Fred Harteis News Articles - Overhead costs have consumed more than half the budget of some reconstruction projects in Iraq, according to a government estimate released yesterday, leaving far less money than expected to provide the oil, water and electricity needed to improve the lives of Iraqis.
The report by a federal oversight agency provided the first official estimate that in some cases, more money was being spent on things like housing and feeding employees, completing paperwork and providing security than on actual construction.
In some cases those ... more »
