LETTER TO HONORABLE JAMES B. EDWARDS FROM JACK BROOKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R002200040007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 19, 1982
• Content Type: LETTER

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July 19, 1982
Honorable James B. Edwards
Secretary
Department ofIEnergy
Washington, D.C. 20585
Dear Mr. Secretary:
The Department of Energy recently announced that it intends to contract out
the operations of the Forrestal Message Center and ADP Services. While sore
government activities may be more economically performed' by the private sector,
I am concerned that in this instance there may be overriding factors which require
in-house performance.
It is rry understandings that the operation of the message center involves the
handling of highly sensitive con unications. Since the protection of classified
information is of utmost importance to our national security, careful consideration
should be given prior to any decision to turn over these responsibilities to a firm
outside the government.
I, therefore, request that you provide this SubcorMittee within 10 days the
justification for your planned actions including any analysis of the risk involved
in contracting out such activities, the cost comparison analysis and a description
of all current and proposed contracts with the intended contractor.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
JACK BROOKS
Chairman
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 I PERSONS CONTACTED BY HUFFTCUMMINGS
Ms. Lee Carlson, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB
Both confirmed that the 10% figure for savings MUST be met.
(both by phone only)
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. Fred Dietrich, Dir., Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 01B
(Personal visits)
Mir. Randy Dove, Staff of Sen. Mathias of Maryland
Mr. Chuck Goodspeed, Staff of Sen. Warner of Virginia
Mr. Byron Anderson, Staff of Rep. Stan Parris of Virginia
Ms. Sandy Fiske, Staff, House Government Service Task Force,
Chaired by Rep. Michael Barnes of Maryland
Mr. Bill Allward, Staff, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate
Appropriations Committee; suggested contacting Inter-Agency Security
Committee
Mr. Steve Crow, Staff, Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee.,
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mr. Ben Marshall, Dir. of Security, Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence; recommended contacting Ken deGraffenreid, NSC;
National Security Advisory Board, CIA
Mr. Pete Stockton, Staff, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,
House Energy & Commerce Committee
Mr. Arnold Donohue, National Intelligence Analyst, OMB
Mr. Seymour Shwiller, Staff, House Armed Services Committee; called
Ralph Caudle, Office of Safeguards and Security, DOE; Shwiller
received no answers to his questions.
Mr. Ken deGraffenreid, NSC
Mr. Richard Barnes, et. al., Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security, House Government Operations Committee
(Other phone contacts)
STAT
Chief, Special Security Center, CIA
informed us he had contacted the following people: STAT
Chairman, DCI Security Committee, CIA; STAT
NSA; Don Latham, Communications Security Board, DOD; STAT
Tom Quinn, De ut, to Gen. Richard Stilwell, Office of the Secretary
of Defense; II also contacted Martin Dowd, Director of Security, STAT
DOE, who was apparently not informed of this intended action. Dowd STAT
had not returned call tol when we last talked tol STAT
Ms. Annette Smiley, House Select Committee on Intelligence; sugges e
contacting- Arnold Donohue, OMB, and ICS Registry STAT
ICS Registry STAT
`ational Security Advisory Board, CIA
ert, at
.SSO
RCM-
State Dept., Communications Operations..
STAT
DIA
DIA
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