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Washington Monthly, Jan-Feb, 2007 by Charles Peters
One of the few bright spots in the Iraq story has been the work of Stuart W. Bowen Jr., the special inspector general for Iraq Reconstruction. He has been relentless in exposing contractor abuse. Unsurprisingly, the main culprit has been KBR, the Halliburton subsidiary, which Bowen has found charging at least 55 percent in overhead and refusing to disclose to the government such basic information as how many meals it serves or how many gallons of fuel it delivers.
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Even though Bowen himself is a Republican, Republicans in Congress have rewarded his diligence by scheduling his office for abolition. Happily, the Democrats plan to reverse that action, and Bowen will be able to continue protecting the interests of the American taxpayer.
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