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Kellogg Brown & Root

Logistics and construction company (KBR) that supplied U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A Halliburton subsidiary until 2007.

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U.S. Department of Defense Dec 2001 LOGCAP III (logistics support for troops) Primary record 1
The Wartime Contracting Commission says the base contract was awarded competitively and KBR was the sole provider. Its value grew to more than $36.3 billion as the wars expanded.

Halliburton 2001–2007 Scholarship & press 2
KBR separated from Halliburton in 2007, as the source Hartung cites is titled “Halliburton, KBR Split Up.”

The post-9/11 wars According to William D. Hartung Scholarship & press 2
Hartung writes of the whole surge in Pentagon spending after 9/11, not only contracts in the war zones. He is an advocate for a less militarized foreign policy.

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Proof 2 sources

Transforming Wartime Contracting: Controlling costs, reducing risks, Final Report to Congress, Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Aug 2011. Primary record
Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) was awarded the LOGCAP III contract in December 2001, as sole provider.
The base contract for LOGCAP III was awarded competitively, but lasted for 10 years without competition on any of its task orders.
War requirements rapidly and unexpectedly expanded the contract value to more than $36.3 billion from the time of award.
Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge, Costs of War Project, Brown University, 13 Sep 2021. Scholarship & press
The best known reconstruction and logistics contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan is Halliburton, through its Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) subsidiary.
“Halliburton, KBR Split Up.” (2007).
Companies benefiting from the buildup of the past 20 years range from weapons manufacturers like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, to logistics and reconstruction firms like Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and Bechtel, to armed private security contractors like Blackwater and Dyncorp.

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