Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Treasury Ends Booz Allen Contracts After Tax Leak
The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped working with a company called Booz Allen Hamilton.
This happened because a former worker, Charles Edward Littlejohn, who used to work for Booz Allen, was caught leaking secret tax information about rich people, including the president.
He gave this information to news organizations like The New York Times and ProPublica.
The Treasury Department said Booz Allen didn't do enough to protect this secret information.
Booz Allen says they didn't store the data and helped the government catch the leaker.
The Treasury had 31 contracts with Booz Allen, worth about $4.8 million each year.
U.S. Treasury ended contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton due to a tax data leak.
Former contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn leaked tax information to The New York Times and ProPublica.
Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison for the leaks.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Booz Allen for inadequate data safeguards.
Booz Allen claims they assisted the government in the investigation and do not store taxpayer data.
- Who
- U.S. Treasury Department and Booz Allen Hamilton
- What
- Termination of contracts due to tax data leak
- When
- After the sentencing of Charles Edward Littlejohn in 2024
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
- Why
- Failure to protect sensitive taxpayer information
- Contractor Name
- Charles Edward Littlejohn
- Sentence
- 5 years in prison
- Leak Duration
- 2018-2020
- Annual Spending
- $4.8 million
- Total Obligations
- $21 million