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mousewallrat
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 31 Dec 2009, 19:04 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Worlds First $85,000 Oil Filter
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Whistleblowers' statements confirm: Halliburton gouging the federal government at every turn - from laundry service to supply truck repairs; Haliburton defying Army orders and inflating prices by up to 300%
Schumer, More.. (javascript://) Durbin, Waxman call on the GAO to launch a full investigation into all Haliburton contracts and requisitions
US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Richard Durbin and Congressman Henry Waxman today revealed shocking examples of jaw-dropping price gouging and extraordinary waste by Halliburton and its subsidiaries that have put our men and women in uniform at risk and cost Americans billions in misspent tax dollars. Pointing to Halliburton's equivalents of the famed "$600 toilet seats", including $45 dollar cases of coke and "$85,000 oil filters". Based on these reports Schumer, Durbin and Waxman called for a full investigation by the GAO into every Halliburton contract and requisition.
The reports of fraudulent and atrocious behavior on the part of Halliburton and its subsidiaries are stunning driving empty trucks back and forth while billing the federal government for each trip; charging the taxpayers for 240,000 cases of soda instead of the 240,000 cans they actually delivered; abandoning $85,000 vehicles by the side of the road when they got flat tires rather than making repairs because each truck was just another cost-plus item on a federal contract, said Durbin. When you consider the fact that we have 138,000 of our finest men and women risking their lives in Iraq, how can we possibly turn our backs on this type of outrageous profiteering? Why would Congress or the Administration even hesitate about getting to the bottom of a situation that may have cost the taxpayers millions so far and may cost us more in the future?
Recent statements by Halliburton whistleblowers have revealed a pattern of waste, negligence and lack of proper oversight. The statements also pointed to a concerted effort within the company to hide out of control costs. Procurement supervisors told employees to break down large requisitions so they cost less than $2,500 each -- the level below which they would not be scrutinized. According to a whistleblower, it didn't matter how unreasonably high a bid was, if it was broken up into segments of under $2,500 it was virtually guaranteed to be accepted. The most egregious whistleblower revelations include:
$45 cases of Coke: Halliburton subcontracted with La Nouvelle, a Kuwaiti company, to provide 37,200 cases of soda and ice per month for the remarkable price of $45 for a 30 can case. In one La Nouvelle delivered 37,200 only cans of sodaeven though 37,200 cases had been order.
"$85,000 Oil Filters": A former Halliburton "convoy commander" revealed that Halliburton refused to perform even the most basic maintenance on their trucks, such as replacing oil filters, performing oil changes or replacing flat tires. Once a truck got a flat or the filter stopped working, the truck would be abandoned and replaced by a brand new $85,000 truck. One employee drove a truck 59,000 miles without an oil change before it had to be abandoned. Another of the whistleblowers actually cleaned his filter with gasoline to keep his truck working. One truck was abandoned because of a $25 hydraulic line needed to assist the clutch. The line from the mechanics was, "We may not have any filters, but Iraq has plenty of oil."
$100 for 15 lbs Bags of Laundry: Another contract with La Nouvelle for laundry services had a fixed price of between $1 million and $1.2 million per month. Because so little laundry was being done, Halliburton was paying approximately $100 per 15-pound bag of laundry. Under a separate subcontract with the same company, Halliburton was paying on $28 per bag. When a whistleblower brought this to her superiors' attention and recommended renegotiating the million dollar contract, she was told to discontinue her analysis and cease her attempts to fix the problem.
Embroidered Hand Towels: Halliburton ordered embroidered hand towels at 3 times the cost of unembroidered hand towels.
Empty Convoys: Convoys would routinely run with several empty trucks. One convoy ran with 28 empty trucks. These trucks weren't decoys for security purposes -- in fact, they undermined security since some convoys would be as much as two miles long with only three security vehicles protecting them.
Falsified Time Sheets: Employees who had no work to do were told to submit false time sheets claiming 12 hours of work per day and to walk around and "look busy."
Such price gouging was designed to allow Halliburton to maximize the profit from their no bid, plus cost contracts. Given the number and seriousness of these revelations a full investigation by the GAO into every contract secured by Halliburton and its subsidiaries is clearly required. Only by understanding how widespread these outrageous actions are will the proper steps be able to be taken to end such waste, fraud and abuse and insure that America's men and women in uniform are provided with the highest quality services and support at the best cost. Less.. (javascript://) |
ceehound619
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 31 Dec 2009, 19:07 · [Salvaged from Archive]
I drive for the military(marine corps) and they pay me probably about 200% of the wage I would make OFF BASE as a civilian.... not sure what that means to this thread..... just felt like contributing something. |
JACKASS2010
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 31 Dec 2009, 19:34 · [Salvaged from Archive]
DONT ASK DONT TELL NAVY?
YOUSA FAG! |
ceehound619
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 31 Dec 2009, 20:06 · [Salvaged from Archive]
fuk u nigga..... its all moneygreen. |
JACKASS2010
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 1 Jan 2010, 04:37 · [Salvaged from Archive]
rofl nig bustin yo balls |
HeyBuddy
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 5 Jan 2010, 15:10 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Consider yourself in the minority. It doesn't seem like many people are talking about the Iraq war now that we have a new President. It's weird though, because our current president said that he was going to get our troops out of Iraq in 2009. It's 2010, so I guess he's working on a time machine. |
Echo1
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 5 Jan 2010, 21:12 · [Salvaged from Archive]
dude its obama. everything is ok now. we still have the same problems, if not more. but its ok. because obama is president. hes cool. the end. |
ceehound619
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 5 Jan 2010, 23:19 · [Salvaged from Archive]
It doesn't seem like many people are talking about the Iraq war
what war??? congress never declared war AS REQUIRED.... so legally...there is no war. |
Echo1
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 09:07 · [Salvaged from Archive]
define the meaning of the word 'is' |
Nanabunga
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 11:41 · [Salvaged from Archive]
define the meaning of the word 'is'
Define the meaning of 'word' |
tgd_02
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 14:45 · [Salvaged from Archive]
what war??? congress never declared war AS REQUIRED.... so legally...there is no war.
yea since thats a technicality i guess all those dead soldiers will just spring back to life rite?!
fucking dolt |
HeyBuddy
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 17:56 · [Salvaged from Archive]
yea since thats a technicality i guess all those dead soldiers will just spring back to life rite?!
fucking dolt
Buzzed driving IS drunk driving.
WORD |
Echo1
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 19:23 · [Salvaged from Archive]
define the meaning of the word 'lewl gg'
n shit |
ceehound619
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 6 Jan 2010, 23:55 · [Salvaged from Archive]
dead soldiers
zactly..... dead soldiers..... for nothing.... no war...... sad...../end |
ROSSD
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 7 Jan 2010, 11:01 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Any one seen AVATAR yet?? I think it's based on Americas invasion of Iraq. They say in the movie that if you want a resource that's in another country you just have to make the people of that country your enemy and then you can justify an invasion.
Proof that America was really responsible for 9/11 and that George Bush didn't really just invade Iraq because he couldn't spell Afghanistan. |
MontysDouble
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 7 Jan 2010, 11:28 · [Salvaged from Archive]
Nope. Plot is a rip-off of Dances With Wolves IMO. |
tgd_02
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 7 Jan 2010, 14:22 · [Salvaged from Archive]
zactly..... dead soldiers..... for nothing.... no war...... sad...../end
:rolleyes2: |
MontysDouble
Salvaged from Archive | Posted: 7 Jan 2010, 15:00 · [Salvaged from Archive]
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