More Harken Energy Corporation documents

August 1, 2002 — The New York Daily News reported on July 30 that Harken Energy Corporation set up a Cayman Islands subsidiary, the Harken B

Excerpts from this story referencing "Halliburton":

"… and corporations. The Internal Revenue Service alleged, for example, that Halliburton Company used a Cayman Islands subsidiary, Halliburton Global Limited, to a …"

"… d, for example, that Halliburton Company used a Cayman Islands subsidiary, Halliburton Global Limited, to avoid payment of $38 million in taxes owed in 1990 and …"

"… million in taxes owed in 1990 and 1991. Vice President Dick Cheney became Halliburton’s CEO in 1995; during his tenure, the company fought the IRS’s finding …"

"… gs in United States Tax Court. The Center for Public Integrity reported on Halliburton’s tax court case in our 2001 book, The Cheating of America.The White Hou …"

Cheney led Halliburton to feast at federal trough

By Knut Royce and Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2000 — Under the guidance of Richard Cheney, a get-the-government-out-of-my-face conservative, Halliburton Company ove

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dick Cheney":

"… ports will create many jobs in the U.S.“Any innuendo that Halliburton or Dick Cheney has acted improperly in connection with the Ex-Im Bank loan is false and m …"

Review launched on payments Army made to KBR over auditor objections

By Nick Schwellenbach

Controversial charges by contractor KBR for work done in Iraq are getting new scrutiny from the Pentagon, PaperTrail has learned....

Excerpts from this story referencing "KBR":

"… tor general or provide further details. …"

"… utiny from the Pentagon, PaperTrail has learned.The billions in charges by KBR were initially questioned back in 2004 by Pentagon auditors. Those auditor …"

"… will determine the appropriateness of related Army official decisions.”KBR is the biggest contractor in Iraq and a lightning rod for critics who clai …"

"… Cheney, who used to head Halliburton, which was once the parent company of KBR. The company provides services to troops under the aegis of the Army’s L …"

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Billions for KBR

By Sarah Laskow

Whistleblower Charles M. Smith, who oversaw Pentagon contracts in Iraq, says he was forced out of his job in 2004 after refusing to pay defe

Excerpts from this story referencing "KBR":

"… was forced out of his job in 2004 after refusing to pay defense contractor KBR Inc. for questionable charges, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Instea …"

"… ew York Times reported Tuesday. Instead of cracking down, the Army awarded KBR additional contracts — over $16 billion worth between 2004 and 2006, acc …"

"… the Center for Public Integrity.The Center’s analysis also reveals that KBR received the largest single award of any company working in Iraq between t …"

"… d of any company working in Iraq between those years — over $14 billion. KBR is the largest U.S. contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan, a fact first noted …"

By the numbers

By Bill Buzenberg and David E. Kaplan

With two wars and an economy in shambles, it’s not hard to get the feeling that something’s gone terribly wrong here in Washington. “We’ll l

Excerpts from this story referencing "Halliburton":

"… U.S.-supplied weapons missing in Iraq• $212.3 million in overcharges by Halliburton for Iraq oil reconstruction work• $455 billion deficit for fiscal year 2 …"

Commentary: 'Reformer with results'? Don't count on it

By Charles Lewis

August 2, 2000 — On the opening night of the GOP convention in Philadelphia, retired General Colin Powell criticized his fellow Republicans

Excerpts from this story referencing "Halliburton":

"… e benefited more from “affirmative action” by the U.S. government than Halliburton Co. and its celebrated CEO, Mr. Cheney.Over the past five years that Chene …"

"… haniel Heller have found in the latest Center for Public Integrity report, Halliburton and its subsidiaries have gotten at least $3.8 billion in federal contract …"

"… 3.8 billion in federal contracts and taxpayer-insured loans. Under Cheney, Halliburton has received $2.3 billion in U.S. government contracts, up from $1.2 billi …"

"… from $1.2 billion in contracts during the five years preceding his tenure. Halliburton has gotten $1.5 billion in guaranteed or direct loans from the U.S. Export …"

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Close connections

By Anupama Narayanswamy

EPA pays at least three firms to clean up pollution they may have helped create

Excerpts from this story referencing "Halliburton":

"… ter found that the agency awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin Corp., Halliburton Company and a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. to work on four Superf …"

"… ing connected to the site but declined to comment on the cleanup contracts.Halliburton is listed as a cleanup contractor at Fike Chemical Inc., a Superfund …"

"… he EPA says the company is possibly responsible for the pollution. In all, Halliburton is listed as a contractor on at least a dozen Superfund sites in the EPA's …"

"… declined to comment.It is not known whether companies other than Lockheed, Halliburton and Earth Tech are receiving contracts to clean up Superfund site pollutio …"

Documents reveal concern regarding Halliburton contracts

By André Verlöy

A top Army contracting officer asks for an independent investigation

Excerpts from this story referencing "KBR":

"… orite companies" and experienced "repeated interference" when dealing with KBR. The documents also contain internal Army Corps e-mails and a version of t …"

"… my awarded the Balkans Support Contract, worth an estimated $2 billion, to KBR on May 28, 1999. The contract, one of the largest service contracts the Ar …"

"… ever awarded, was for one year with four annual options.From 1992 to 1997, KBR held the first LOGCAP contract—an omnibus contract that allows the Army …"

"… irst LOGCAP contract—an omnibus contract that allows the Army to call on KBR for support in all of its field operations—but when it was time to renew …"

Halliburton contracts balloon

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Despite being under an investigative cloud, company gets $4.3 billion in 2003

Excerpts from this story referencing "KBR":

"… reports by the Defense Contract Audit Agency found several deficiencies in KBR's billing system. As a result, the agency is withholding $186 million in p …"

"… the agency is withholding $186 million in payments for food service until KBR provides additional data showing that the meals billed actually were provi …"

"… neral also launched a criminal investigation in February 2004 into whether KBR overcharged the government while it was importing fuel from Kuwait to Iraq …"

"… tion Program contract, an omnibus contract that allows the Army to call on KBR for support in all of its field operations. When the Army needs a service …"

Winning contractors

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

Excerpts from this story referencing "KBR":

"… he largest of its kind in U.S. history. Although the Pentagon released one KBR "task order," or work assignment, to the Center, there are more than 30 su …"

"… rgest contracts they had awarded in Iraq—to Bechtel and to Halliburton's KBR subsidiary. Also omitted from the Pentagon's list were major defense contr …"

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