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I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose revisions to the Political Contributions section on the grounds that it currently violates WP:NPOV.
Current text
Political contributions
In 2013 David Sirota of Salon said that Booz Allen and parent company The Carlyle Group make significant political contributions to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as individual politicians, including Barack Obama and John McCain.[52] According to Maplight, a company that tracked campaign donations, Booz Allen gave a total of just over $87,000 to U.S. lawmakers from 2007 to June 2013.[53] Sirota concluded that "many of the politicians now publicly defending the surveillance state and slamming whistleblowers like Snowden have taken huge sums of money from these two firms", referring to Booz Allen and Carlyle, and that the political parties are "bankrolled by these firms".[52]
According to CNBC, these contributions resulted in a steady stream of government contracts, which puts Booz Allen in privileged position. Due to the company's important government services, “the government is unlikely to let the company go out of business. It's too connected to fail”.[54] Furthermore, the influence Booz Allen carries in Washington isn't restricted to donations, but to a large network of lobbyists and political insiders. According to government watchdog OpenSecrets, “4 out of 6 Booz Allen Hamilton lobbyists in 2015-2016 have previously held government jobs”.
How it violates NPOV
Both sources are biased, presenting the same argument that Booz Allen is buying influence through significant lobbying and political contributions. As a result, it puts undue weight on their opinions about the role lobbying and political contributions have on Booz Allen's business.
However, if you research the resource used by CNBC, OpenSecrets—a database on lobbying and political contributions made by companies—you will find that Booz Allen does not spend very much money on these activities relative to not only competitors, but also top companies in other industries.
Between 2014 and 2018, here is a summary of political contributions and lobbying expenditures across competitors and top companies in other industries:
I will also cite the following article which compares Booz Allen's investments in lobbying and political contributions to those of other federal contractors: http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/big-lobbying-and-pac-spending-brought-federal-contractors-16-trillion-last-decade-160509?news=858786
Proposed revision
Political contributions
According to OpenSecrets, a company that tracks political donations and lobbying expenditures, Booz Allen gave a total of just nearly $458,000 to U.S. lawmakers and spent $1.23M on lobbying activities from 2014 to June 2018. Four out of six Booz Allen Hamilton lobbyists in 2015-2016 have previously held government jobs.
Kemples ( talk) 19:01, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
Regards, Spintendo 21:08, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
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I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose an update to the History/Post-War Era section to address an outstanding question:
Current text Post-War Era
Edwin G. Booz died in 1951. The company received its first international contract,[when?] helping reorganize land-ownership records for the newly established Philippine government.
Proposed update
Edwin G. Booz died in 1951. The company received its first international contract in 1953 helping reorganize land-ownership records for the newly established Philippine government. [1]
Kemples ( talk) 16:15, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
References
Edit request implemented Spintendo 16:48, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
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I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose a new paragraph to the Research and Publications section:
Proposed new paragraph to follow first paragraph
In 2015, Booz Allen and Kaggle launched the annual Data Science Bowl competition, where the data science community competes to solve complex societal problems. [1] According the Data Science Bowl website, in past contests data scientists have used AI and machine learning techniques and algorithms to find new ways to predict ocean health, assess heart function, improve lung cancer screening, and identify nuclei for disease research. [2] [3]
Kemples ( talk) 15:08, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
References
Regards, Spintendo 16:52, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
This article incorrectly states that Miles Copeland Jr. was one of the founding members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) under William Donovan. In fact, Copeland never worked for the OSS.
After the outbreak of World War II, Copeland was introduced to William J. Donovan during a meeting arranged by Rep. John Sparkman of Alabama. Although the two developed a good rapport, Copeland was not recruited by Donovan's OSS. Instead, he joined the Corps of Intelligence Police in Europe during World War II, which became the Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) in January 1942.
Copeland was recruited by the Strategic Services Unit (SSU) shortly after its creation on October 1, 1945. The SSU was later absorbed into the Central Intelligence Group (CIG) in January 1946, providing it with operational and analytical capabilities. The CIG became the nucleus of the new CIA following its creation by the National Security Act of 1947.
For sources and additional details, see the Wikipedia article on Miles Copeland Jr. 0gravitytampabay ( talk) 21:22, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. The reviewer would like to request the editor with a COI attempt to discuss with editors engaged in the subject-area first. |
I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose revisions to the Political Contributions section on the grounds that it currently violates WP:NPOV.
Current text
Political contributions
In 2013 David Sirota of Salon said that Booz Allen and parent company The Carlyle Group make significant political contributions to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as individual politicians, including Barack Obama and John McCain.[52] According to Maplight, a company that tracked campaign donations, Booz Allen gave a total of just over $87,000 to U.S. lawmakers from 2007 to June 2013.[53] Sirota concluded that "many of the politicians now publicly defending the surveillance state and slamming whistleblowers like Snowden have taken huge sums of money from these two firms", referring to Booz Allen and Carlyle, and that the political parties are "bankrolled by these firms".[52]
According to CNBC, these contributions resulted in a steady stream of government contracts, which puts Booz Allen in privileged position. Due to the company's important government services, “the government is unlikely to let the company go out of business. It's too connected to fail”.[54] Furthermore, the influence Booz Allen carries in Washington isn't restricted to donations, but to a large network of lobbyists and political insiders. According to government watchdog OpenSecrets, “4 out of 6 Booz Allen Hamilton lobbyists in 2015-2016 have previously held government jobs”.
How it violates NPOV
Both sources are biased, presenting the same argument that Booz Allen is buying influence through significant lobbying and political contributions. As a result, it puts undue weight on their opinions about the role lobbying and political contributions have on Booz Allen's business.
However, if you research the resource used by CNBC, OpenSecrets—a database on lobbying and political contributions made by companies—you will find that Booz Allen does not spend very much money on these activities relative to not only competitors, but also top companies in other industries.
Between 2014 and 2018, here is a summary of political contributions and lobbying expenditures across competitors and top companies in other industries:
I will also cite the following article which compares Booz Allen's investments in lobbying and political contributions to those of other federal contractors: http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/big-lobbying-and-pac-spending-brought-federal-contractors-16-trillion-last-decade-160509?news=858786
Proposed revision
Political contributions
According to OpenSecrets, a company that tracks political donations and lobbying expenditures, Booz Allen gave a total of just nearly $458,000 to U.S. lawmakers and spent $1.23M on lobbying activities from 2014 to June 2018. Four out of six Booz Allen Hamilton lobbyists in 2015-2016 have previously held government jobs.
Kemples ( talk) 19:01, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
Regards, Spintendo 21:08, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose an update to the History/Post-War Era section to address an outstanding question:
Current text Post-War Era
Edwin G. Booz died in 1951. The company received its first international contract,[when?] helping reorganize land-ownership records for the newly established Philippine government.
Proposed update
Edwin G. Booz died in 1951. The company received its first international contract in 1953 helping reorganize land-ownership records for the newly established Philippine government. [1]
Kemples ( talk) 16:15, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
References
Edit request implemented Spintendo 16:48, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
I work for Booz Allen's marketing and communications team. I would like to propose a new paragraph to the Research and Publications section:
Proposed new paragraph to follow first paragraph
In 2015, Booz Allen and Kaggle launched the annual Data Science Bowl competition, where the data science community competes to solve complex societal problems. [1] According the Data Science Bowl website, in past contests data scientists have used AI and machine learning techniques and algorithms to find new ways to predict ocean health, assess heart function, improve lung cancer screening, and identify nuclei for disease research. [2] [3]
Kemples ( talk) 15:08, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
References
Regards, Spintendo 16:52, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
This article incorrectly states that Miles Copeland Jr. was one of the founding members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) under William Donovan. In fact, Copeland never worked for the OSS.
After the outbreak of World War II, Copeland was introduced to William J. Donovan during a meeting arranged by Rep. John Sparkman of Alabama. Although the two developed a good rapport, Copeland was not recruited by Donovan's OSS. Instead, he joined the Corps of Intelligence Police in Europe during World War II, which became the Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) in January 1942.
Copeland was recruited by the Strategic Services Unit (SSU) shortly after its creation on October 1, 1945. The SSU was later absorbed into the Central Intelligence Group (CIG) in January 1946, providing it with operational and analytical capabilities. The CIG became the nucleus of the new CIA following its creation by the National Security Act of 1947.
For sources and additional details, see the Wikipedia article on Miles Copeland Jr. 0gravitytampabay ( talk) 21:22, 12 June 2024 (UTC)