Events (46)

• August 8, 1989: Government Seals Lawsuit of Former Doomsday Contractor, Whistleblower 1989-08-08
• February 4, 2002: White House Proposes 10 Percent Cut for Army Corps Budget 2002-02-04
• February 27, 2002: Army Corp Official Criticizes Bush Administration’s Budget Cuts 2002-02-27
• September 30, 2002: Congresswoman Says US Must Prepare for Major Hurricane in New Orleans 2002-09-30
• November 5, 2002: Defense Department Keeps Study on 9/11 Pentagon Damage Secret 2002-11-05
• January 10, 2003: Bush Administration Proposal Would Put More Wetlands at Risk 2003-01-10
• March 8, 2003: US Grants Halliburton No-Bid Contract to Restore Iraqi Oil 2003-03-08
• December 19, 2003: Waiver Releases Halliburton from Requirement to Provide Pricing Data 2003-12-19
• February 2, 2004: Bush Administration 2005 Budget Proposal Falls Short of Army Corps’ Expectations 2004-02-02
• May 28, 2004: US Army Relaxes Water Protections for Mining 2004-05-28
• July 1, 2004: Jefferson Parish Property Taxes Increased to Fund Levee Repairs that Washington Fails to Fund 2004-07-01
• July 2, 2004: Army Corps of Engineers Submit Downsized Louisiana Wetland Restoration Plan to EPA 2004-07-02
• July 8, 2004: Louisiana Coastal Area Restoration Plan Available for Public Review 2004-07-08
• July 24, 2004: Army Corp of Engineers to Hold Hearings on Louisiana Coastal Area Restoration Plan 2004-07-24
• July 28, 2004: Southwest Louisiana Upset over Revised Louisiana Coastal Area Restoration Plan 2004-07-28
• September 15, 2004: Senator Appeals to Congressional Colleagues to Fund Flood Control Projects in New Orleans 2004-09-15
• November 8, 2004: Army Corps of Engineers Releases Final Reports on Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Restoration Study 2004-11-08
• June 27, 2005: High Ranking Contracting Official Blasts Halliburton Contract at Hearing 2005-06-27
• July 22, 2005: Bush Administration Offers Alternative to Louisiana-Favored Oil and Gas Revenue Sharing Proposal 2005-07-22
• July 29, 2005: Congress Passes 2005 Energy Bill 2005-07-29
• August 26, 2005: US Army Corps of Engineers Prepares for Hurricane Katrina 2005-08-26
• Afternoon-Evening August 27, 2005: Katrina’s Threat to New Orleans Dominates National TV; Flood Risk, Lack of Evacuation Options for Poor Highlighted 2005-08-27
• August 27, 2005: Halliburton Contract Critic Demoted 2005-08-27
• Early Morning August 29, 2005: New Orleans’ Industrial Canal Floodwalls Breached or Overtopped by Storm Surge 2005-08-29
• (Between 6:00 and 9:00 am) August 29, 2005: Katrina’s Storm Surge Damages Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Levee, Others 2005-08-29
• (7:30 pm) August 29, 2005: Army Corps Commander Files Situation Report Confirming Breaches in New Orleans’ Levee System Breaches; Catastrophic Flooding 2005-08-29
• September 21, 2007: Kuwaiti Business Firm Accused of Bribery, Corruption in US Government Contracts 2007-09-21
• December 1998: Diverse Team Devises Strategy to Restore Louisiana Coastal Wetlands
• 2001-2005: Levee Work in Southeast Louisiana Chronically Underfunded
• Early 2003: Bush Administration’s Budget for Army Corps Projects in New Orleans Includes Major Cut for Hurricane Levee Project
• (June 2004): Budget Cuts Force Halt to Work on New Orleans’ Levees for First Time in 37 Years
• (September 2004): Bush Administration Orders New Orleans Army Corps of Engineers Office Not To Start Any New Studies
• May 2005: Army Corps Memo: Funding Insufficient to Finance Work on Levees
• Late May 2005: Army Corps of Engineers Warns Washington that New Orleans Water Pumps Could Fail in Event of Major Hurricane
• May 1995-2005: US Army Corps of Engineers Works on Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project
• March 2002-October 2003: Technical Plan to Restore Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Completed
• October 2003: Louisiana Coastal Wetland Restoration Plan Submitted to White House
• January 2005: Army Corps of Engineers Submits Final Draft of $1.9 Billion Louisiana Costal Restoration Plan to Congress
• December 2003: Administration Says It Will Abandon Limitation on Clean Water Act
• 1985: Private Company Contracted to Establish Secret Storage Facilities
• November 1988: Retired Army Officer, Company Head Files Lawsuit against Army, FEMA
• 1990: Doomsday Whistleblower Loses Job, Security Clearances
• November 1991: Doomsday Whistleblower Unemployable, Living in Debt
• December 1987: Contract for Secret Storage Facilities Canceled after Company Head Reports Abuses
• November 1987: Company Head Approached, Threatened after Reporting Problems in Doomsday Program
• November 1988: Justice Department Investigating Company Headed by Doomsday Whistleblower