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New book cites government downsizing as cause of Big Dig, other problems

April 7, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog)The book points out that that the Big Dig, in particular, suffered from a range of managerial issues common to public projects in which key managerial functions have been privatized.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bechtel, big-dig, downsizing, iraq-reconstruction, public-projects

Why hasn’t Halliburton come up more in the presidential campaign?

October 28, 2008 By dave-from-hvad

A 2005 report by the Congressional Committee on Government Reform stated that government auditors had found that "questioned and unsupported" costs by Halliburton alone exceeded $1.4 billion under just two Iraq reconstruction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: halliburton, iraq-reconstruction, kbr, mccain, obama

How not to undertake a public project

July 14, 2008 By dave-from-hvad

In August 2004, the U.S. Agency for International Development issued a job order to Bechtel National, Inc. to construct the 50-bed pediatric facility in the city of Basrah. The construction of the hospital was to be part of the overall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: basrah-childrens-hospital, iraq-reconstruction, project-management

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