by Associated Press
Published: Fri, February 20, 2009 - 10:10 am CST
Last Updated: Fri, February 20, 2009 - 10:14 am CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of Congress are asking the Pentagon toreview a $35 million contract awarded to a company under criminal
investigation in the electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
The Associated Press reported that Houston-based KBR Inc. was
given the contract involving electrical work months after a senior
Pentagon official rejected the company's explanation of mistakes in
Iraq and questioned whether confidence remained in KBR's electrical
work.
The letter from New Hampshire Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is signed
by 18 others Congress members.
Company spokeswoman Heather Browne said Friday that KBR has not
done shoddy electrical work as the letter contends. The company
denies any wrongdoing.
At least 18 troops and contractors have died in
electrical-related incidents in Iraq.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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