FT Campell to get new barracks

September 7, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Harbert International, U.S. Army, logistics 

The US Army awarded a ID/IQ contract to Harbert International of Birmingham, AL to build new barracks at FT Campell, KY. FT Campbell is the home of the 101st Air Assault Division. The contract could be worth over $23 M and last until 2013. As with all ID/IQ contracts there is no guarantee that all of it will be executed or completed. Hartbert International has won several other military construction contracts recently.

See the Montgomery Advertiser for the article.

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Arrests in Afghanistan contracting scandal

August 27, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Justice Department, U.S. Air Force, crime, logistics 

Two Air Force personnel and three Afghan nationals were arrested over charges that bribes were paid to win contracts for military construction in Afghanistan. Two of the Afghans also resided in the United States. Supposedly a bribe of $30,000 was paid to the US Air Force officials to win a $1 M construction contract in 2004. Another bribe was paid later to win a road contract. Several US military and civilian personnel have been arrested and charged with contract related corruption in Kuwait, Iraq and the United States. With the amount of money going to the efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq there is always a chance for such crime.

There is more at The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com site.

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