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Army Corps of Engineers Spokesperson Lt. Col. Gene Pawlik

Fresh Air

Published June 16, 2003 at 6:00 PM HST

He responds to concerns about conflict of interest in awarding military contracts to private companies. Pawlik explains how the Army Corps of Engineers gave contracts to put out oil fires in Iraq to Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a subsidiary of Halliburton. Vice President Dick Cheney, a former Secretary of Defense, was the CEO of Halliburton before he became vice president.

Copyright 2003 Fresh Air

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