Bush leads in donations from federal contractors

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, October 31, 2000 — George W. Bush, who advocates a reduced role for the federal government, received more than twice as many cam

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… W Inc.6,250CBS Corp.4,800Allied Signal Inc.4,750Northrop Grumman Corp.4,750Bechtel Group Inc.3,250General Dynamics Corp.2,800Carlyle Group2,000Textron Inc.1, …"

"… ies Inc.1,250General Dynamics Corp.1,000Carlyle Group1,000Textron Inc.1,000Bechtel Group Inc.500Science Applications250Total$59,700 …"

Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — "For the last eight years, I have had the challenge of running the streamlining program called 'Reinventing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… re optimistic study conducted in 1997 by Elk Hills’ operators (NPOSR and Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc.) put its value at potentially $5.75 billion or …"

"… reserves matches, if not exceeds, the reserve levels underpinning the DOE-Bechtel $6.64 billion price tag — suggesting that the company did, indeed, get a …"

"… ioned by the Energy Department, it fell nearly $2 billion short of the DOE-Bechtel estimate.NPR-1 was set aside in 1912 by President Taft as an emergency sou …"

"… e, a figure supposedly kept confidential from the bidders.However, the DOE-Bechtel study, which showed more than $5.575 billion in assets or $6.64 billion in …"

Advisors of influence: Nine members of the Defense Policy Board have ties to defense contractors

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Data by Aron Pilhofer WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 — Of the 30 members of the Defense Policy Board, the government-appointed group that advis

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… f the U.S./ROK Combined Forces Command.Retired General Jack Sheehan joined Bechtel in 1998 after 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corp.Bechtel, one of the world†…"

"… Jack Sheehan joined Bechtel in 1998 after 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corp.Bechtel, one of the world’s largest engineering-construction firms, is among the …"

"… Defense and Secretary of Energy.General (Ret.) Jack SheehanSheehan joined Bechtel in 1998 after 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corp. He is currently a senior v …"

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IG reports question management of contractors at nuclear sites

By Corbin Hiar

IGs highlight problems with contractor behavior at Sandia and K-25

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… DOE and the contractor it first hired in 1997 to complete the project, the Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC.The decommissioning and decontamination of the massive …"

"… ling of old contaminated buildings like K-25 until 2002. As it turned out, Bechtel Jacobs did not begin work on K-25 until 2004, a year after it told DOE aud …"

"… . In the months leading up to DOE signing another multi-year contract with Bechtel Jacobs in August 2007, the inspectors found that the Department had only r …"

"… billion, four-year deal to take over all of the ETTP work at end of July. Bechtel Jacobs spokesman Dennis Hill had no comment on the audit, but did confirm …"

Winning contractors

U.S. contractors reap the windfalls of post-war reconstruction

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… he two countries, with more than $2.3 billion awarded to the company. Bechtel Group, a major government contractor with similarly high-ranking ties, was …"

"… d the Pentagon omitted the largest contracts they had awarded in Iraq—to Bechtel and to Halliburton's KBR subsidiary. Also omitted from the Pentagon's list …"

"… all U.S. contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, behind only Halliburton and Bechtel. However, the company disputed that total when contacted, at first insisti …"

"… The awarding of no-bid or closed-bid contracts in Iraq to Halliburton and Bechtel prompted the calls for investigation, although, as the Center investigatio …"

Winning contractors – An update

By Daniel Politi

As the number of contracts rises, problems continue to plague the contracting process

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bechtel":

"… eers provide oversight for a $1 billion infrastructure contract awarded to Bechtel. Additionally, USAID has come to an agreement for the Defense Contract Aud …"