ity , ▁Bear ing ▁Point , ▁Washington ▁Group ▁International , ▁Par s ons ▁Corporation , ▁Hal lib ur ton ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁initi ated ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁C uster ▁Batt les ' ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁C PA , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁being ▁susp ended ▁from ▁future ▁contract ▁consider ations . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁of ▁fra ud ▁in ▁Ira q ▁ ▁Din ar ▁exchange ▁contract ▁From ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁( CP A ) ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁C PA ▁started ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁Ira qi ▁din ars ▁with ▁portrait ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁currency . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁C uster ▁Batt les , ▁L LC ., ▁signed ▁a ▁Din ar ▁Exchange ▁Cont ract ▁with ▁the ▁C PA ▁to ▁construct ▁and ▁operate ▁three ▁money ▁exchange ▁facilities , ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Mos ul , ▁and ▁Bas ra . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Cost - Plus ▁contract ▁with ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁actual ▁exp enses , ▁plus ▁ 2 5