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March 3, 2010

US Awards KBR $2.8B Contract in Iraq
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The military industry giant KBR has been awarded a new contract worth up
to $2.8 billion in Iraq. KBR’s work has come under wide scrutiny in Iraq
over several controversies, including the electrocution deaths of US
troops due to faulty electrical work, the alleged exposure of troops to
cancer-causing chemicals, the alleged gang rape of a female KBR worker,
and multiple allegations of contract fraud. A former subsidiary of
Halliburton, KBR is the Army’s largest contractor in Iraq and
Afghanistan.



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