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Whistleblower dice il pentagono che mette il KBR sopra i soldati

Venerdì 11 luglio 2008
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Da IVANOVICH DI DAVID | La svista del pentagono di Houston-ha basato il lavoro del KBR in Irak e l'Afghanistan è stato “irregolare ed altamente dall'ordinario,„ carbossimetilazioni contraentesi mercoledì del senato dette a funzionario dell'ex esercito.

Charles Smith, l'ex capo dell'ordine di sostegno del campo dell'esercito con la responsabilità della sorveglianza del contratto voluminoso del KBR con l'esercito, lo contende era forzato dal suo lavoro in 2004 per obiettare al trattamento del pentagono di KBR.

“L'interesse di una società, di un KBR, non degli interessi dei soldati americani o dei contribuenti americani, sembrati per essere preminente,„ Smith ha detto al comitato democratico di politica, un pannello delle Carbossimetilazioni-soltanto.

Dan Carlson, un portavoce per l'ordine di Sustainment dell'esercito, riconosciuto che Smith è stato riassegnato all'interno dell'ordine. Smith più successivamente è andato in pensione.

Le allegazioni dello Smith detto Carlson sono “in esame dalle autorità competenti presso l'esercito.„

Il KBR, il più grande appaltatore militare che funziona in Irak, configurazioni basa, serve i pasti e fornisce una miriade di altri servizi di sostegno per gli Stati Uniti truppe. Fin qui, l'azienda è stata pagata quasi $26 miliardo il relativo lavoro per contratto, i funzionari dell'esercito dicono.

Durante il suo possesso, Smith ha detto, ha visto il KBR presentare più di $1 miliardo nelle fatturazioni al governo che difettava della documentazione necessaria per meritare il risarcimento.

Il KBR era rientrato nella critica particolare per le relative fatture per fornire i pasti alla base che pranza i corridoi. I propri revisori dei conti del pentagono, l'agenzia di verifica del contratto della difesa, obiettata $200 milioni a valore delle fatturazioni, Smith hanno detto. Ma piuttosto che persegua l'edizione, l'esercito accosentito per cambiare il contratto, efficacemente eccetto il governo dall'andare dopo quei soldi.

“Era almeno un rilievo $200 milioni per KBR,„ Smith detto.

Il Heather Browne dello spokeswoman del KBR, in una dichiarazione redatta, ad esempio remains dell'azienda “commesso al fornire il servizio di alta qualità al nostro cliente ed a condurre il nostro commercio con l'etica e l'integrità.

“L'azienda in nessun modo perdona o tollera qualche cosa al contrario. Quando le questioni sono state sollevate circa il nostro lavoro, completamente abbiamo cooperato con il governo nel fornire le informazioni chieste di noi. Rimaniamo commessi a trovare la risoluzione rapida alle edizioni quando presentano.„

Smith argued that rather than tighten control over the contract when billing issues arose, Army officials waived rules that would have allowed the government to withhold 15 percent of expected reimbursements until KBR provided the necessary documentation.

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., Democratic Policy Committee chairman, noted what he called “a concerted effort in the Pentagon to award huge contracts to certain companies and to protect it at all costs.”

Smith said the Pentagon essentially “outsourced” oversight of the contract to a firm called RCI, later acquired by Virginia-based Serco.

Serco spokesman Steve McCarney said the firm does not oversee any contractor.

“We simply provide independent economic cost analysis to our client, which is the U.S. Army,” McCarney said.

Carlson, the Army Sustainment Command spokesman, pointed to improvements in recent years, including deploying contracting officers overseas, establishing a requirement review process and improving contractor business systems to better meet the standards of the Defense Contract Audit Agency.

Underlying discussion of KBR’s treatment by the Army was apparent concern among at least some at the Pentagon that the company would, if pushed too far, withdraw from Iraq. That would have dealt a huge blow to a war effort heavily dependent on the work of private contractors.

Smith discounted that notion, saying KBR would not risk its corporate reputation — and its business as a military contractor — by deserting the troops in the field.

After the hearing, Smith said that while he oversaw KBR’s contract, he occasionally heard from midlevel KBR officials complaining about cash flow and warning that the company might fail to complete tasks assigned under the contract. These calls, however, invariably were followed by assurances from higher-level managers of the company’s commitment to the contract, Smith said.

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