Booz Allen Hamilton is described by a prospective employee and commenters as fragmented, focused on 'butts-in-seats' staffing rather than true consulting, with a culture that has deteriorated...

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    "summary": "Booz Allen Hamilton is described by a prospective employee and commenters as fragmented, focused on 'butts-in-seats' staffing rather than true consulting, with a culture that has deteriorated since going public and rumors of losing contracts.",
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        "excerpt": "Mitre\n\n If only because bah is a public company now, which is never a good thing for the employees, unless you are getting stock, which you won't be at bah.",
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        "author": "alydinva",
        "excerpt": "I also like the academic vibe of MITRE so I’d choose them. In this area, they’re just as well known as BAH.",
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        "author": "Educational_Fox2212",
        "excerpt": "BAH does not have a great rep and they are losing contracts from what I’ve heard. MITRE, on the other hand, serves in a much different capacity than BAH and the Government appreciates them. If you’re asking between the two, MITRE no question.",
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        "excerpt": "Sticking around is a bad idea with any contracting company if you intend to maximize salary. Switch every 1-2 years until you max out on the Gov mandated salary bands.\n\n All positive culture at BAH has leaked out since they went public.\n\n BAH is all about billability and does not care about your career progression. Any chance at career progression depends on your career manager and actual manager",
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        "excerpt": "I think MITRE is the less-bad option overall, although I’d no longer necessarily call it a great one. Lots of layoffs and instability over the last couple of years, and they may not be done with the downsizing. And these are people with PhD’s and master’s in aerospace engineering and shit. Actual rocket surgeon types.\n\n That said, much of this town is a canceled contract away from unemployment.",
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        "excerpt": "Definitely MITRE.",
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        "excerpt": "Former MITRE - left to return to an active duty role.\n\n MITRE is a great company to work for. Very competitive benefits. Culture depends on your work center, but we just completed another reorg recently.\n\n Recovering from layoffs but don’t see any more on the near horizon, at least not in DoD centered work.",
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        "excerpt": "BAH is very much butt-in-seat positions, so it’s very staff aug versus the consulting you think of it as. You don’t have much say in where you’re placed. I’d go mitre",
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