That choice became "final and unalterable" before Cheney left Halliburton, it said, adding: "The amount of deferred compensation received by the vice president is fixed and not affected by Halliburton's current economic performance or earnings in any way."
So far, Halliburton has collected about US$3.8 billion under the the "Logistics Civil Augmentation Program," or LOGCAP, contract, awarded after competitive bidding in 2001, said a spokeswoman for the Army office that administers it.
Renewable for up to 10 years, the LOGCAP contract requires KBR to deploy within 72 hours of a request to set up anything from mess halls to base camps for US forces worldwide.



