KBR controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
Nigerian LNG foreign-bribery case
KBR pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with payments made by a consortium seeking engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for a Nigerian liquefied-natural-gas project. The case resulted in criminal and regulatory resolutions involving KBR and related parties.
2000
Scrutiny of Iraq and Afghanistan government contracting
KBR's extensive military-logistics and reconstruction work in Iraq and Afghanistan attracted congressional, inspector-general, media, and litigation scrutiny concerning contract administration, costs, billing, safety, and performance. Some matters involved work performed while KBR was part of Halliburton, while others continued into KBR's independent-company period.