Thursday, July 26, 2007
Iraq Reconstruction, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Iraq Reconstruction, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Allegations of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the New U.S. Embassy in Iraq
On Thursday, the Committee held a hearing to examine the performance of the State Department and its contractors in the construction of the new $600 million U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The Committee asked questions regarding the embassy compound construction as well as allegations of labor abuse through improper contracting practices. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
The following witnesses testified:
- Mr. John Owens, Former Employee, First Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting Company
- Mr. Rory Mayberry, Former Subcontractor Employee, First Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting Company
- Mr. Karl Demming, KBR
- Major General (Retired) Charles E. Williams, Director, Office of Overseas Building Operations, Department of State
- Mr. William Moser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions, Department of State
- Hon. Patrick Kennedy, Director, Office of Management Policy, Department of State
- Mr. Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General, Department of State
Documents and Links
Testimony of Karl Demming (56 KB)- Testimony of John Owens (16 KB)
- Testimony of Rory Mayberry (16 KB)
- Testimony of Charles Williams (444 KB)
- Testimony of Patrick F. Kennedy (13 KB)
- Testimony of Howard Krongard (276 KB)
- KBR Electrical Inspection (822 KB)
- State Department IG Report (1 MB)
- Cable from Baghdad Embassy to State Department Describing Status of Embassy Construction (1 MB)
- Response from State Department to Baghdad Embassy (743 KB)
- Preliminary Hearing Transcript (11 MB)
