A Point of Clarification on Halliburton and Army's End to No Bid Contract with Them

Lest you think that the Army's announcement that it would stop handing no-bid contracts to Dick Cheney's former favoritest corporation, Halliburton, means your tax dollars won't line their pockets, think again.

While the Army probably wanted to leave the impression they would not just hand Halliburton work with no bids, this does NOT mean Halliburton won't win MORE than its share of Army and other government contracts.

In truth, Halliburton and its subsidiaries like Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) often do not submit the lowest bid, and despite their long and unpleasant history of massive overbilling even on jobs where their performance seems highly questionable, the Army and other government organizations very frequently - surprise! - choose them when bids are made. And the Army will continue to invite Halliburton to bid on everything.

In fact, a subsequent press release made it clear that they EXPECT Halliburton to win one of the three spots that their current contract is being split into, despite the corp's overbilling and non-performance.

Whee!