We do not tolerate this kind of behavior by anyone at any level.

In order to protect the privacy of victims' families, we will not release the names of those employees and subcontractors who have lost their lives.

KBR can't emphasize enough that it performs all work at the direction of the U.S. government. We only do what we are tasked to do.

This partisan 'report' is as devoid of context as it is new information, as it focuses on old issues that have already been resolved -- in some cases more than a year ago.

KBR believes that all personnel should be treated with dignity and respect, and we are committed to maintaining a work environment that fosters these principles.

We are proud that these issues have been fully resolved. The agreement validates the charges KBR incurred for completing work to import fuel and refined products at the Army's request and direction -- an issue that has been pending since October 2003.

Such equipment was not available in the region, and certainly not in Iraq.