U.S. Army paid bonuses to KBR despite questions (about "electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers")

[ProSense]

U.S. Army paid bonuses to KBR despite questions

Wed May 20, 2009
By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army paid "tens of millions of dollars in bonuses" to KBR Inc, its biggest contractor in Iraq, even after it concluded the firm's electrical work had put U.S. soldiers at risk, according to a source close to a U.S. congressional investigation.

The Senate Democratic Policy Committee plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine KBR's operations in Iraq, and question why the Army rewarded the Houston-based company.

The panel says KBR has been linked to at least two, and as many as five, electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers and contractors in Iraq due to "shoddy work."

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KBR was part of Halliburton Co until two years ago. Former Vice President Dick Cheney served as Halliburton's chief executive from 1995 to 2000, when he became George Bush's running mate.

During the Bush administration, some critics claimed Cheney's deferred compensation from the company represented a conflict of interest and questioned Halliburton's winning of lucrative government contracts in Iraq.

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[KansDem]

1. I'm old enough to remember when bonuses were paid if the company/organization did well...

Or you surpassed what was expected of you.

I just don't understand these "just breathing the air while walking erect" bonuses given to Wall Street and banking CEOs, and now KBR.

[MasonJar]

2. Why are these failures still working for us?