GAO AUDITS AND PROGRAM REVIEWS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R000600330051-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: May 18, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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OLC 78-0049/4
18 MAY 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Acting Legislative Counsel
GAO Audits and Program Reviews
Your Memorandum to General Counsel,
Legislative Counsel, and Deputy Director
for Resource Management; Subject: GAO
Audits; dated April 28, 1978
1. You have asked for my comments on your memorandum
relating the results of your lunch with Comptroller General Staats.
2. Our current policy vis-a-vis GAO is divided into two parts:
1) substantive non-compartmented intelligence; and 2) compartmented
information which deals both with substantive intelligence which might
reveal sources and methods and information on sources and methods.
Admiral Turner has agreed to discuss with GAO, on a case-by-case
basis, requests for non-compartmented substantive intelligence and to
provide such information to the degree necessary to enable GAO to
accomplish its mission. On compartmented substantive intelligence
revealing sources and methods and information on sources and methods,
the policy has been to deal not through GAO but only with the congressional
committee requesting the GAO study. This, of course, eliminates self-
initiated GAO audits and reviews involving compartmented and operational
matters.
3. The implementation of the above mentioned policy has led to
a stand down to date on providing compartmented and operational infor-
mation to GAO. However, it is obvious from your conversation with
Staats that this policy has not been totally accepted by him and GAO
staffers continue to request compartmented clearances. The latest
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