Where was the concern about "government spending" when no-bid contracts were awarded?

KBR, the Army's largest contractor in Iraq, was picked for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, according to Army officials.

The Army announced the new work order only hours after the Justice Department said it will pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based company of taking kickbacks from two subcontractors on Iraq-related work. The Army also awarded the work to KBR over objections from members of Congress, who have pushed the Pentagon to seek bids for further logistics contracts.

The Justice Department said the government will join a lawsuit filed by whistle- blowers alleging that two freight- forwarding firms gave KBR transportation department employees kickbacks in the form of meals, sports tickets and golf outings.

“Defense contractors cannot take advantage of the ongoing war effort by accepting unlawful kickbacks,” Assistant Attorney General Tony West said in a statement.


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We won awards from NAMSA, the contracting arm of NATO, to operate Afghanistan’s two major airports, located in Kabul and Kandahar. A third, strategically important win at Bastion Airfield gave KBR a presence at all three major points of entry into this theatre of operations and a prime position for future opportunities. Following the successful construction of 8 rocket-proof facilities in Basra, Iraq, under time and under fire, the subsequent successful construction in Afghanistan for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of two sizeable equipment support facilities reinforces KBR’s ability to deliver under any circumstances.