THE PHYSICAL AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT AT THE STAR GATE REMOTE FACILITY

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• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00789R003000070001-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2004
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• Publication Date: November 26, 1990
• Content Type: LETTER

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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, o.c. 2o3ao-6150
26 November 1990
Mr. C. Richard D'Amato
Counsel for International and
National Security Policy
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee an Defense
Washington, D.C. 20510-6028
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Dear Dick:
Asa result of our meeting on 22 November, we are taking action to address
the physical and working environment at our remote facility. I spoke
to the chief of our unit upon my return from our meeting, and we have
formalized the tasking; a copy of the tasking is enclosed far your information.
We appreciate the opportunity to give you a status report on our actions
and programs. Please let me know if there is anything further you require
on these subjects.
I have taken the liberty of providing Messrs. Dykstra and Hall with a
copy of this letter because of their expressed interest in the physical
and working environment for our people on this project.
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1. Please task to DT-S fora 14 December 1990 reply to me.
2. DT-S: As a followup to our brief discussion on 22 November, please under-
take the following and advise me of your results by i4 December:
- An immediate survey must be made of our DT-S physical facilities to
determine whether any health and safety hazards exist. If so, bring
them to my attention for immediate action.
- DT-S' interior facilities for our personnel must be of the same standards
as for a71 other DT and DIA employees. Provide a list of equipment
that needs repair, renovation, or replacement. This includes the analysts'
work spaces as well as the general physical appearance of the interiors
of both buildings, to include painting or other actions needed to meet
our accepted standards.
- Work with the post engineer to have the exterior of our buildings painted
and renovated as needed. Our first objective here is to have the post
engineer assume the costs under its operations/maintenance budget,
but, if you hit a stonewall, we will regroup on another course of action.
- Also, explore with the post engineer the availability of other facilities
on the post that we could move into and vacate our existing two buildings.
Our objective would be to obtain better facilities and work environment
for our employees. Let me know of the availability of such additional
facilities, timelines, any projected costs, or downside implications
(such as loss of privacy or security for our projects).
Depending on the results of your survey, we may identify DIA maintenance
personnel to assist in an expeditious improvement of the working conditions.
However, we need a specific list of actions to be corrected in order to scope
out our options and decide on the coursesaf action. As usual, canvass all
of DT-S personnel for their views on these matters and provide me a candid
assessment.
ERBRICH
sistant Deputy Director
for Scientific and
Technical Intelligence
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