Halliburtin will get paid even though work not done

[dajoki]

NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/international/middleeast/27contract.html?ex=1298696400&en=075a4c9d410f6860&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Army to Pay Halliburton Unit Most Costs Disputed by Audit

By JAMES GLANZ
Published: February 27, 2006

The Army has decided to reimburse a Halliburton subsidiary for nearly all of its disputed costs on a $2.41 billion no-bid contract to deliver fuel and repair oil equipment in Iraq, even though the Pentagon's own auditors had identified more than $250 million in charges as potentially excessive or unjustified.

The Army said in response to questions on Friday that questionable business practices by the subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, had in some cases driven up the company's costs. But in the haste and peril of war, it had largely done as well as could be expected, the Army said, and aside from a few penalties, the government was compelled to reimburse the company for its costs.

Under the type of contract awarded to the company, "the contractor is not required to perform perfectly to be entitled to reimbursement," said Rhonda James, a spokeswoman for the southwestern division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, based in Dallas, where the contract is administered.

The contract has been the subject of intense scrutiny after disclosures in 2003 that it had been awarded without competitive bidding. That produced criticism from Congressional Democrats and others that the company had benefited from its connection with Dick Cheney, who was Halliburton's chief executive before becoming vice president.

[AtomicKitten]

1. saw this today .... disgusting.

Seriously, just how much outrage is America expected to swallow without vomiting?

[dajoki]

3. too late...

i already did.:puke:

[babylonsister]

2. This might make you feel a wee bit better:

Edit to add: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2135066
and to fix link


Democratic congressman calls for subpoena of Halliburton profits (Waxman)


Democratic congressman calls for subpoena of Halliburton profits
RAW STORY

Washington, D.C. -- In a letter to Chairman Davis, advanced to RAW STORY, Rep. Waxman (D-CA) outlines over $250 million in Halliburton charges refuted by Defense Department auditors.

Rep. Waxman is asking the Committee on Government Reform to subpoena documents relating to the charges.

Read the letter at link

[dajoki]

6. i keep getting error on link n/t

[babylonsister]

7. Fixed, here:

http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Democratic_congressman_calls_for_subpoena_of_0227.html

[dajoki]

8. Thanks...

I wish them luck, but have little faith. Looks like same ol' same ol' to me. This recommendation was supported by the views of independent experts, who characterized Halliburton's fuel prices as "highway robbery."

[DeadManInc]

4. They keep raping taxpayers and the stupid fucking pukes

keep going right back to these bastards.
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[mtnester]

5. Hmmm - let me go into work tomorrow and try this out for a week or two

let's see if I get paid.

[spag68]

9. cheneyburton

I don't understand why this surprises any one. It has been going on for as long as I can remember and i'm 64. Back in the 60s it was ladybird Johnsons family construction co. doing the work in nam then it was govt. financed nuke plants like turkey point in fla. Brown & root cheneyburton, whats the diff. If we can't get someone to prosecute these robber barens then it's our own fault. Pin them down when you can and make the votes count.

[fooj]

10. I am apalled and disgusted by these madmen!

:grr:

[unkachuck]

11. why don't we....

....just give hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars directly to Halliburton, its owners, Republicans, Wall Street, as ransom, if they promise not to fabricate another war and kill people....