COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman

CONTENTS

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Hearing held on September 18, 1978.

Statement of—

Eirich, Donald L., Associate Director, Logistics and Communications Divi-

sion, General Accounting Office; accompanied by Robert Gilroy, Assist-

ant Director; and Thomas O'Connor, team leader

Fettig, Lester A., Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of

Management and Budget; accompanied by Thomas Williamson, Asso-

ciate Administrator for Acquisition Law, Office of Federal Procurement

Policy.

Saloschin, Robert L., Chairman, Freedom of Information Committee, Office

of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice; accompanied by Eric Richard,

attorney, Office of Legislative Affairs

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Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-

Eirich, Donald L., Associate Director, Logistics and Communications Divi-

sion, General Accounting Office:

Additional information relative to the hearing.

Prepared statement...

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Fettig, Lester A., Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of

Management and Budget:

April 13, 1978, memorandum from the Executive Office of the Presi-

dent, OMB to the heads of executive departments and establish-

ments concerning control of management system criteria and data

required of contractors

Prepared statement...

Williamson, Thomas, Associate Administrator for Acquisition Law, Office
of Federal Procurement_Policy, Office of Management and Budget:
Information concerning Privacy and Paperwork Commissions recom-
mendation

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APPENDIXES

Appendix 1.-Letter of December 19, 1978, from Donald L. Eirich, General

Accounting Office, supplementing testimony

Appendix 2.-Letter of February 23, 1978, from HEW Secretary Joseph A.

Califano, Jr., regarding application of the Privacy Act to data held by

contractors under program involving defaulted student loans

Appendix 3.-June 1, 1978, letter to agencies enclosing questionnaire on

ownership, use, and disposition of contractor data

Appendix 4.-Responses of agencies to above questionnaire

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