KBR
This is a wikizine for news and information about KBR, the Defense Department's LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) contractor. KBR or Kellogg, Brown and Root, is an engineering company and long-time government contractor... [more]
This is a wikizine for news and information about KBR, the Defense Department's LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) contractor.
KBR or Kellogg, Brown and Root, is an engineering company and long-time government contractor, formerly part of Halliburton. The nearly 100 year-old company, which built the first off-shore drilling platform has also received contracts from presidents, supported congressional candidates (Lyndon B. Johnson), and been under investigation by the IRS. Currently responsible for providing all government food and services in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait (a $4 billion dollar a year enterprise paid by US tax dollars), KBR has now been under investigation for fraud and abuse, especially in Iraq: "Nearly $2 billion in overpricing on the contract has been identified by Pentagon auditors and government investigators, lawmakers said." (AP April 19, 07)
With links to the Bush administration (for example, KBR spokeswoman and Bush campaign aid Heather Browne), the company will probably continue popping up in the news as long as Iraq spending is an issue. Look for news stories, post discovered news items, and exchange opinions about KBR at this wikizine.
- KBR sets regular quarterly dividend of 5 cents (sfgate.com)
- 4 Colorado Vets Sue Halliburton, KBR (cbs4denver.com)
- 4 Colo. Vets Sue Halliburton, KBR (cbs4denver.com)
- KBR Exposed Soldiers and Contractors With Toxic Burn Pits, According to Burke... (rss.prnewswire.com)
- KBR To Present At The Capital One Southcoast 4th Annual Energy Conference (oilandgasonline.com)
- KBR Selected for Security Worldwide Environmental Restoration and... (businesswire.com)
- Rape victim upset KBR trying to modify $3M arbitration award (feedproxy.google.com)
- Haliburton Must Pay Rape Victim $3 Million (drudge.com)
- KBR, Halliburton Sued Over Burn Pits (findlaw.com)
- Military contractors sued over Iraq “burn pits” (personalinjurylawnews.com)
- KBR, Halliburton sued over Iraq 'burn pits' (search.msn.com)
- Johann Hari: The real reason Obama is not making much progress (news.google.com)
- Judge denies Halliburton's request to leave Iraq case (search.msn.com)
- KBR Inc 3Q Earnings Fall 14%, Still Beat Street Estimates (news.google.com)
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