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