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Charges Stack Up, Like KBR's Bankroll There's waste, fraud and abuse of spending in every war, and the latest controversy in Iraq points once again at a politically well-connected Texas company, KBR Inc., based in Houston. Congress should press the Army hard for explanations. A former Army civilian official, Charles M. Smith, has told The New York Times that in 2004 he refused to sign off on more than $1 billion in questionable charges from KBR. The charges had been questioned by the Defense Contract Audit Agency, which said they weren't credible.

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Charges Stack Up, Like KBR's Bankroll

There's waste, fraud and abuse of spending in every war, and the latest controversy in Iraq points once again at a politically well-connected Texas company, KBR Inc., based in Houston. Congress should press the Army hard for explanations.

A former Army civilian official, Charles M. Smith, has told The New York Times that in 2004 he refused to sign off on more than $1 billion in questionable charges from KBR. The charges had been questioned by the Defense Contract Audit Agency, which said they weren't credible.