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(Computer misuse by the Sigma Corporatioh, a NASA Contractor].
PSAD-78-148; B-115369. September 27, 1978. Released October 12,
1978. 5 pp. + 2 enclosures (25 pp.).
Report to Sen. William Proxmire, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; by Robert
F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General.
Issue Area: AutopAtic Data Processing: Guidelines for ADP
M&nagement and Control (110); Science and Technology f2000).
Contact: Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div.
Budget I Action: Miscellaneous: Automatic Data Processing
(1001); General Science, Space, and Technology: Supporting
Space Activities (255).
Organization Concerned: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; Sigma Corp.
Congressional Relevance: Sen. William Proxmire.
Authority: Federal Computer Systems Protection Act of 1978; S.
1766 (95th Cong.). Privacy Act of 1974. ORB Circular A-71.
NASA Procurement Regulation 1.605. Horne Brothers, Inc. v.
Laird, 463 F.2d 1268. Myers and Myers, Inc. v, U.S. Postal
Service, 527 F.2d 1252.
It was alleged that personnel from the Sigma
Corporation, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) contractor, have used NASA's main computer at Johnson
Space Center to develop large-scale accounting systems and then
used the systems to keep books for Sigma Corporation customers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation substantiated this
allegation but declined to prosecute because the contract was
completed on December 31, 1977, and NASA withheld fees due the
corporation sufficient to cover tae value c,2 the unauthorized
use of the computer. Most of the computer misuse occurred on
other than the prime daytime shift when there was no Government
surveillance. NASA decided against suspension or debarment of
the corporation. Action that should be taken to prevent a
recurrence of sucl, computer misuse includes implementation of
Transmittal No. I of Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-71 Yhich reflects policy guidance on computer security and
determining the sensitivity of information and the ettent to
which agency resources should be invested in security an( risk
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