Dick Cheney ... Richard Bruce Cheney[a] (January 30, 1941 – November 3, 2025) was an American politician and businessman who was the vice president of the United States under George W. Bush …

Aug 2, 2000 · As secretary of defense, Cheney oversaw one of the largest privatization efforts in the history of the Pentagon, steering millions of military dollars to civilian contractors. Two and a half...

Mar 20, 2003 · The company was one of the main contractors hired to construct the Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean, according to Pentagon military histories.

Nov 4, 2025 · In 1992, Cheney’s Pentagon paid Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton, $3.9 million to study this idea. Brown & Root then won a five-year global logistics contract to supply the military.

Nov 4, 2025 · Before becoming Vice President, Cheney spent five years as CEO of Halliburton, one of the world’s largest energy services companies. His leadership saw the firm expand its global …

Nov 23, 2024 · He significantly altered the landscape by advocating for increased outsourcing, promoting cost-plus contracts, loosening oversight, and fostering a closer relationship between the …

Halliburton, Brown and Root's parent company, is a Fortune 500 construction corporation working primarily for the oil industry. In the early 1990s the company was awarded the job to study and then …

Shortly thereafter, on August 3, 1992, Secretary Cheney awarded the first comprehensive LOGCAP contract to KBR. The Washington Post reported "The Pentagon chose [KBR] to carry out the study …

Jul 7, 2023 · Then-Vice President Dick Cheney, a major proponent of the war, served as Halliburton CEO from 1995 through 2000. As a subsidiary of Halliburton, Houston-based KBR held one of the …

May 7, 2012 · Kellogg, Brown & Root, the subsidiary of Halliburton—which Vice President Dick Cheney led prior to being chosen as Bush’s running mate in August 2000—was the top recipient of federal …