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B-179665 1 (1973-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkze0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED tESTRICTED - Not to be 'released outside the General Accounting Office except on the basis of specific appro~vaI LEA by the'Office of Congressional Relations, a record o}f h is kept by the Distribution Sectioun Publications Bra9 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES A i; WASHINGTON. D.C. 20540 8~J'i UNIT O B-179665 OCT 25 1973 The Honorable Robert 0. Tiernan House of Representatives !L_ Dear Mr. Tiernan: In response to your request of September 4, 1973, we have inquired into the allegation that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) may have contracted with cer- tain optical manufacturers to desi and c gp,:gal Force. As you have been informed, these Air Force programs carry a high security classification and we are not authorized to furnish any detailed information on this matter. We hope the following information will be helpful. The Department- of Defense (DOD) supports a considerable level of classifiedtechnology development underway through- out the aerospace industry! NASA relies heavily upon that same industry. In order to avoid duplication of effort and to enable both NASA and DOD to take maximum advantage of the work each is supporting, very complete coordination and infor- mation exchange continues at all appropriate levels of both agencies. There are, at the senior management levels, abso- lutely no security barriers between the two agencies that hamper the necessary exchange of information. Specifically, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite sensor systems de- veloped by NASA utilized prior DOD research and development experience. We believe that the special coordination procedures should preclude unwarranted duplication of effort. -DOD uses special contract audit procedures (with which we are familiar) in such cases, and we feel that the combination of the special coordination and audit procedures provides adequate assurance that duplicate charges have not been paid. We do not plan to distribute this report further unless you agree or publicly announce its contents. Sinc y yours, Comptroller General of the United States

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