Re: [Biofuel] More pork for Halliburton, Bechtel and Shaw

[Mike Weaver]

Slim and none...

Richard Littrell wrote:

> Me too. I thought this only happened at the UN.  Say, what do you 
> suppose the chances are that Bush will ask Paul Volker to lead an 
> independnet investigation of Halliburton?  :-)
>
> Rick 
>
> Mike Weaver wrote:
>
>>I'm shocked, shocked, to find out that steering has occured in 
>>Washington DC.
>>
>>Welcome to DC.
>>
>>Kirk McLoren wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/katrina.contracts.reut/index.html
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>  Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts
>>>
>>>
>>>  FEMA taps Halliburton subsidiary, Shaw Group, Bechtel for cleanup
>>>
>>>Saturday, September 10, 2005; Posted: 1:26 p.m. EDT (17:26 GMT)
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>  SPECIAL REPORT
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>>*WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Companies with ties to the Bush White House 
>>>and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's 
>>>first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of 
>>>Hurricane Katrina.*
>>>
>>>At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, 
>>>President Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the 
>>>Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start 
>>>recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast.
>>>
>>>One is Shaw Group Inc. and the other is Halliburton Co. subsidiary 
>>>Kellogg Brown and Root. Vice President Dick Cheney is a former head of 
>>>Halliburton.
>>>
>>>Bechtel National Inc., a unit of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp., 
>>>has also been selected by FEMA to provide short-term housing for 
>>>people displaced by the hurricane. Bush named Bechtel's CEO to his 
>>>Export Council and put the former CEO of Bechtel Energy in charge of 
>>>the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
>>>
>>>Experts say it has been common practice in both Republican and 
>>>Democratic administrations for policy makers to take lobbying jobs 
>>>once they leave office, and many of the same companies seeking 
>>>contracts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have already received 
>>>billions of dollars for work in Iraq.
>>>
>>>Halliburton alone has earned more than $9 billion. Pentagon audits 
>>>released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" 
>>>costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work 
>>>in Iraq.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Watchdog groups take notice
>>>
>>>But the web of Bush administration connections is attracting renewed 
>>>attention from watchdog groups in the post-Katrina reconstruction 
>>>rush. Congress has already appropriated more than $60 billion in 
>>>emergency funding as a down payment on recovery efforts projected to 
>>>cost well over $100 billion.
>>>
>>>"The government has got to stop stacking senior positions with people 
>>>who are repeatedly cashing in on the public trust in order to further 
>>>private commercial interests," said Danielle Brian, executive director 
>>>of the Project on Government Oversight.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Bush appointees at Halliburton
>>>
>>>Allbaugh formally registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton subsidiary 
>>>Kellogg Brown and Root in February.
>>>
>>>In lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Senate, Allbaugh said his 
>>>goal was to "educate the congressional and executive branch on 
>>>defense, disaster relief and homeland security issues affecting 
>>>Kellogg Brown and Root."
>>>
>>>Melissa Norcross, a Halliburton spokeswoman, said Allbaugh has not, 
>>>since he was hired, "consulted on any specific contracts that the 
>>>company is considering pursuing, nor has he been tasked by the company 
>>>with any lobbying responsibilities."
>>>
>>>Allbaugh is also a friend of Michael Brown, director of FEMA who was 
>>>removed as head of Katrina disaster relief and sent back to Washington 
>>>amid allegations he had padded his resume -- which he denies.
>>>
>>>A few months after Allbaugh was hired by Halliburton, the company 
>>>retained another high-level Bush appointee, Kirk Van Tine.
>>>
>>>Van Tine registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton six months after 
>>>resigning as deputy transportation secretary, a position he held from 
>>>December 2003 to December 2004.
>>>
>>>On Friday, Kellogg Brown & Root received $29.8 million in Pentagon 
>>>contracts to begin rebuilding Navy bases in Louisiana and Mississippi. 
>>>Norcross said the work was covered under a contract that the company 
>>>negotiated before Allbaugh was hired.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Cheney's relationship with Halliburton
>>>
>>>Halliburton continues to be a source of income for Cheney, who served 
>>>as its chief executive officer from 1995 until 2000 when he joined the 
>>>Republican ticket for the White House. According to tax filings 
>>>released in April, Cheney's income included $194,852 in deferred pay 
>>>from the company, which has also won billion-dollar government 
>>>contracts in Iraq.
>>>
>>>Cheney's office said the amount of deferred compensation is 

Re: [Biofuel] More pork for Halliburton, Bechtel and Shaw

[Richard Littrell]

Me too. I thought this only happened at the UN.  Say, what do you
suppose the chances are that Bush will ask Paul Volker to lead an
independnet investigation of Halliburton?  :-)

Rick  

Mike Weaver wrote:

  I'm shocked, shocked, to find out that steering has occured in 
Washington DC.

Welcome to DC.

Kirk McLoren wrote:

  
  
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/katrina.contracts.reut/index.html
 


  Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts


  FEMA taps Halliburton subsidiary, Shaw Group, Bechtel for cleanup

Saturday, September 10, 2005; Posted: 1:26 p.m. EDT (17:26 GMT)

	

 


  SPECIAL REPORT


 
 
 

*WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Companies with ties to the Bush White House 
and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's 
first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of 
Hurricane Katrina.*

At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, 
President Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start 
recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast.

One is Shaw Group Inc. and the other is Halliburton Co. subsidiary 
Kellogg Brown and Root. Vice President Dick Cheney is a former head of 
Halliburton.

Bechtel National Inc., a unit of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp., 
has also been selected by FEMA to provide short-term housing for 
people displaced by the hurricane. Bush named Bechtel's CEO to his 
Export Council and put the former CEO of Bechtel Energy in charge of 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Experts say it has been common practice in both Republican and 
Democratic administrations for policy makers to take lobbying jobs 
once they leave office, and many of the same companies seeking 
contracts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have already received 
billions of dollars for work in Iraq.

Halliburton alone has earned more than $9 billion. Pentagon audits 
released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" 
costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work 
in Iraq.


  Watchdog groups take notice

But the web of Bush administration connections is attracting renewed 
attention from watchdog groups in the post-Katrina reconstruction 
rush. Congress has already appropriated more than $60 billion in 
emergency funding as a down payment on recovery efforts projected to 
cost well over $100 billion.

"The government has got to stop stacking senior positions with people 
who are repeatedly cashing in on the public trust in order to further 
private commercial interests," said Danielle Brian, executive director 
of the Project on Government Oversight.


  Bush appointees at Halliburton

Allbaugh formally registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton subsidiary 
Kellogg Brown and Root in February.

In lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Senate, Allbaugh said his 
goal was to "educate the congressional and executive branch on 
defense, disaster relief and homeland security issues affecting 
Kellogg Brown and Root."

Melissa Norcross, a Halliburton spokeswoman, said Allbaugh has not, 
since he was hired, "consulted on any specific contracts that the 
company is considering pursuing, nor has he been tasked by the company 
with any lobbying responsibilities."

Allbaugh is also a friend of Michael Brown, director of FEMA who was 
removed as head of Katrina disaster relief and sent back to Washington 
amid allegations he had padded his resume -- which he denies.

A few months after Allbaugh was hired by Halliburton, the company 
retained another high-level Bush appointee, Kirk Van Tine.

Van Tine registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton six months after 
resigning as deputy transportation secretary, a position he held from 
December 2003 to December 2004.

On Friday, Kellogg Brown & Root received $29.8 million in Pentagon 
contracts to begin rebuilding Navy bases in Louisiana and Mississippi. 
Norcross said the work was covered under a contract that the company 
negotiated before Allbaugh was hired.


  Cheney's relationship with Halliburton

Halliburton continues to be a source of income for Cheney, who served 
as its chief executive officer from 1995 until 2000 when he joined the 
Republican ticket for the White House. According to tax filings 
released in April, Cheney's income included $194,852 in deferred pay 
from the company, which has also won billion-dollar government 
contracts in Iraq.

Cheney's office said the amount of deferred compensation is fixed and 
is not affected by Halliburton's current economic performance or earnings.

Allbaugh's other major client, Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group, has 
updated its Web site to say: "Hurricane Recovery Projects -- Apply Here!"

Shaw said on Thursday it has received a $100 million emergency FEMA 
contract for housing management and construction. Shaw also clinched a 
$100 million order on Friday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Shaw 

Re: [Biofuel] More pork for Halliburton, Bechtel and Shaw

[Mike Weaver]

I'm shocked, shocked, to find out that steering has occured in 
Washington DC.

Welcome to DC.

Kirk McLoren wrote:

> http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/katrina.contracts.reut/index.html
>  
>
>
>   Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts
>
>
>   FEMA taps Halliburton subsidiary, Shaw Group, Bechtel for cleanup
>
> Saturday, September 10, 2005; Posted: 1:26 p.m. EDT (17:26 GMT)
>
>   
>
>  
>
>
>   SPECIAL REPORT
>
> 
>  
>  
>  
>
> *WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Companies with ties to the Bush White House 
> and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's 
> first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of 
> Hurricane Katrina.*
>
> At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, 
> President Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the 
> Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start 
> recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast.
>
> One is Shaw Group Inc. and the other is Halliburton Co. subsidiary 
> Kellogg Brown and Root. Vice President Dick Cheney is a former head of 
> Halliburton.
>
> Bechtel National Inc., a unit of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp., 
> has also been selected by FEMA to provide short-term housing for 
> people displaced by the hurricane. Bush named Bechtel's CEO to his 
> Export Council and put the former CEO of Bechtel Energy in charge of 
> the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
>
> Experts say it has been common practice in both Republican and 
> Democratic administrations for policy makers to take lobbying jobs 
> once they leave office, and many of the same companies seeking 
> contracts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have already received 
> billions of dollars for work in Iraq.
>
> Halliburton alone has earned more than $9 billion. Pentagon audits 
> released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" 
> costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work 
> in Iraq.
>
>
>   Watchdog groups take notice
>
> But the web of Bush administration connections is attracting renewed 
> attention from watchdog groups in the post-Katrina reconstruction 
> rush. Congress has already appropriated more than $60 billion in 
> emergency funding as a down payment on recovery efforts projected to 
> cost well over $100 billion.
>
> "The government has got to stop stacking senior positions with people 
> who are repeatedly cashing in on the public trust in order to further 
> private commercial interests," said Danielle Brian, executive director 
> of the Project on Government Oversight.
>
>
>   Bush appointees at Halliburton
>
> Allbaugh formally registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton subsidiary 
> Kellogg Brown and Root in February.
>
> In lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Senate, Allbaugh said his 
> goal was to "educate the congressional and executive branch on 
> defense, disaster relief and homeland security issues affecting 
> Kellogg Brown and Root."
>
> Melissa Norcross, a Halliburton spokeswoman, said Allbaugh has not, 
> since he was hired, "consulted on any specific contracts that the 
> company is considering pursuing, nor has he been tasked by the company 
> with any lobbying responsibilities."
>
> Allbaugh is also a friend of Michael Brown, director of FEMA who was 
> removed as head of Katrina disaster relief and sent back to Washington 
> amid allegations he had padded his resume -- which he denies.
>
> A few months after Allbaugh was hired by Halliburton, the company 
> retained another high-level Bush appointee, Kirk Van Tine.
>
> Van Tine registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton six months after 
> resigning as deputy transportation secretary, a position he held from 
> December 2003 to December 2004.
>
> On Friday, Kellogg Brown & Root received $29.8 million in Pentagon 
> contracts to begin rebuilding Navy bases in Louisiana and Mississippi. 
> Norcross said the work was covered under a contract that the company 
> negotiated before Allbaugh was hired.
>
>
>   Cheney's relationship with Halliburton
>
> Halliburton continues to be a source of income for Cheney, who served 
> as its chief executive officer from 1995 until 2000 when he joined the 
> Republican ticket for the White House. According to tax filings 
> released in April, Cheney's income included $194,852 in deferred pay 
> from the company, which has also won billion-dollar government 
> contracts in Iraq.
>
> Cheney's office said the amount of deferred compensation is fixed and 
> is not affected by Halliburton's current economic performance or earnings.
>
> Allbaugh's other major client, Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group, has 
> updated its Web site to say: "Hurricane Recovery Projects -- Apply Here!"
>
> Shaw said on Thursday it has received a $100 million emergency FEMA 
> contract for housing management and construction. Shaw also clinched a 
> $100 million order on Friday from the U.S. Army