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.