Carson joins the Boston Consulting Group

Brad Carson, the former acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, has been hired by the Boston Consulting Group as a senior adviser to its global public sector practice, the company said this week.

Carson, who will work out of BCG's Washington office, also previously served as Army under secretary and Army general counsel. He represented Oklahoma as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.

The news was first reported by Politico.