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' INSTRUCTION NO. 3 

MOL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 

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JAMES FERGUSON 

General, USAF 

Director, MOL Program 

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MOL PROGRAM INSTRUCTION NO. 3 

MOL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 

I. INTRODUCTION• 

Special streamlined management channels have been established 

for the MOL Program Whidh provide that the Director, MOL. is responsible 

directly to the Secretary of the Air Force and to the Director, National, 

Reconnaissance Office, for the development and operation of the MOL 

System. Consequently, the Director, MOL has greater responsibility and 

broader auihViity than is usual in an Air Force development program. 

As a consequende of the unique MOL management structure, the 

Program is not included in normal Air Force management review channels. 

Therefore, to insure application of the best collective judgment and 

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. experience available at appropriate Government and contractor management levels, and to insure that the minimum essential coordination 

and information exchange is accomplished, four formal management/ 

coordination/informationekchange groups have been created.-Thdse are: 

1. The MOL Policy Committee, which advises the Secretary 

of the Air Force on major Program objectives, management and fiscal 

matters, interdepartmental and/or interagency matters, etc. 

2. The Program Review Council, which assists the Assistant 

Secretary of the Air Force (R&D)/Director, National Reconnaissance 

Office in the discharge of his executive management responsibilities 

for the MOL Program. 

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3. The Internal Management Group, which assists the, 

Director, MOL.in the discharge of his development management functions. 

4. The MOL Executive Council,'which provides a forum for 

discussions among top-level Government and Contractor.management of 

major problem areas,,and for the exchange of views and information . 

on overall program matters. 

II. PURPOSE 

This Instruction sets forth objectives, organization, and operating 

procedures for, meetings of the MOL Policy Committee, the Program Review • 

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Council, the Internal Management Group, and the MOL Executive Council. 

III. SCOPE 

This Instruction is directive upon all elements of the MOL Program 

and Systems Offices, and is published for the information of othei 

participants in MOL management activities. 

IV. POLICY 

Regular recurring meetings of the various MOL management activities 

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will be held to the minimum consistent with good management practice. 

The MOL Policy Committee is expected to meet approximately twice 

yearly at the call of the Chairman. Either the Program Review Council 

or the Internal Management Group will normally meet monthly to review 

status and problems encountered in implementing the approved program. 

The MOL Executive Council will meet at approximately quarterly intervals. 

Attachments 1 through 4 hereto describe the purpose, organization, and 

operation of each management activity. 

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V. SECRETARIAT SERVICES 

The MOL.Program Office,(SAFSLP) will provide Secretariat services 

and function as the off-ice, of record for all of the MOL management 

activities. The time, location, and agenda for specific meetings 

will be established„coordinated, and disseminated by SAFSLP as far 

in advance as practicable. 

VI. SECURITY 

The host SAFSL organization (Program Office or Systems Office) 

will be responsible for security of the conference facility and for 

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control of access to each meeting. For meetings of the MOL Executive 

Council at contractors' facilities, security arrangements will 

normally be monitored by the MOL Systems Office, assisted, as necessary, 

by the MOL Program Office Security Officer. 

VII. EFFECTIVE DATE 

This Instruction is effective immediately. MOL Program Instructions 

1 and 2 are hereby cancelled. 

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THE AIR FORCE MANNED ORBITING LABORATORY (MOL) 

PROGRAM -POLICY COMMITTEE 

1. Purpose. To assist in fulfilling the special management 

requirements of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program, and 

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to insure the availability and application of the best collective 

judgment and experience available from highest management levels of 

the Air Force, the MOL Policy Committee has been established. 

2. Organization. The MOL Policy Committee is composed of the 

following-principals:. 

Secretary of the Air Force, Chairman 

Chief of Staff of the Air Force 

Under Secretary of the Air Force . 

Commander, Air Force Systems Command 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and 

Development 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial. 

Management 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations and 

Logistics 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development 

3. Operation. The Air Force authority for approval of all actions 

pertaining to the MOL Program will be the Secretary of the Air Force 

or his designated representative for Air Force space activities (the 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and. Development). 

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To provide the requisite managerial review and to. assist the Secretary 

of the Air Force in fulfilling his responsibilities, the MOL Policy 

Committee will review and make recommendations on all matters including, but not limited to, the following program elements and/or 

areas: 

a. Establishment of major program objectives. 

b. Proposed changes affecting the MOL Program and/or system 

capability. 

c. .-The impact of technological developments on, and arising 

'from, the overa11program. 

d. Major management and fiscal problems. 

e. Problems with potential interdepartmental or interagency 

implications. 

The Director, MOL Program, will provide the Committee Secretariat 

and function as the office of record. The Secretariat will process 

matters for consideration_ofv and recommended.actions as approved by, 

the Secretary of the Air Force, arising from deliberations of the 

Committee. 

Attendance or participation in Committee meetings by any other 

representatives of the Air Staff, field units, or other agencies . 

will be determined by the Chairman, based on the specific agenda 

and the recommendations of Committee members. 

Meetings of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. Policy Committee 

1,641 be convened by the Secretariat as requested by the Chairman based 

on program requirements and/or recommendations of the Committee members. 

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THE MA= -ORBITING LABORATORY • 

PROGRAM REVIEW COUNCIL 

1. Purpose. To accommodate the special management requirements 

of the Manned.Orbiting Labor6tory (MOL) Program, and to bring to 

bear.on MOL problems and collective judgment and unique experience, 

of the membership, the MOL Program Review Council (PRC) has been 

established. 

2. Organization. The,MOL.Program Review Council'is_composed of 

the following principals: 

Assistant.Secretary of the Air Force (Research and Development)/ 

Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chairman 

Director, MOL'Program 

Vice Director, MOL Program 

Director, SAFSS 

Director, SAFSP 

The Commander, SAMSO will be invited to participate in PRC meetings 

when the agenda includes subjects which are of direct interest or 

pertinent to his responsibilities. 

Operation. The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (R&D)/ 

Director, National Reconnaissance Office, exercises directive. 

authority over all aspects of the MOL Program. Acting within the 

scope of applicable delegations of.authority from the Secretary 

of the Air Force and the Secretary of Defense, the SAFRD/DNRO is 

responsible for executive management of the MOL Program, and is . 
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the final reviewing authority for both the Department of the 

Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office in MOL matters. 

The functions of the MOL Program Review Council are: (1) to, 

provide assistance, support, and advice to the SAFRD/DNE0 on 

matters requiring his personal attention, actions, or decisions; 

and (2) to identify items to be brought to the attention of the 

MOL Policy Committee. 

The MOL Program Office (SAFSLP) will provide Secretariat 

services for the MOL Program Review Council and function as the 

office of record. 

Meetings of the Council will be convened at the call of the 

Chairman, or with his concurrence, with such frequency and in 

such locations as program requirements dictate. Meeting location 

will normally rotate between the_Washington area and Los Angeles 

Air Force Station. 

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INTERNAL MANAGEMENT GROUP 

1. Purpose. The Internal Management Group meeting is intended to 

provide a forum for informal discussions between the Director and 

Deputy Director, MOL and their staffs. Emphasis will be placed on 

surveying program progress and status, identifying actual and 

anticipated management and technical problems, and 'formulating 

corrective action to minimize or eliminate impact on program schedules 

and objectives. 

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2. Organization. The Internal; Management Group includes the folloWing participants: 

Director/Vice Director, MOL 

Deputy DireCtor, MOL 

Appropriate SAFSL Division/Directorate Chiefs from the 

Program and Systems Offices 

Selected Aerospace and military personnel whose attendance 

is desired by the Director, Vice Director, or Deputy Director 

3. Operation. An. Internal Management Group meeting will normally 

be scheduled during those months when the Program Review Council 

does not meet. The.Director, Vice Director or Deputy Director may 

reqUebt a meeting at any other time he deems appropriate. The Vice 

Director and Deputy Director, respectively, will host the Washington 

and Los Angeles meetings. Attendance of the Director and/or Vice 

Director, and.Deputy Director is essential to the purpose of the 

meeting. 

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Subject matter may vary considerably from one meeting to the 

next as a result of changing status and shifting emphasis. All 

meetings, however, will include a presentation, by the Deputy 

Director, of a summary of the latest program status and the previous 

month's activities. 

The MOD Program Office will function as the office of record --- 

for these meetings. 

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MOL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL . 

1. Purpose. The purpose of the MOL Executive' Council Management 

Meeting (MECMM) is to provide a forum for'discussion of major- 

'problem areas,' both'current and potential, which have not been 

resolved by normal management procedures, and for the periodic 

exchange of views between top-level Government and Contractor 

'management. 

2. Organization. The MOL Executive, Council will include representation from both the Air Force - and Industry. The Air Force 

members- are: 

Director, MOL Program, Chairman 

Vice Director, MOL Program 

Deputy Director, MOL Program 

Director, Special Projects 

The Commander, SAMSO will be invited, as a member, to those meetings 

at Which the agenda includes subjects which. are of direct interest . 

or pertinent to his responsibilities. 

Each of the following MOL contractors has designated a top-level 

executive as Council Representative: 

McDonnell Douglas Company (two'Representatives) 

General Electric Company 

Martin Company 

Eastman Kodak Company 

Aerojet-General Corporation 

United Technology Center 

AC Electronics Division, General Motors Corporation 

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3. Operation. 

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a. The MECMM is a management device intended for use by the 

Director, MOL PrograM, as he deems necessary and appropriate. 

Attendance, location, and subject matter for each MEOW may therefore 

vary, as,a result of changing requirements and urgent developments, 

from the nominal situation herein described. 

b. The MECIv4 will normally be chaired by the Director, MOL 

Program. 

c. Attendance at MECMMs will be limited to the top-level 

executives who comprise the MOL Executive Council, and such others 

as the Director, MOL Program may elect to invite. An invitation will 

be extended to. the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (R&D), 

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d. MECMEL will normally be.scheduled on a quarterly basis, 

with location rotating between Washington, Los Angeles, and 

Contractors' plants. 

e. The MECMM agenda will ordinarily include a brief review of 

program status to provide a frame of reference. Industry participants 

will be invited to suggest agenda items appropriate for executive 

level discussion. 

14 Procedures. 

a. Approximately six weeks prior to a scheduled MECMM, the MOL 

Program Office will contact the Council members, advising each of 

the location and date for the meeting. Members will be invited at' 

this time to suggest agenda items. 

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b. Approximately three weeks prior to each'scheduled MECMM, the 

MOL Program Office will prepare and forward to each Council member 

the formal meeting agenda, roster of attendees, and such other 

information as may be appropriate.. 

c. No formal'ilinutes of MECMM proceedings will be published. 

d. For meetings at contractor facilities, security arrangements 

will normally be monitored by the MOL Systems Office. When appropriate because of meeting location, responsibility for security may 

be assumed:1* the MOL Program Office Security Officer. 

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