GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

CONTENTS

Statement of-

Fubini, Dr. Eugene, Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engi-

neering (Research and Information Systems), Department of De-

fense, in behalf of Dr. Harold Brown, Director of Defense Research

and Engineering...

Morris, Thomas D., Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and

Logistics); accompanied by Graeme C. Bannerman, Deputy Assist-

ant Secretary of Defense for Procurement, Office of Assistant Secre-

tary, Installations and Logistics; James N. Davis, Deputy Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Weapons Acquisition and International

Readiness; and A. William Buschman_.

Staats, Elmer B., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget; accom-

panied by Harold Seidman, Acting Assistant Director for Manage-

ment and Organization; and Howard Schnoor, Office of Management

and Organization.

Yarmolinsky, Adam, Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense;

accompanied by Dr. Eugene G. Fubini, Deputy Director for Re-

search and Information Systems, Office of Director of Defense

Research and Engineering; and Graeme Bannerman, Deputy Assist-

ant Secretary of Defense (Procurement), Installations and Logistics.

Young, John D., Director of Administration, National Aeronautics and

Space Administration; accompanied by Ralph E. Cushman, Assist-

ant Director of Administration for Field Operations; Stephen P.

Lejko, Budget Officer, NASA Headquarters; and Walter D. Sohier,

Deputy General Counsel.

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

Fubini, Dr. Eugene, Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engi-

neering (Research and Information Systems), Department of

Defense:

Biographical sketch of Eugene G. Fubini.

Department of Defense research and development extramural obli-

gations for fiscal year 1962.____

Morris, Thomas D., Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and

Logistics):

Chart-Contractor performance evaluation system, flow of data__

Chart-Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts as a percent of total contract

awards..

Checklist of factors to be considered by contracting officers in

determining target profit or fee.---.

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Excerpt from statement of Hon. Robert S. McNamara, Secretary

of Defense:

Average earnings.

Program manager's problems

Fundamental issues affecting defense-industry relationship..

Reduced use of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.

Types of contracts....

Seidman, Harold, Acting Assistant Director for Management and

Organization, Bureau of the Budget:

Excerpt from Defense draft code..

Letter from Harold Seidman to Hon. Chet Holifield, May 22,

1963_

Enclosure 1-Purchasing power of Federal executive salaries

in current and 1939 dollars -

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Enclosure 2-Pay rates of $25,000 or more in State and local

government....

Sohier, Walter D., Deputy General Counsel, National Aeronautics

and Space Administration: Cost of Harbridge House study..

Letters, statements, etc.-Continued

Staats, Elmer B., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget: Depart-

ment of Defense comment on strengthening management arrange-

ments..

Yarmolinsky, Adam, Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense:

Defense Industry Advisory Council...

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Excerpt from Report to the President on Government Contract-

ing for Research and Development (Bell Report).

Department of Defense Directive No. 5500.10, June 1, 1963-

Rules for the avoidance of organizational conflicts of interest..

Young, John D., Director of Administration, National Aeronautics

and Space Administration:

Agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-

ministration and the Department of Defense concerning the

Gemini program....

Current agreements between NASA and other Government

agencies.

Department of Defense...

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Department of the Air Force...

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NASA plans to operate the shipborne tracking stations requested
in the fiscal year 1964 budget..

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NASA tracking and data acquisition facilities.

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100 contractors (business firms) listed according to net value of
direct awards, July 1-December 31, 1962...

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100 contractors listed according to net value of direct awards,
fiscal year 1962...

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Summary of incentive contracting-

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25 contractors listed according to net value of direct awards,

fiscal year 1961...

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APPENDIXES

Appendix 1-Agency reports on action taken pursuant to Bell Report__-

Appendix 1G-National Aeronautics and Space Administration_

Appendix 1H-Atomic Energy Commission

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Appendix 2-Conflict-of-interest orders and regulations.

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Appendix 2A-The President's memorandum of May 2, 1963.

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Appendix 2B-White House memorandum of July 20, 1961.

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Appendix 2C-Executive Order No. 11007 of February 27, 1962.

Appendix 2D-Department of Defense standards of conduct..

Appendix 2E-NASA hardware bans on General Electric and Bell-

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Appendix 3-Information on Public Law 80-313 and other scientific per-

sonnel matters.

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