Documents reveal concern regarding Halliburton contracts

By André Verlöy

A top Army contracting officer asks for an independent investigation

Excerpts from this story referencing "LOGCAP":

"… or one year with four annual options.From 1992 to 1997, KBR held the first LOGCAP contract—an omnibus contract that allows the Army to call on KBR for sup …"

"… mands). KBR beat out DynCorp and defense giant Raytheon for the third LOGCAP contract in December 2001, this one to run 10 years."The issue … wa …"

"… e contract.In November 2002, the Army Corps tasked KBR, under the existing LOGCAP contract, to develop a contingency plan for extinguishing oil-well fires i …"

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 "LOGCAP":

"… ould start to withhold 15 percent of payments on future invoices under the LOGCAP III contract. A day later the Army reversed its decision, for reasons unkn …"

"… work requirements under the contract.From 1992 to 1997, KBR held the first LOGCAP contract awarded by the Army, but when it was time to renew the contract, …"

"… 's demands). KBR beat out DynCorp and defense giant Raytheon for the third LOGCAP contract in December 2001, this one to run 10 years.Under the LOGCAP contr …"

"… third LOGCAP contract in December 2001, this one to run 10 years.Under the LOGCAP contract, in November 2002 the Army Corps of Engineers tasked KBR to devel …"

Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

Excerpts from this story referencing "LOGCAP":

"… e-support work overseas under its Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, or LOGCAP, the value of which could run into the billions of dollars.Some of MPRI's …"

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Windfalls of war: KBR, the government's concierge

By Sharon Weinberger

After a decade of war, KBR's umbrella contract tops $37 billion

Excerpts from this story referencing "LOGCAP":

"… olution was a contract called the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, or LOGCAP, a type of umbrella contract the Army had been using to support is militar …"

"… itary bases overseas. In late 2001, the Army, after a competition, awarded LOGCAP III to KBR. The Houston-based firm, once a subsidiary of Halliburton, bega …"

"… aving to compete specific jobs. They include umbrella-type contracts, like LOGCAP, that allow the government to buy unspecified goods and services over long …"

"… concierge, and it’s like a gigantic monopoly.”Indeed, that’s the way LOGCAP III  operated for almost a decade. And while KBR was competitively aw …"

Inside a war-time contract

By André Verlöy

How a $24M military contract becomes a $887.4M contract

Excerpts from this story referencing "LOGCAP":

"… awarded on March 10, 2003, under the existing worldwide logistic contract LOGCAP. Some of the key tasks included the procurement and pre-positioning of equ …"

Windfalls of war: Taxpayers get hammered by Pentagon attempts to "one-stop-shop"

By Sharon Weinberger

Pentagon abused its sole-source authority on weapons from tankers to choppers

Excerpts from this story referencing "LOGCAP":

"… ample, an Army cost analyst told the commission in May 2010 that moving to LOGCAP IV, the successor to LOGCAP III, was going to save 8.1 percent in costs. H …"

"… told the commission in May 2010 that moving to LOGCAP IV, the successor to LOGCAP III, was going to save 8.1 percent in costs. However, that same month the …"

"… isting “concierge” contract with KBR, rather than  moving work to LOGCAP IV, which would have put other contractors in the mix.In its final report …"