INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING - RECOMMENDATION C-4

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R001100060019-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: March 27, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central -ntelligence
VIA: Deputy Director for Admi~list.raticn
FROM: James H. McDonald
Director of Logistics
SUBJECT: Inspector General Report on Industrial
Contracting - Recommendation C-4
1. Recommendation C-4 of the subjec- report is: "That
the Deputy Director for Administration, in conjunction with
the Office of Security and the Office of Public Affairs,
develop an appropriate guide for manuscript and other publica-
tion review which would apprise industrial contractors of
existing review mechanisms and assist them in preparing re-
quests." Said recommendation was approved by the DCI This
memorandum requests your approval of a plan to implement this
IG recommendation. The request is included in paragraph 4.
2. On the 19th of this month, a meeting was held between
the Offices of Public Affairs, General Counsel, Logistics, and
Development and Engineering. The representatives from Develop-
ment and Engineering and Logistics were from the industrial
security elements of those organizations. At that meeting, it
was proposed that:
a. Appropriate language establishing guide-
lines for review of material for publication
be developed for inclusion in the Secrecy Agree-
ment executed by contractor personnel. Action:
OGC
b. The Agency's Publications Review Board
perform the review of material submitted by con-
tractors,. Material will be submitted to the Pub-
lications Review Board by the contractor through
the contracting officer. Action: OPA
c. The contractor be provided guidance on
the submission of material in the industrial
security manual or equivalent instructions on
the basis that the industrial security manual
is by reference part of the contract.
Action: OL/SS and OD&E/SS
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d. Contracting officers wil be
notified of the requirement to forward
material. for review to the Publications
Review rd by publication of a revision
to Action: OPA
3. I have considered this problem fE.irth
that the procedure discussed er and believe
/host, if not all above is somewhat of an overkill.
which if not 1, of the papers from our contractors for'`
appo five tdata on tracts. Such even technical o considered by 1 involve quests
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the Publications Review Board, must
ltimately be considered and approved nl rpeenons by mtnecal ere ft the co security officer, andecontractingtofficer
sponsiblr ognize that the relationship between nCIAeandotheucontrac rrc-
cannot be disclosed. Without denigratin the lcaons
Review Board, rtor
we think that the review rIrocessPcanlbethandled
more directly and effectively by the office with direct respon-
sibility for the contract.
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4? In lieu of the above, the following plan which we thinkualsops,atis lT ie rthe obje for
of the Insrector General to establish a i ormal eview.aand to
bdtoive
advise the contractor of same:
a. Include in the Agency's
Handbook a plan which would requiregthattior:
contractors' manuscripts are forwarded to
the responsible contracting officer who will
obtain review by the cognizant security and
technical officers. Denials of requests must
be concurred in by the cognizant Deputy Direc-
tor prior to any notice to the contractor,
b? The submittal and approval plan
would be included in the appropriate security
manual for the contractors'
on the National Programs would~becomenaand,
requirement for inclusion in security plans.
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c. Language in boiler plates of our
contracts would be reviewed and modified as
necessary to assure contractor understanding.
5. Our experience on this :issue suggests that there
has been little or no problem in the past. Should a signif-
icant growth occur in the number of manuscripts or other
material submitted for review, an alternate method may
-then be required.
STAT
14 APR 1980
Depu r Director of Central Intelligence Date
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