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Treasury reports 31 Booz Allen contracts totaling $4.8M annually and $21M in obligations

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Procurement and budget records (e.g., Treasury contracting records, USAspending) corroborate the count of 31 contracts and the stated annual spending and total obligation amounts.

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On January 26, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Department is canceling all contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton — 31 contracts worth $4.8 million per year and $21 million in total obligations. The move follows an IRS-related data breach in which a Booz Allen employee, Charles Edward Littlejohn, stole and leaked the tax returns and return information of about 406,000 taxpayers and has pled guilty. The Treasury said Booz Allen failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive taxpayer data.
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The Treasury Department’s own press release dated Jan. 26, 2026 states: “The Treasury Department currently has 31 separate contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton totaling $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations.” Public reporting by major news organizations (AP, Reuters, CNBC) repeats the same figures and attributes them to the Treasury. Because the claim is a direct recitation of the department’s official press release and is corroborated by multiple reputable news outlets quoting the release, the statement is True.

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  1. Update · Jan 26, 2026, 11:13 PMTrue
    The Treasury Department’s own press release dated Jan. 26, 2026 states: “The Treasury Department currently has 31 separate contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton totaling $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations.” Public reporting by major news organizations (AP, Reuters, CNBC) repeats the same figures and attributes them to the Treasury. Because the claim is a direct recitation of the department’s official press release and is corroborated by multiple reputable news outlets quoting the release, the statement is True.
  2. Original article · Jan 26, 2026
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