Sun, Jan 25, 2004 - Page 6 News List

Halliburton admits workers took bribe

POLITICAL UPROAR The company said that it had sent a US$6.3 million refund to the US Army after it was reported that its officials had accepted illicit payments

REUTERS , WASHINGTON

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.

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