The
Washington Post reports this morning that the US Army is ending it's sweetheart deal with Halliburton. Apparently the wasted (and misplaced) money combined with criticisms of war profiteering, non-competitive contracts and inept management have taken their toll.
It brings tears to my eyes...how about you?:
The Army is discontinuing a controversial multibillion-dollar deal with oil services giant Halliburton Co. to provide logistical support to U.S. troops worldwide, a decision that could cut deeply into the firm's dominance of government contracting in Iraq.
Hope you're sitting down: Apparently they're building in some oversight. Imagine!
The Pentagon's new plan will split the work among three companies, to be chosen this fall, with a fourth firm hired to help monitor the performance of the other three. Halliburton will be eligible to bid on the work.
Of course, just in case we forgot:
No contractor has received more money as a result of the invasion of Iraq than Halliburton, whose former chief executive is Vice President Cheney.
Take that moolah and run!
What do you think? Major climate change or more Rovian finagling?