DynCorp and Raytheon (one of my previous customers) have come into play on large-scale govt. contracts against Haliburton (KBR). It's a public fact that Haliburton competed against a number of other entities for these govt. contracts...
Do a google on LOGCAP; this will inform you better on things than I can. KBR (acquired by Haliburton in the late 90's, IIRC) has done work under the Clinton and Bush administrations in the past.
It's funny you bring up the "competitive" issue. Follow this:
KBR was awarded contracts in the Balkans in the late '90s under the Clinton administration, even though they weren't awarded the LOGCAP contract renewal during that time...
In short, Clinton circumvented this construct (via a SOLE-SOURCE contract) and paid a MUCH higher price for their services than they would to the winning provider than was held under LOGCAP provisions.
Not a word was said in the media.
Bush uses this construct and get's hammered for doing what was contractually put in place before the Iraqi War. All of a sudden, cost overruns that are hiccups compared to the total values of the contracts and compared to the HUGE over-runs in the Clinton years in the Balkans are blown out of proportion by the media...
Coincidence? I think not.
Again, search on LOGCAP and KBR/Haliburton. You should get the good, bad and ugly on it.
