REACH OF WAR: PROCUREMENT; Army Contract Official Critical of Halliburton Pact Is Demoted

by bjtindle | October 6, 2006 at 07:14 pm

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demoted for what Army calls poor job performance; fought demotion through official channels; her lawyer Michael

Dumb question and I am hoping someone will enlighten or obliterate my ignorance. It is specifially stated that the mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is:

The mission of the Corps of

Engineers Regulatory Program is to protect the Nation’s aquatic

resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible

and balanced permit decisions. The Corps evaluates permit applications

for essentially all construction activities that occur in the Nation’s

waters, including wetlands. Corps permits are also necessary for any

work, including construction and dredging, in the Nation’s navigable

waters.

How does building detention centers figure in?????? And the overview states:

" The geographic jurisdiction of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
includes all navigable waters of the United States which are defined
(33 CFR Part 329) as,
"those waters that are subject to the ebb and
flow of the tide and/or are presently used, or have been used in the
past, or may be susceptible to use to transport interstate or foreign
commerce." This jurisdiction extends seaward to include all ocean
waters within a zone three nautical miles from the coast line (the
"territorial seas"). Limited authorities extend across the outer
continental shelf for artificial islands, installations and other
devices (see 43 U.S.C. 333 (e)). Activities requiring Section 10
permits include structures (e.g., piers, wharfs, breakwaters,
bulkheads, jetties, weirs, transmission lines) and work such as
dredging or disposal of dredged material, or excavation, filling, or
other modifications to the navigable waters of the United States."

Remember please, I am a political late bloomer, looking for guidance. Thanks! :)

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