnel
and cleared facilities. This is the highest
honor DSS can bestow upon contractors
for their security standards; fewer than 1
percent of the nearly 12,500 cleared contractors in
the US receive this award annually.
Says Pickering, “We’re excited about earning the
award because of what it says about the strength of
the Security Services Team across the firm.”