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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Rep. Waxman Statement on Iraq Reconstruction Efforts
At a hearing today, Rep. Waxman highlighted a new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction regarding the dilapidated facilities at the Baghdad Police College, which the Army and the Parsons Company spent $75 million to build, as well as a new report by the Government Accountability Office identifying a record $3.5 billion in questioned and unsupported contractor charges in Iraq. Rep. Waxman called for a fundamentally new direction in Iraq.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Senior Democrats Urge Hastert to Hold Hearings on Increase in Global Terrorist Threat
House Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Waxman, and other senior Democratic members today sent a letter to Speaker Hastert urging him to hold hearings on a new classified report by the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies reportedly concluding that the Bush Administration’s actions in Iraq are increasing the danger of terrorism against the United States, spawning a new generation of Islamic radicalism.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Rep. Waxman Requests Documents and Briefing on CPA Cronyism Allegations
In light of recent media reports contradicting Pentagon claims that political ideology played no role in hiring practices at the Coalition Provisional Authority, Rep. Waxman requests that the Pentagon produce documents related to the screening and hiring of "temporary political appointees" to fill key roles in the Iraq reconstruction effort.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Reps. Hoyer and Waxman Ask for Independent Investigation into CPA Hiring
Following reports of undue political influence in hiring employees for the Coalition Provisional Authority, Reps. Hoyer and Waxman call for an independent investigation.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Rep. Waxman's Statement on Iraq Reconstruction Efforts
In a statement at a subcommittee hearing on Iraq reconstruction, Rep. Waxman says that the U.S.'s effort has been largely a failure and asks the Bush Administration and Congress to have an honest discussion on how to move forward.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Rep. Waxman Statement on Administration’s Strategy in Iraq
At a hearing today, Comptroller General David Walker called President Bush's national strategy for Iraq "inadequate," particularly with respect to benchmarks for a viable exit strategy. In Rep. Waxman’s statement at the hearing, he called for "specific, substantive, and straightforward" answers from the Administration on how the Administration plans to lead Iraq and the United States out of the war.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
New Contracts to Replace Halliburton Troop Support Contract
Rep. Waxman reveals that the Defense Department is moving to terminate Halliburton’s LOGCAP troop support contract and raises questions about aspects of the Department’s plans that fail to maximize competition and create potential for serious conflicts of interest.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Mar Iraq Reconstruction
Rep. Waxman today addressed the floor of the House of Representatives to highlight waste, fraud, and abuse in the reconstruction of Iraq. Despite $50 billion in expenditures, oil and electricity production remains well below pre-war levels. The Bush Administration's gross mismanagement of the war has wasted taxpayer dollars and produced lackluster results.
Click here to view video of Rep. Waxman speaking about Iraq.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Defense Department Plans to Block Transport of Gasoline to Iraq
In a letter to Secretary Rumsfeld, Rep. Waxman asks why the Defense Department recently decided to prohibit an American contractor from using a military border crossing to deliver essential fuels from Kuwait to Iraq.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Halliburton's Performance Under the Restore Iraqi Oil 2 Contract
At the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, this report examines Halliburton's performance under the Restore Iraqi Oil 2 (RIO 2) contract.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Rep. Waxman Calls for Subpoena of Documents on Halliburton Profits
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman outlines over $250 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses that Halliburton has received from the Army Corps of Engineers for billings Defense Department auditors deemed unreasonable and unsupported. Rep. Waxman requests that the Committee subpoena key documents relating to Halliburton’s bonuses that the Defense Department has failed to provide.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Inspector General Report Confirms Iraq Reconstruction Still Failing
Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet on a new report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction that reveals that, despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars, U.S. reconstruction efforts in key sectors of the Iraqi economy are not improving the lives of Iraqis.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Rep. Waxman Statement on the President's Speech on Iraq Reconstruction
Rep. Waxman explains that the President's description of "quiet, steady progress" in Iraq’s reconstruction is misleading and ignores the facts. Independent auditors confirm that billions of dollars have been squandered without increasing Iraq’s oil or electricity production. Yet the Administration has done nothing to halt rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq.
Friday, December 02, 2005
New Questions about Payments to Halliburton
In a letter to Chairman Tom Davis, Rep. Waxman discloses that the Army Corps of Engineers has paid Halliburton $130 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses for billings related to fuel imports and oilfield repairs in Iraq that Defense Department auditors determined to be unreasonable and unsupported.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Iraq Reconstruction Efforts Are Failing
A new report released by Rep. Waxman assesses the progress of reconstruction in Iraq. The report finds that despite the expenditure of billions of dollars, Administration objectives set two years ago have not been met and measurable improvements in the critical oil, electricity, and water sectors are small or nonexistent.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests Investigation of Greenhouse Dismissal
Rep. Waxman and Sens. Dorgan and Lautenberg write to Secretary Rumsfeld to request an investigation into the demotion of high-ranking Army Corps of Engineer official Bunnatine Greenhouse who publicly criticized the Pentagon's awarding of a no-bid contract to Halliburton.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
GAO Reveals Iraq Reconstruction Is Failing
In a new report, GAO finds that despite the spending of billions of taxpayer dollars on reconstruction efforts, oil and electricity production in Iraq has fallen below pre-war levels.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
GAO Finds Problems with Private Security Contractors in Iraq
Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet summarizing a new GAO report on private security contractors working in Iraq. The report finds high costs for taxpayers (up to $33,000 per month per security guard), cancelled reconstruction projects, routine friendly fire incidents, and inadequate government oversight.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Questions Raised about Halliburton’s Attempt to Disrupt Essential Fuel Delivery to Iraq
Rep. Waxman and Sens. Dorgan and Lautenberg request that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld investigate Halliburton’s efforts to prevent an American contractor from delivering fuel from Kuwait to Iraq just two weeks after the contractor testified before Congress about Halliburton’s excessive fuel charges and lack of infrastructure work.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Halliburton's Questioned and Unsupported Costs in Iraq Exceed $1.4 Billion
Rep. Waxman and Sen. Dorgan release a new report, prepared jointly by the minority staff of the House Government Reform Committee and the staff of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, that is the first comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of Halliburton's unreasonable billings in Iraq.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
U.S. Mismanaged Iraqi Funds
At the first congressional hearing on the Development Fund for Iraq, Rep. Waxman releases a report on the U.S. mismanagement of Iraqi funds. The report details the billions in cash transferred from the Federal Reserve Bank to U.S. officials in Iraq, the lack of financial controls in Iraq, and the evidence of substantial waste, fraud, and abuse in the spending of these funds.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Subpoena Sought for Concealed Halliburton Documents
Rep. Waxman asks Subcommittee Chairman Chris Shays to subpoena documents that would expose why U.S. officials withheld from international auditors information about $177 million in Halliburton overcharges that were billed to the Development Fund for Iraq.
Monday, May 23, 2005
IAMB Audits Raise More Questions About the Administration's Management of the Development Fund for Iraq
On May 23, 2005, the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) released several audits of the Oil for Food Program's successor, the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). These audits suggest serious U.S. mismanagement of DFI funds, and have led Rep. Waxman to call for hearings looking into the matter.
Monday, May 16, 2005
No Congressional Hearings to Date on DFI Abuses
At today's 13th congressional hearing into allegations regarding the U.N. Oil for Food program, Rep. Waxman noted that there have been no hearings on abuses in the Development Fund for Iraq, the successor to the Oil for Food program run by the Bush Administration, despite numerous critical reports by U.S. and other independent auditors and investigators.
Monday, May 02, 2005
Halliburton Asked to Explain Discrepancies Between Testimony and Indictment
 | Rep. Waxman and Rep. Lynch write to Halliburton CEO David Lesar asking for an explanation of discrepancies between Halliburton's July 2004 testimony before the Committee regarding kickbacks taken by a Halliburton employee and an indictment recently handed down by a federal grand jury.
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The Defense Contract Audit Agency has conducted audits of Halliburton's work in Iraq.
The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq
Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet summarizing a new GAO report on private security contractors working in Iraq. The report finds high costs for taxpayers (up to $33,000 per month per security guard), cancelled reconstruction projects, routine friendly fire incidents, and inadequate government oversight.
At the first congressional hearing on the Development Fund for Iraq, Rep. Waxman releases a report on the U.S. mismanagement of Iraqi funds. The report details the billions in cash transferred from the Federal Reserve Bank to U.S. officials in Iraq, the lack of financial controls in Iraq, and the evidence of substantial waste, fraud, and abuse in the spending of these funds.
A new audit by the International Advisory and Monitoring Board finds that the Bush Administration has not properly accounted for the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraqi oil proceeds.
Rep. Waxman has made the following opening statements at hearings on Iraq contracting.
The Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General issued a report concluding Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), “did not effectively manage government property” in Iraq.
GAO has issued a report that offers further evidence that the Administration’s contracting in Iraq suffers from serious flaws.
The CPA IG has issued a report that finds that that Halliburton charged U.S. taxpayers for
unauthorized and unnecessary expenses at the Kuwait Hilton Hotel
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