CNN is reporting today that the Bush administration is steering contracts for hurricane Katrinia relief efforts to major lobbiest and former collegue's clients, including Halliburton subsidiary, Kellogg Brown and Root.
CNN: Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts
You may recall KB&R were also awarded private no-bid contracts with the Federal Government following the invasion of Iraq. They were later cited by the Defense Department for significant accounting irregularities relating to their mismanagement of millions of dollars of Federal funds. In some cases, they overpaid Kuwaiti fuel-supply contractors by as much as 200%.
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