PARTICIPATION OF DOE CONTRACT EMPLOYEES IN WSSIC PROCEEDINGS

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The Deputy Director of Central intelligence
Washin6tun. D. C.20i03
20 September 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Weapon and Space Systems
Intelligence Committee
SUBJECT: Participation of DOE Contract Employees
in WSSIC Proceedings
I will not approve the use of DOE laboratory employees as official
members of the ten WSSIC subcommittees and working groups. I will,
however, approve and hereby do so the Chairman of WSSIC to make a
determination to invite the contract employees of government laboratories
to participate in subcommittees or working groups as he so determines,
and their tenure should be at the discretion of the Chairman.
~Jonn N. McMahon
Attachment: D/IC Staff Memorandum,
"Use of Contract Employees on DCI
Committees"
cc D/IC Staff
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DCI/ICS 82-3125
15 September 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
rec or, Intel igence Community Staff
Director,-
SUBJECT: Use of Contract Employees on DCI Committees
1. On 23 Julyl asked that I recommend a policy to you on
the issue of allowing contract employees to serve on DCI committees.
2. I had Walt Elder survey the committee chairmen on the question.
Based on those responses it would appear the following policy should be
adopted:
a. Individuals who are employees of commercial firms or "think
tanks" who provide products or services to the Government should not
serve as members of DCI committees. As Walt Elder phrased it, no non-
Government entity should be accorded membership status on a DCI
committee.
b. Employees of Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities
such as Sandia, Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore Labs should for the
purpose of this policy be considered Government, not contractor
employees.
c. Participation in subcommittees, working groups, ad hoc groups,
etc., should not carry with it the implication or fact of committee
membership status. Therefore, individuals both in and outside Government
should be free to serve at the invitation of the chairman consistent with
security and good ethical practices. Where there is potential for or
appearance of conflict of interest, the committee chairman should seek
OGC assistance and advice to resolve it.
3. This policy should minimize conflict of interest problems. It also
makes available the widest degree of expertise possible to the committees and
is consistent with past and current practice. At the same time, it represents
a reasonable and prudent limitation on committee membership and is consistent
with the DCIDs which charter the committees.
Attachments:
Committees" Responses
OGC's Comments
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SUBJECT: Use of Contract Employees on DCI Committees
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OGC 82-08072
10 September 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: I Director, Office f Community Coordination
Intelligence Community Staff
Associate General Counsel for
Intelligence Community Affairs
SUBJECT: Use of Contract Employees on DCI Committees
REFERENCE: Proposed memorandum for DDCI from D/ICS, same
subject (DCI/ICS 82-3125)
We have reviewed the draft memorandum which
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proposes to send the DDCI concerning the use of contract
employees on DCI committees (reference) and its attachments.
Based upon our review, it is our conclusion that:
a. The language of DCI Directives (DCIDs) which estab-
lish various committees does not prohibit the designation of
contractor or other non-Government employees to represent
Intelligence Community principals on such committees.
b. Whether or not contractor or other non-Government
employees should be barred from serving on DCI committees is
a policy question.
c. If contractor or other non-Government employees
serve on DCI committees as representatives of Intelligence
Community principals or federal departments or agencies,
they would be considered special Government employees and
thus covered by conflict-of-interest statutes.
2. If you have any questions about this, please do not
hesitate to give me a call
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Committees' Responses
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5 August 1982
NOTE FOR: D/OCC
Walter Elder
Executive Secretary
SUBJ CT: Use of Contract Employees
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I have completed my survey of the Committee
Chairmen on this question. The results are
attached.
memo makes the most sense.
There are two parts to this issue. One is
the special status of the la ties to
DOE. This can be handled as s proposed.
In a broader context, the general policy
should be
that no non-government entity should
ever be accorded membership status on a committee
which provides advice to the DCI. The Committee
DCIDs all restrict membership to US Government
representatives. Participation in subcommittees
and working i s
groups another matter. Wisdom
should be made available from any source where -
it can be found.
Walter Elder
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Security Committee
SECOM-D-267
3 August 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Walter Elder
Executive Secretary, NFIB
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airman
SUBJECT: Use of Contract Employees
REFERENCE: Your Memo IC/82/5542, Dated 29 July 1982
1. This responds to reference, regarding service by contract employees
on DCI committees. Comments are limited to employees of Sandia, Los Alamos
and Lawrence Livermore Labs. Since these employees work for organizations
owned by the US Government and only on US Government matters, there appears
to be no potential conflict of interest between their employers' economic
well-being and their security obligations to protect classified information.
This was recognized in DCID 1/7, which notes Community agreement not to treat
government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, such as these labs, as
contractors for purposes of prohibiting/li'miting/controlling dissemination of
SCI material to industry. These laboratories appear to have a respectable
record of maintaining the security of classified information handled by them.
2. From the standpoint of committee administration, it does not seem
that employees of these laboratories would be measurably less (or more)
objective than government personnel in weighing issues, providing advice, and
recommending solutions to problems. They would probably approach issues with
no more bureaucratic bias than representatives of government agencies. They
are subject to the same personnel security standards as government employees,
particularly with reference to SCI. There would seem to be no more reason for
concern about these employees than for individuals who move from industry to
government and back again.
3. The foregoing would not apply to commercial firms whose prosperity
depends on selling products or services. Nor would they apply to "think tanks"
which may have vested interests in pushing their own policy options.
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4. I do not see this -issue as likely to affect the Security Committee.
Employees of these labs are involved in technical disciplines which do not
fall within SECOM's charter.
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