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KBR Forms New Government, Defense And Infrastructure Group

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Friday, August 21st, 2009

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KBR, the former division of the energy services company Halliburton [HAL], has created a Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group, to better represent its capabilities to customers, in particular in defense. The new group essentially adds the defense component to the previous Government and Infrastructure Business. The group will serve customers in North America, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and Australia. KBR has supported United States peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and provides services to the U.S. Army in Iraq…

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