Comments on: Audit warns KBR to cut number of employees in Iraq

By: Ex-KBR Wife

Ex-KBR Wife — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:26:58 +0000

If you still have a KBR job count yourself lucky!!! There are tons of folks that worked for KBR and got sent home for nothing and are having hell finding jobs. I find it amazing that they sent home men by the droves, then started hiring like crazy, and now they are under a new investigation as to why they still have so many there. Watch out KBRLand, you could be next on their axe list. You might do something minorly wrong and not realize it, you might ask someone to do their job and they have more high up friends than you, you may be sick and need a day off, etc. KBR will use you up, throw you out, and never look back. If you can find employment elsewhere you better go for it!!! Good luck with the job hunting!!!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
You nailed that right on the head!!

By: KBRLand

KBRLand — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:07 +0000

A new arrival in Northern Iraq, guess I got on the gravy train a little late in the game…they are telling us here that we have until about Mar’10 (unless the elections go terribly wrong). Not much confidence in getting an EFT to Afghanistan…dropping my resume for the “other” contractors as I blog here.
Hopefully they are keeping the higher paid ExPats a little longer…My base is higher than most of my comrades…

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thanks for this info.

By: Who is it?

Who is it? — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:57:33 +0000

KBR acts as a temp agency for the government…
How does a temp agency charge it’s customers?
Think about that… I would think they are charging per individual not by cost of individual. So the cost to the government is the same for everyone, but not for KBR.
They make more profit on FN’s than on expats, if that is how they are truly charging the Gov.

By: Baboo remembers

Baboo remembers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:04:35 +0000

To Flour Foreman,

Is KBR still performing design build construction services at Bagram?

By: justback

justback — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:17:54 +0000

mssparky,

How can I forward you the information needed?

By: justback

justback — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:05:33 +0000

Does anyone know where I can read the Health and safety requirements for LOGCAP 4? Is it pulic information? Thank you for any info…:)

Ms Sparky’s Response:
It should be listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) for each Task Order (TO). I don’t have any SOW for LOGCAP IV…..yet. If anyone has access to an SOW for a LOGCAP IV TO please forward. Thanks in advance.

By: Fluor Foreman

Fluor Foreman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:07:11 +0000

this could be true to some of the rumors floating around transition team is that some of us my go to Irsq.

i agree KBR Guy the lowest first then the ones that have multiple write ups we can all hope they do not bring any bosnians over.

nothing new going on here at Bagram

By: Baboo remembers

Baboo remembers — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:46:05 +0000

This is where the term, “Mission Essential or “Mission Critical” become defined.

By: KBR Guy

KBR Guy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:45:36 +0000

It’s cost plus 1%. I would expect them to get rid of the lowest paid first. Unless KBR weighs heavy on the fierce loyalty of the Bosnians they will go first then the labor foreman.

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:39:53 +0000

Regarding labor foremen – I can speak only about TTM-Labor Foreman that I personally had the unfortunate driver relationship with. Most of these with the exception of ONE in a two year stint with KBR were not qualified to supervise someone to tie shoes for a living, much less supervise adults. I will mention the ONE by first name only BARRY. He was fair minded, for the driver-not management, he made perfect sense when dealing with a problem – large or small. He did not suck-up or brown nose to upper so-called management. He did his job better than anyone else and all the driver’s will have nothing but a kind word for this man.
Out of all the labor foremen in Iraq – HE is the only one that I would work with (If I wasn’t injured) in Iraq or anywhere else in the world.
KBR feels that one should rule with an iron fist, not an understanding, caring, individual.
I hope BARRY @ T.Q. – B6 – if he chooses – is the last labor foreman to leave Iraq – and he should write a book after it’s all over – over there Someone please pass this on to Heather Browne
Just because one is in a war-zone – one doesn’t have to stop caring or being friendly, or close minded. If you don’t have character, a kind heart, a sense of honor, being truthful, honest, caring of other’s – before you go into a war-zone – - – you will not find these traits in a war-zone.

By: FYI

FYI — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:42:56 +0000

Wartime Contracting hearing to probe three accountability issues in Iraq and Afghanistan

ARLINGTON, VA, Oct. 27, 2009 – A Nov. 2 hearing of the Commission on Wartime Contracting will examine three issues bearing on contractor accountability: the lack of an accurate count of contractor employees, the adequacy of contract oversight during the drawdown of U.S. in Iraq, and coordination of two key Defense Department agencies that manage and audit contracts. The hearing “Counting Contractors: Where Are They and What Are They Doing?” will start at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

1. COUNTING THE CONTRACTORS
2. MANAGING THE IRAQ DRAWDOWN
3. IMPROVING DOD CONTRACT MANAGEMENT/AUDIT COOPERATION

By: BOB E.

BOB E. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:12:40 +0000

You can bet that it won’t be the FN’s…If I know KBR it will be the highest paid non-management that go first.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
I don’t know!! I will have to ask exactly how they charge out on wages. Has that changed from cost plus a %? If not…it would not make $$ sense for KBR to lay off the higher paid employee. It would make more sense to lay off the Labor Foreman etc at the lower wages.

Anyone else want to chime in on this?

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:41:25 +0000

I wonder if KBR will chose to lay off Americans first or Foreign Nationals, such as Bosnians and others from the Balkans first. It will be interesting to see.