Look at TK berate someone for doing exactly what he does all day every day. TK, I highly doubt you've done anything in your life except tug momma's purse strings. Only contract you'd ever have with the Navy is as a seal CPR training dummy. That would make a seal tough wouldn't it?

AM, maybe I should rephrase 'closed door' as 'back door'. You seem to be hung up on that?

Here's more for you:
http://www.answers.com/topic/government-...ment-of-defense

The investigation also uncovered questionable procurement arrangements with Halliburton. According to a United Press International article published in The Washington Times, the Kuwaiti-owned Timimmi Company had been serving hot meals to troops stationed in Iraq for $3 a meal. The contract was later reassigned to Halliburton, which raised the price to $5 a meal, subcontracted the meal services back out to Timimmi, and kept the 40% difference. GAO Analyst Neil Curtain exposed the problem in a Congressional hearing, noting, "Certainly that’s unfair to the taxpayer"[2]

We can agree to disagree. I wonder what ever happened to all of the investigations into the shinanigans surrounding awarding those contracts? There have never been any results published that I am aware of. None to exhonerate nor vilify. All swept under the rug probably until a new admin takes charge.