Halliburton/KBR Layoffs, New Whistleblowers Come Forward

[CorpGovActivist]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=halliburton+layoffs+2006+kbr

The hasty - and botched - BakerBotts spinoff of Halliburton's politically-radioactive KBR unit has created a whole new crop of whistleblowers. As suspected "troublemakers" are let go, CYA files are making their way into Waxman's hands.

The Halloween Halliburton filings will go down in American Corporate History in a league all their own (more ironic, even, than Ken Lay's pump and dumps, I'm guessing):

http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=kbr&CIK=&filenum=&State=&SIC=&owner=include&action=getcompany

http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=&CIK=hal&filenum=&State=&SIC=&owner=include&action=getcompany

- Dave

P.S. I have it on very good authority that there have been very recent layoffs in KBR's Northern Virginia offices. Fittingly for Halloween yesterday, "the call is coming from inside the building!"

[Blackhatjack]

1. This has been out since June '06 .... LINK

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=6684

Auditors: Halliburton Overcharged Taxpayers $1 Billion

WASHINGTON: A top US army procurement official said today Halliburton’s deals in Iraq were the worst example of contract abuse she had seen as Pentagon auditors flagged over $US1 billion ($NZ1.42 billion) of potential overcharges by the Texas-based firm. Bunny Greenhouse, the Army Corps of Engineers’ top contracting official-turned whistle-blower, said in testimony at a hearing by Democrats on Capitol Hill that "every aspect" of Halliburton’s oil contract in Iraq had been under the control of the Office of the Secretary of Defence. "I can unequivocally state that the abuse related to contracts awarded to KBR (Kellogg Brown and Root) represents the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed during the course of my professional career," said Greenhouse, a procurement veteran of more than 20 years. Her blistering criticism came as the Democrats released a new report including Pentagon audits that identified more than $US1.03 billion in "questioned" costs and $US422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton’s work in Iraq. Halliburton’s subsidiary KBR is the US military’s biggest contractor in Iraq and has been accused by Democrats of getting lucrative work there because of its ties to vice president Dick Cheney who headed the company from 1995-2000. Pressed by lawmakers whether she thought the defence secretary’s office was involved in the handout and running of contracts to KBR, Greenhouse replied: "That is true." "I observed, first hand, that essentially every aspect of the RIO (Restore Iraqi Oil) contract remained under the control of the Office of the secretary of defence. This troubled me and was wrong," said Greenhouse.

[CorpGovActivist]

2. Those Halliburton Whistleblowers' CYA Files ...

... are going to fill many more trucks than the truckloads of Cheney's October shreddings: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cheney+shredding

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

3. Whoo Whoo

:toast:

Truth & Justice
Ain't it grand...

[CorpGovActivist]

5. The Dam Has Burst...

... and Cheney, Card, and Rove are standing on the wrong side of history.

- Dave

[DemReadingDU]

8. and Hans Brinker can't save them

boy who saves the land from drowning by putting his finger in the dyke all night long.


http://www.thehollandring.com/hans-brinker-story.shtml

[CorpGovActivist]

24. Not Even KKKarl's Pudgy Fingers...

... are enough this time!

; )

- Dave

[Straight Shooter]

4. Poor Cheney. No rest for the wicked.

Heh.

[CorpGovActivist]

6. Nicely Put...

... though he still thinks he should be out on the campaign trail, apparently. He's due to speak in Montana shortly.

If I were him, I think I'd refrain from tainting the candidates this last week.

- Dave

[IdesOfOctober]

9. The news trucks should be keeping vigil...

... at the Vice President's residence.

He's not going to serve out his term - my prediction is resignation in disgrace, with full loss of pension.

Ides

[liberalla]

10. Soon, I hope!

I'll remember that prediction! In addition to disgrace and loss of pension, I hope he suffers a 'loss of freedom' also.

[DemReadingDU]

11. When Cheney resigns,

I hope it is NOT McCain who is selected for V.P.

Edit to add: don't want Condi Rice either. With all the scandals, not sure who could be chosen.

[radfringe]

7. any educated guesses

when this pile of feces will hit the rotating blades?

:popcorn:

[malaise]

12. You mean like this?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :rofl:

[Buttercup McToots]

13. Good Morning

;)

[IdesOfOctober]

15. Buttercup!!!

How ye be? Better now?

Ides

[Buttercup McToots]

16. All

All better Ides, Thankye

Up tae mischief...? There's a good lad...
Knew I liked ye fer some reason...:toast:
David is keepin` me busy, reading and research.
Feel like I'm in a book.

[CorpGovActivist]

17. He's up to Mischief...

"... always and anon," as the saying goes!

: )

- Dave

P.S. Glad to hear you're feeling better, too!

[malaise]

19. Good afternoon

LOL :D

[CorpGovActivist]

20. Time for a...

... nap!

These reporters are putting me to sleep!

: )

- Dave

[malaise]

21. I don't want to miss the Friday

news dump.

[CorpGovActivist]

22. Ugly Betty Is on...

; )

- Dave

[wholetruth00]

14. I think Lou should be warned about this as a potential story on broken gov't.

[CorpGovActivist]

25. Lou Dobbs...

... panders on these sorts of issues, rather than looking at them in-depth. No thanks.

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

18. Come awa' ben..

up ye go...

[IdesOfOctober]

23. And then ...

... set the ball for a spike, why don't ye?

Ides

[IdesOfOctober]

26. Capitol Hill...

... will be swarming later this week.

Ides

[IdesOfOctober]

27. The activity on Capitol Hill today...

... was already different than yesterday. The change is palpable.

Ides

[CorpGovActivist]

29. The Whistleblower Families...

... won't have to sneak up to Capitol Hill anymore, that's for sure!!!

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

28. Those Halliburton/KBR Whistleblowers and Their Families...

... are rejoicing tonight.

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

30. Here's

my Hame...
What will taeday bring us...?:)

[DemReadingDU]

31. a toast to all whistleblowers!

:toast:

Orange jucie, it's morning! lol

[CorpGovActivist]

32. What's It Spiked with?

LOL.

Hear, hear!!!

- Dave