One Task/Many Functions = Big Benefits for Clients

Todd Burnett is passionate about training today’s Soldiers for the challenges they’ll face during deployment. A retired Command Sergeant Major for the U.S. Army who spent 30 years as a counter-improvised explosive device (IED) expert, Todd is committed to his work as the Booz Allen deputy program manager for the Global Threat Mitigation Program (GTMP)—a game-changing program that’s redefining excellence in client service. That dedication is magnified by the fact that his own son is now deployed in Afghanistan doing the same counter-IED route clearance operations that Todd once did. And Booz Allen helped to train him. 

“I sleep better at night,” Todd says, “because I know my son and other Soldiers had multiple touch points with the training that Booz Allen provides. I know that the work we do is saving lives.” 

This training is just one aspect of GTMP, a complex grouping of work comprised of 13 separate functions that Booz Allen performs for the benefit of 50+ Department of Defense, intelligence community, and federal civilian clients. These 13 distinct functions have a common goal: mitigating threats around the globe.

“With GTMP, we embarked on something that hadn’t been tried before—if you bring together clients with similar needs and requirements, you can create efficiencies, lower costs, allow for collaboration and knowledge sharing, and streamline processes,” says Booz Allen Program Manager Adam Straub. And it’s worked. Military, intelligence, and other organizations operate independently from one another, which can make information-sharing more challenging. GTMP is designed to bring people together—with its own motto: Victory Through Partnership.

Here are a few ways that GTMP is helping transform our clients’ missions:

Advanced Threat Assessment: Considered the program’s “nucleus” according to Booz Allen Quality Manager Tamara Luikart, intelligence analysis and threat assessment gathered through GTMP is disseminated across the program’s 50+ organizations. “They use the information to fulfill their missions of keeping our nation and its citizens safe,” Tammy says.

What’s more, all intelligence the program gathers is housed and shared through an existing defense information portal, where every GTMP organization and Booz Allen employees supporting the program can access it. GTMP training materials and other resources are also housed there.

Training: Instructional design, virtual and augmented reality technology, and logistics and fabrication are among the numerous functions that support training delivery, mainly for the Army, on GTMP. Training is the program’s largest activity. “We ensure training is unified, standardized, and optimized. No matter where a Soldier is being trained, they receive the same content in a consistent manner,” Todd says.

Because of the advanced threat assessment, Booz Allen can assess and implement that new threat information into training modules delivered to Soldiers in a matter of days, whereas it used to take months or even years.

And we’re not only taking care of our own Soldiers, we’re supporting the safety of the global community through our partner nation training for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, Partnership for Peace countries, and the Global Peace Operations Initiative.

Scale: GTMP is the largest task order at Booz Allen, with about 1,700 employees supporting it worldwide. GTMP supports military commands in all geographic locations, paving the way for military organizations to collaborate in new ways. It’s a flagship not only for Booz Allen but also for our government clients, who are looking to model future work based on this program’s success.

“GTMP is an amazing effort. It’s really difficult to summarize the work we’re doing in a few words. We’re saving lives around the globe. We’re fundamentally changing the way things have been done,” Adam says. “GTMP is a trailblazing endeavor, and we’ve spent 2.5 years paving new terrain for others to follow, on a smoother path to how we can deliver solutions to our clients—better, faster, and more efficiently.”