[link|http://www.halliburton.com/kbr/index.jsp|KBR], Halliburton\ufffds engineering and construction subsidiary, employs more than 60,000 people in 43 countries. Its strength is in engineering and project management, with a strong historical position in LNG and oil and gas projects. The company is a leading government services contractor as well.
This global technology and services company is composed of two distinct divisions: the Energy & Chemicals Division and the Government & Infrastructure Division. The Energy & Chemicals Division provides state-of-the-art engineering, procurement, construction and technology capabilities focused on upstream and downstream markets. The Government & Infrastructure Division, with its premier civil infrastructure capabilities, is one of the largest government logistics and services contractors in the world.
Whether designing an LNG facility, serving as a defense industry contractor or providing capital construction, KBR delivers world-class service and performance.
KBR has a history of big projects for various governments. For instance, they're making a huge [link|http://www.halliburton.com/kbr/projectProfiles/infra/meaRiver.pdf|water pipeline] (2 page .pdf) in Libya, and they did engineering for a major road interchange in [link|http://www.halliburton.com/kbr/projectProfiles/infra/amerInterchange.pdf|California] (2 page .pdf).
It's not all about the oil, but nepotism can't be ruled out. (Though personally I suspect that any nepotism was a long time ago - KBR is one of only a handful of companies that can do this type of stuff in a heightened-security environment.)
FWIW.
Cheers,
Scott.