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15 MAY 1968 

MOL PROGRAM OFFICE 

DIRECTIVE NO. 68-1 

MOL PROGRAM PHASE II MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT 

THIS DOCUMENT IS AN OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE DIRECTOR, 

MOL AND ITS CONTENTS ARE DIRECTIVE OF ALL ELEMENTS 

OF THE MOL PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE MOL SYSTEMS OFFICE 

JAMES FERGUSON 

General, USAF 

Director, MOL Program 

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INDEX 

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Director, MOL Approval 1 

Section 

I. Purpose 3 

References 4 

III. Scope 6 

IV. Security 7 

V. Management Structure 8 

VI. Financial Management 20 

VII. Advanced Planning, Studies and 

Technology 21 

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I Security and Information . 24 

II MOL Program Management 

Groups 37 

IIi MOL Procurement 48 

IV Financial Management 56 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE MANNED ORBITING LABORATORY (MOL) PROGRAM 

I. PURPOSE 

This Directive defines the management responsibilities, 

functions and organizational arrangements for the Phase II 

development activities of the MOL Program. It also 

describes the association of the Director of Special 

Projects (SAFSP) with the MOL Program. It is consistent 

with specific guidance and direction contained in applicable documents issued by the Secretary of Defense, the 

Secretary of the Air Force, and the Director, National 

Reconnaissance Office. 

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II. REFERENCES 

Memorandum to Secretary of Defense from Secretary of 

the Air Force, dated August 24, 1965, subject: "MOL 

Management". 

MOL Program Directive 65-1, dated August 25, 1965, 

subject: "Management of the MOL Program". 

Dr. Flax/General Schriever Memorandum, dated 

November 4, 1965, subject: "MOL Black Financial 

Procedures". 

SAF Memorandum, dated November 9, 1965, subject: 

"Delegation of Authority to Director, National Reconnaissance 

Office". 

Memorandum from Mr. Marks to VCS, USAF, dated 

January 18, 1966, subject: "MOL Financial Procedures". 

SAF Order #100.1, dated September 1, 1966, subject: 

"Functions of the Under Secretary, the Assistant 

Secretaries, and the Deputy Under Secretaries of the 

Air Force". 

Secretary of the Air Force Order No. 117.4, dated 

September 1, 1966, subject: "Director of the Manned 

Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program". 

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DNRO Memorandum to Director, MOL and Director, 

Special Projects, dated June 23, 1967, subject: "Manned 

Orbiting Laboratory Program Management". 

AFSC Operation Order No. 67-21, dated November 14, 1967. 

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III. SCOPE 

This Directive is applicable to all aspects of the 

Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program. It supersedes 

conflicting portions of any previously issued MOL management directives or instructions. Compliance with and 

implementation of its provisions are the responsibility 

of the Director/Vice Director, MOL, Deputy Director, MOL 

and the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement). 

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IV. SECURITY 

Those portions of the MOL Program which relate to overhead reconnaissance are subject to the same security 

measures accorded all activities of the National Reconnaissance Program (NRP). To insure uniform and effective 

security control, the Director, National Reconnaissance 

Office (DNRO) is responsible for overall MOL security 

policy and practices. The security control of MOL Program 

data and information for all classification levels Through 

TOP SECRET/DORIAN are described in Attachment 1 to this 

Directive. 

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V. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE 

A. Introduction 

The MOL Program has been established in accordance 

with direction of the Secretary of Defense to achieve 

improved satellite reconnaissance capabilities. The primary 

objective of the MOL Program is to secure 

resolution photography of significant targets in 

denied areas by developing the necessary high resolution 

optical technology and associated systems for either 

manned or unmanned use. An ancillary objective, provided 

it does not compromise the primary mission or increase 

total program cost, is to provide an orbital facility for 

the identification, development, and testing of other 

potential military applications which may be approved in 

the future. 

The MOL Program will also yield better definition 

of man's ability to contribute to other military space 

missions. This general goal, plus the development of 

experimental hardware for either manned or unmanned use, is 

the overt objective of the program. 

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The currently approved MOL flight program includes 

two unmanned subsystem qualification launches beginning in 

late CY 1970, and three manned 30-day plus two unmanned 

30-day-or-longer photographic reconnaissance missions 

beginning in August 1971. 

Interaction of the overt program with other 

Air Force activities and with other elements of the National 

Space Program is the responsibility of the Secretary of the 

Air Force. The SAF has assigned appropriate management 

responsibility and delegated commensurate authority for 

direction of the approved MOL Program to the Director, MOL, 

as described in this management plan. 

In accordance with previous Secretary of Defense 

delegation, directive authority for the covert reconnaissance 

aspects of the MOL Program has been vested in the Director, 

National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO). The DNRO has 

assigned appropriate management responsibility and delegated 

commensurate authority for direction of the covert aspects 

of the approved MOL Program to the Director, MOL, as 

described in this management plan. 

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Thus, the MOL Program is both an overt and covert 

undertaking, and program activities are conducted using 

both covert ("black") and normal ("white") administrative 

channels and procurement actions. All activities 

pertaining to the reconnaissance aspects of the program are 

handled in the BYEMAN security control system using the 

code word designator DORIAN (BYEMAN-Secret); all other 

program activities are classified as appropriate in 

accordance with AFR's 205-1 and 205-23. 

The Secretary of Defense has also approved the 

Secretary of the Air Force's recommendation that simplified, "streamlined", highly efficient management procedures 

be utilized for the MOL Program, with the Director, MOL 

reporting directly to the Secretary of the Air Force and 

the Director, National Reconnaissance Office. 

All of the foregoing considerations point to the 

need for three discrete MOL management levels within the 

Air Force: 

1. program policy, guidance and approval 

2. program direction 

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3. program implementation 

plus unique support and working arrangements with other 

DoD organizational elements. The general MOL management 

organization, line of command, and relationships to other 

organizations and activities is graphically depicted in 

Figure 1. Each is discussed in the subsections which 

follow. 

B. SAF/DNRO (Program Policy, Guidance and Approval) 

The Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for 

overall executive management of the MOL Program. He is 

responsible for all Air Force decisions and directions 

pertaining to the MOL Program and is the final reviewing 

and committing authority for the Department of the 

Air Force on this program. He is supported by the MOL 

Policy Committee which provides such advice and assistance 

as is required. The Charter for the MOL Program Policy 

Committee is included as part of Attachment 2 which 

describes MOL management groups. 

The SAF has delegated to the Assistant Secretary of 

the Air Force R&D (SAFRD), responsibility and authority 

for development of Air Force space systems. The SAFRD is 

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also the designated Director, National Reconnaissance 

Office (DNRO), and as such is responsible for overall 

security policy, and control and management of all matters 

relating to the MOL reconnaissance payloads. 

C. Director/Vice Director. MOL (Program Direction) 

The Director, MOL is responsible directly to the 

Secretary of the Air Force and the Director, National 

Reconnaissance Office (DNRO) for the management, development, acquisition and operation of the total approved MOL 

Program. He is the principal operating agent for 

directing the MOL Program. He and his Washington Program 

Office are located in the Pentagon near the office of the 

SAF and are a staff element of the Office of the Secretary 

of the Air Force. His Program Office handles Hq USAF, OSD, 

and all other Washington area staffing of the program, and 

it provides complete and timely program status information, 

as required, to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 

other interested Government agencies. 

A General officer, designated the Vice Director, 

MOL, assists and advises the Director, MOL and coordinates 

and supervises the day-to-day activities of all MOL 

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organizational elements under the supervision and command 

of the Director, MOL. He acts with the full authority of 

the Director, MOL except in those responsibilities 

specifically reserved to the Director, MOL by higher 

authority. 

The Director, MOL maintains a program implementation 

office, designated the MOL Systems Office at the Los Angeles 

Air Force Station. This office is headed by a General 

officer, designated the Deputy Director, MOL, who reports 

directly to the Director/Vice Director, MOL. 

D. Deputy Director. MOL (Program Implementation) 

The Deputy Director, MOL is responsible for 

implementing the approved program in accordance with 

direction received from the Director/Vice Director, MOL 

for system design, development, test and evaluation, 

studies, and procurement. He is also responsible for overall mission operations, including astronaut training and 

safety during all phases of manned flight, proper and 

safe functioning of the flight vehicle, and planning for 

and exercising on-orbit control of the vehicle and 

reconnaissance payload in response to intelligence 

collection tasks established by the DNRO. 

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The Deputy Director, MOL is further responsible 

for overall systems integration and general systems 

engineering and technical direction (The overall system 

includes all hardware, software, service, and training and 

personnel elements required for launch through recovery). 

He is responsible for the development, acquisition and 

integration of the T-IIIM launch vehicle, the Gemini B 

spacecraft, the laboratory module, mission module, sensor 

payload, and for technical liaison at the field level with 

other military organizations and NASA. 

He maintains the MOL Systems Office under his 

direct control and supervision. This office is manned and 

organized to perform functions peculiar to the MOL program, 

and directs and controls supporting agencies and contractors in accordance with policies and procedures 

established by the Director, MOL for this purpose. This 

office is supported by elements of the Aerospace Corporation who perform general systems engineering and technical 

direction functions for the MOL Program. 

The Deputy Director, MOL is also designated as 

Deputy Commander, Space and Missile Systems Organization 

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(SAMSO), for MOL. His functions in this capacity include 

management and coordination of SAMSO organizations and 

activities which participate in or support the MOL Program 

(principally, the Satellite Control Facility, the 

6595th Aerospace Test Wing, and certain elements of 

Headquarters, SAMSO). As Deputy Commander, SAMSO, for MOL, 

he is responsible to the Commander, SAMSO, for MOL utilization of SAMSO resources; however, the Commander, SAMSO, has 

no review or directive authority, per se, with regard to the 

MOL Program. The responsibilities and authorities of the 

Deputy Commander, SAMSO, for MOL cannot be delegated by 

the Deputy Director, MOL. (The overall support responsibilities and relationships of SAMSO to the MOL Program are 

set forth in AFSC Operations Order No. 67-21, dated 

14 November 1967.) 

The Deputy Director, MOL, is also responsible for 

the implementation of established security policies and 

procedures for all Government and contractor activities 

under his control. 

E. Assistant Director MOL (Procurement) 

The Deputy Chief of Staff, Procurement and 

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Production, Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command has been 

assigned additional duties as Assistant Director, MOL 

(Procurement), and his previously vested authorities 

broadened to encompass covert DORIAN contracting. 

Contracting procedures necessary for the discharge 

of MOL contractual activities are set forth in Attachment 3 

to this directive. 

F. Commander, AFSC (Support) 

The Commander, AFSC is directly responsible to SAF 

for providing, on a continuing basis, the personnel, 

facilities, and equipment resources necessary to support the 

MOL Program. In the event that MOL requirements exceed 

normal and/or reasonable AFSC capabilities, the matter shall 

be referred to SAF via the Director, MOL. (The overall 

support responsibilities and relationships of AFSC organizations to the MOL Program are set forth in AFSC Operations 

Order No. 67-21, dated 14 November 1967.) 

G. Director, SAFSP 

In order to insure the proper balance and utilization of critical optical contractor resources which must be 

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applied to both the MOL and other activities of the NRP, 

the Director, SAFSP, who is also a Deputy Commander, SAMSO, 

maintains surveillance, for the DNRO, over the utilization 

of industrial optical resources used jointly by MOL and 

SAFSP. He is responsible to the Commander, SAMSO only as 

the DNRO deems appropriate to the accomplishment of NRO 

activities. 

H. DNRO Satellite Operations Center 

MOL reconnaissance operations will be conducted in 

the same manner as other satellite reconnaissance projects 

in the National Reconnaissance Program. Field command and 

control of MOL on-orbit operations will be exercised by the 

Deputy Director, MOL from the Satellite Test Center (STC), 

using the resources of the SCF, in response to payload tasks 

and guidance from the DNRO's Satellite Operations Center 

(SOC). 

The Satellite Operations Center is authorized direct 

communications with appropriate operating activities of the 

MOL Program and Systems Offices. Detailed operational 

procedures for MOL manned and unmanned reconnaissance missions 

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VI. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

Financial Management of the MOL program involves the 

contracting and expenditure of both "black" and "white" 

funds. Funding arrangements have been established to 

enable the Director, MOL to conduct a program involving 

both "black" and "white" efforts. Funding procedures 

necessary for the programming, budgeting, accounting, 

reporting and disbursing of MOL funds are appended as 

Attachment 4 to this directive. 

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VII. ADVANCED PLANNING, STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY 

A. Director, MOL 

The Director, MOL, in addition to his responsibility for developing, managing and conducting the approved 

MOL program, is also responsible for state-of-the-art 

technology associated with man-in-space, and for overall 

system studies leading to approved manned satellite capabilities. Preliminary overall system studies in this vein 

may be initiated by the Director, MOL; however, further 

follow-on and more detailed system studies resulting from 

such preliminary analyses and involving contractual effort 

require the prior approval of the Secretary of the 

Air Force and/or the Director, National Reconnaissance Office 

(DNRO), as appropriate. Any earth reconaissance sensor 

studies or technology efforts sponsored by the Director, 

MOL, other than those now included in the baseline program, 

require the specific approval of the DNRO. 

Planning and studies applicable to follow-on 

production to the present baseline program (incorporating 

necessary and/or desirable sensor modifications identified 

in the development phase) will be the responsibility of the 

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Director, MOL. Additionally, any preliminary and approved 

follow-on studies of sensors and payloads for possible MOL 

missions of a non-earth reconnaissance nature 

communications, navigation, etc.) will be the 

responsibility of the Director, MOL. Also, unless 

specifically excepted by the DNRO, all new technology and/or 

hardware developments directly applicable to the approved 

baseline MOL R&D system are the responsibility of the 

Director, MOL. 

B. Director, SAFSP 

The Director, SAFSP is responsible for developing, 

managing, and conducting unmanned satellite reconnaissance 

projects assigned to him by the DNRO. He is also responsible 

for studies and state-of-the-art technology in the broad 

area of unmanned satellite reconnaissance. Studies or 

technology efforts sponsored by the Director, SAFSP that 

are primarily or uniquely associated with manned systems 

will be planned and conducted in coordination with the 

Director, MOL and will require the specific approval of 

the DNRO. 

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The Director, SAFSP may initially manage certain 

sensor or sensor related technology contracts intended in 

whole or in part for later inclusion in the approved MOL 

Program. Examples of these are large mirror polishing 

techniques and image velocity sensor technology. However, 

when an appropriate point in time is reached to select a 

contractor to develop a specific device or component for 

MOL, the Director, MOL will normally be responsible, from 

the onset, for the work under a separate contract. 

Design concepts and advanced technology for 

advanced cameras which may be compatible with present and 

future MOL subsystems (booster and orbiting vehicles), and 

which are aimed at achieving photographic resolutions 

generally are the 

responsibility of the Director, SAFSP; however, such advanced 

work will be coordinated with the Director, MOL. Additionally, 

except where specific prior approval has been given to the 

Director, MOL by the DNRO, all studies, design concepts, 

and technology for other types of advanced earth reconnaissance sensors (SIGINT, radar, etc.) which may 

be applicable to MOL are the responsibility of the Director, 

SAFSP. 

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ATTACHMENT I - SECURITY AND INFORMATION 

I. General 

A. Purpose 

This section describes the security control of 

MOL data and information for all classification levels 

through TOP SECRET/DORIAN. 

B. References 

Special Security Procedures for the Department 

of Defense, Manned Orbiting Laboratory (undated, 

TOP SECRET/DORIAN, BYE 36102-65). 

Security Policies and Procedures for the Department of Defense, Manned Orbiting Laboratory (February 19, 

1965, CONFIDENTIAL). 

Air Force Systems Command Security Classification 

Guide for Program 632A (September 1967), (UNCLASSIFIED). 

MOL Program Office Directive 67-1, Policy Relating 

to MOL Astronauts (TOP SECRET/DORIAN BYE 21277-66). 

MOL Program Information Plan (January 1966, 

(CONFIDENTIAL)). 

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MOL Program Directive 67-3, Security and 

Information, February 20, 1967, (SECRET/DORIAN, 

BYE 21021-67). 

II. Security 

A. Security Responsibility 

The Director, MOL, is responsible to the DNRO 

for implementation of security within the MOL Program. 

The Assistant for Security, NRO Staff, functions as the 

principal advisor to DNRO and the Director, MOL, on all 

matters related to security of the MOL Program. 

The Director, SAFSP, as the West Coast representative of the DNRO: 

- Processes background investigations for 

the MOL Program through established OSI channels. 

- Establishes clearance status of both 

military and industrial persons. 

- Provides BYEMAN-secure TWX service on 

a common-use basis. 

- Provides BYEMAN security assistance to 

the Deputy Director, MOL, in the form of advice, inspection of facilities, security plan preparation, etc. 

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Responsibility for enforcing security requirements follows the same staff channels as does management 

responsibility described in Figure 1 of the basic 

management directive. 

Within MOL contractor facilities, the Deputy 

Director, MOL, is responsible for the management of 

contracts, and is responsible for establishing and 

enforcing the security requirements of the contract. 

B. Level of Information 

The MOL Program is involved with handling and 

control of information protected under AFR 205-1 

classified up through TOP SECRET, and Special Access 

Required data, controlled under provisions of AFR 205-23. 

The program also uses BYEMAN and other selected information controlled under policies contained in the security 

manuals in effect to control such information. 

C. Security Controls of Work Areas 

Both the MOL Program Office (SAFSL) and the 

MOL Systems Office (SAFSL-1) meet the physical security 

requirements for handling, storing, receiving and 

dispatching all levels of classified information associated 

with the MOL Program. 

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D. Special Clearance Actions 

Access to BYEMAN projects is obtained after 

access clearance status and project need-to-know are 

substantiated. For the MOL Program Office, clearance 

status is determined by AFNIN and project need-to-know, 

by the DNRO. For the MOL Systems Office, supporting 

military activities and its contractors, access clearance 

status and need-to-know for BYEMAN information other 

than DORIAN is determined by SAFSP. Authority of the 

MOL Systems Office for establishing need-to-know for 

DORIAN is discussed below. 

- The Deputy Director, MOL, has authority to 

establish DORIAN need-to-know for: 

- personnel assigned to the MOL Systems 

Office; 

- SAMSO and Aerospace personnel, 

and personnel of 6594th and 6595th Test Wings; 

- Employees of: 

- McDonnell-Douglas Company, Missile 

and Space Division, Huntington Beach, 

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- Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y. 

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- McDonnell-Douglas Company, 

St. Louis, Missouri 

- General Electric Company, MOL 

Department, Missile and Space 

Division, Valley Forge Missile 

Space Technology Center, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

- TRW, Redondo Beach, California 

- Employees of subcontractors to the 

previously mentioned contractors 

All assignees to the MOL Program Office and MOL 

Systems Office must meet eligibility requirements for 

BYEMAN security access approvals. When feasible, a prereview of an individual's available investigation and/or 

personnel record is made in conjunction with the clearing 

authority prior to accepting him for assignment. 

E. Sponsoring BYEMAN Clearances 

The Director/Vice Director, or Deputy Director 

of the MOL Program may sponsor military, civil service, 

and contractor personnel for access to BYEMAN project 

information when it is deemed that such access is 

required for participation in, or is of benefit to, the 

MOL Program. The Deputy Director sponsorship will be 

limited to those personnel assigned to SAMSO and MOL 

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Program contractors. Clearance requests will be 

processed through established BYEMAN channels. 

F. Product Clearances 

Access to product information is limited to 

incumbents in positions approved for access. An approved 

position is called a billet. All requests for product 

billets for the MOL Program are processed by SAFSL, 

prior to submission through established Air Force channels. 

Detailed justification will accompany each request. 

Clearances for personnel occupying approved billets are 

processed to SAFSL. 

G. Special Access Required (SAR) 

The MOL Program Office (SAFSL) and the MOL 

Systems Office are approving authorities for access to 

SAR information as set forth in AFR 205-23 and the security 

classification guide for Program 632A. 

H. Classification of Information 

Classification Authority for the MOL Program 

rests with the Director, NRO and the Director, MOL. All 

MOL information will be classified in accordance with 

the references cited in Part I. 

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Recommendations for changes in classification 

policy will be submitted to SAFSL for approval, and will 

include justification for the requested change. 

New or different types of information not 

previously considered for classification under policies 

pertaining to the MOL Program will be submitted to SAFSL 

for final determination of classification level. Such 

requests will include the information or type of information of concern, its relationships to the MOL Program 

and rationale for recommended classification. 

I. Release of MOL Classified Information 

MOL classified information will only be released 

to Government agencies, DoD activities and contractor 

facilities participating directly in, or contributing to, 

the MOL Program. Care will be taken to insure that the 

recipient is appropriately cleared for the level of 

information released. Release of MOL classified information to any source or for any purpose other than 

specified herein must be approved by SAFSL. 

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III. Information 

A. Objective and Policy Background 

The objective of the MOL information policy is 

to provide for a carefully planned program of public 

information which can be released as required. While no 

special effort is made to justify the MOL Program 

publicly, enough material is made available to respond 

to legitimate public interest and to cope with potential 

international repercussions. 

All public information materials on MOL 

including releases, statements, artwork, photography and 

advertisements proposed by representatives of any Government department or agency or any MOL contractor are 

processed through established security and policy review 

channels for approval prior to release. 

The effective implementation of the Manned 

Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Information Plan requires the 

careful assessment of the public affairs implications 

of all program activity and the constant monitoring of 

day-to-day operations to insure compliance with, and 

consistency in, application of policy. 

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The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public 

Affairs) has made the Director of Information, Office of 

the Secretary of the Air Force, responsible for the 

implementation and overall monitorship of the MOL 

information plan. 

SAF-OI has assigned an information officer to 

the MOL Program Office to serve as a single point of 

contact on MOL public affairs matters. This officer is 

assisted by SAF-OI divisions in the development, 

preparation and coordination of information materials, 

plans and policy guidance. 

The MOL Program Office provides information on 

program plans and activities that have public affairs 

implications to SAF-OI so that appropriate information 

plans can be developed and coordinated with OASD(PA), 

and guidance issued to the field in advance. The office 

also assists in the review of proposed information 

materials relating to MOL primarily for security and 

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The Air Force Systems Command is responsible 

for carrying out information actions for SAF-OI as 

directed in the MOL information plan and annexes. Since 

AFSC is responsible for providing on a continuing basis 

the facilities, resources and personnel necessary to 

support the MOL Program, the command also has the primary 

responsibility in implementing the information plan. 

SAMSO as the lead AFSC organization in 

supporting MOL will provide information support for the 

MOL Systems Office. The SAMSO Office of Information has 

been provided a manpower authorization for an additional 

officer specifically for MOL. This officer will be 

assigned to the staff of the Deputy Director, MOL, and 

function in a manner similar to the SAF-OI-assigned 

officer in the MOL Program Office. With appropriate 

assistance from the SAMSO Director of Information, the 

MOL SPO information officer will: 

1. Maintain cognizance of MOL Systems 

Office initiated program activities and assess them for 

public affairs implications. Then alert SAF-OI, through 

AFSC, of those activities likkly to require policy 

decisions concerning information handling. 

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2. Maintain MOL pilot public affairs 

file to include current biographies and pictures; advise 

SAF-Ol of any significant changes in pilot status such 

as promotion, or of any accomplishments such as special 

awards and decorations; refer any requests for MOL pilot 

participation in public affairs activities to SAF-OI. 

3. Provide information for and assistance 

in the preparation of annexes to the MOL Information 

Plan; provide information for and prepare or assist in 

the preparation of information materials in support of 

these annexes. 

4. Advise SAF-OI, through AFSC, of the 

MOL Systems Office interface with other Government 

agencies and Air Force organizations, and assess the 

public implications of such joint activities. 

5. Advise SAF-OI, through AFSC, of 

potential community relations problems that might result 

from program activities -- i.e., movement of personnel 

into Vandenberg AFB area. 

6. Advise MOL contractors of information 

policy and monitor their compliance with the policy. 

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7. Process proposed contractor public 

information materials, coordinating with the MOL Systems 

Office personnel and other SAMSO Brogram Offices as 

required, and then forward the materials, with recommendations, through AFSC to SAF-OI for final review and 

determination of releasability. 

8. Maintain file of documentary photography -- still and motion picture footage -- of program 

activities as requested by SAFSL or the Deputy Director, 

MOL. 

9. Refer requests for information not 

covered in the attachments to the MOL information plan 

to SAF-OI, through AFSC, with recommended reply when 

possible. Final determination of releasability of 

information materials is made by SAF-OI in coordination 

with SAFSL and OASD(PA). 

10. Coordinate all the above activities 

with the Deputy Director, MOL Program, and/or appropriate 

members of his staff. 

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direct contact with the SAF-OI MOL Information Officer. 

However, he will keep the SAMSO Director of Information 

and the Hq AFSC Director of Information informed on all 

significant action. 

The Deputy Director, MOL Program, provides 

information and assistance as necessary in accomplishing 

the tasks outlined above. 

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ATTACHMENT II 

MOL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT GROUPS 

Special streamlined management channels have been 

established for the MOL Program which 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 authority than is 

usual in an Air Force development program. 

As a consequence 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 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/information-exchange groups 

have been created. These are: 

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- 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. 

- 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. 

- The Internal Management Group, which assists 

the Director, MOL in the discharge of his development 

management functions. 

- 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. 

These are each described in detail in this attachment. 

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Program, and 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 

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for Air Force space activities (the Assistant Secretary 

of the Air Force for Research and Development). 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 overall program. 

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 of, 

and recommended actions as approved by, the Secretary of 

the Air Force, arising from deliberations of the Committee. 

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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 will be convened by the Secretariat as 

requested by the Chairman based on program requirements 

and/or recommendations of the Committee members. 

THE MANNED ORBITING LABORATORY 

PROGRAM REVIEW COUNCIL 

1. Purpose. To accommodate the special management requirements of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (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 

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Director, MOL Program 

Vice Director, MOL Program 

Deputy 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. 

3. 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 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/DNRO on matters requiring his personal attention, 

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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. 

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 request 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. 

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. 

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MOL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 

1. Purpose. The purpose of the MOL Executive Council 

Management Meetings (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. 

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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 

3. Operation. 

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 MECMM may therefore vary, as a result of changing requirements and urgent developments, from the nominal situation herein described. 

b. The MECMM will normally be chaired by the Director, 

MOL Program. 

c. Attendance at MECMMs will be limited to the toplevel executives who comprise the MOL Executive Council, 

and such others as the Director, MOL Program may elect to 

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Secretary of the Air Force (R&D). 

d. MECMMs 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. 

4. 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. 

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 minutes of MECMM proceedings will be 

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MOL PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 

1. General. 

The MOL procurement function has been organized and 

implemented to parallel the streamlined MOL management 

structure, and to provide flexible and timely procurement 

procedures responsive to program needs. 

At the Program Policy Guidance, and Approval level, 

the SAF and/or the DNRO: (1) Delegate procurement authority to subordinate MOL activities; (2) Approve entry into 

new DORIAN contracts with industry; (3) Authorize, where 

necessary and appropriate, specific deviations or waivers 

from the Armed Services Procurement Regulations to accommodate covert procurement of NRP-related items. 

At the Program Direction level, the Director and Vice 

Director, MOL, provide general guidance and direction to 

the field in procurement matters. The Assistant Director, 

MOL (Procurement): (1) Exercises the special procurement 

authorities delegated to him by the SAF; (2) Redelegates 

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actions involving over $5 million; (4) In his capacity 

as DCS P&P, Hq AFSC, directs and coordinates Air Force 

Systems Command procurement support to the MOL Program. 

At the Program Implementation level, the Deputy 

Director, MOL: (1) Exercises delegated special procurement authorities; (2) May redelegate such authorities 

within the MOL Systems Office with the concurrence of 

the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement); (3) Manually 

approves contractual actions having a value up to $5 

million; (4) Provides overall direction and supervision 

of the internal procurement activities of the MOL Systems 

Office; (5) Oversees, in his capacity as Deputy Commander, 

SAMSO for MOL, the procurement support provided to MOL by 

SAMSO. 

The Director of Procurement and Production, MOL Systems Office: (1) Exercises delegated special procurement 

authorities; (2) Approves individual contractual actions 

having a value of $350,000 or less; (3) Directs the 

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activities of the Contracting Officers under his supervision. These authorities are at the discretion of the 

Deputy Director, MOL. 

The procurement concept for MOL recognizes that 

neither the MOL Program Office nor the MOL Systems Office 

is manned or equipped to conduct a completely integral 

procurement operation. Arrangements to secure specialized functional procurement support from AFSC resources 

have therefore been made. The nature and scope of the 

AFSC procurement support to be rendered are outlined in 

AFSC Operations Order 67-21, Support of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program, 14 November 1967. 

II. Procurement Authority 

In a memorandum to Major General G. F. Keeling, dated 

June 20, 1967, the Secretary of the Air Force delegated 

certain procurement authorities to the Assistant Director, 

MOL, (Procurement). The broad effects of this delegation 

were (1) To establish that all procurement authorities 

vested in the DCS/Procurement and Production, lig AFSC, 

pertain to the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement), and 

(2) to provide additional special authorities necessary 

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to conduct covert (black) contracting associated with 

the DORIAN aspects of the MOL Program. 

In letters to the Deputy Director, MOL dated June 23, 

1967, and July 3, 1967, the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement) redelegated such of these authorities as are 

redelegable, to the Deputy Director, MOL for individual 

contractual actions having a value of $5 million or less. 

III. Policy 

MOL procurement practices are defined in scope by 

formal delegations of statutory authority, and by applicable public law, regulations, and directives. In 

general, there is vested in the MOL management structure 

a wide and flexible authority to enter into contractual 

arrangements. This authority is relatively free of the 

administrative and mechanical constraints normally applied 

to conventional Air Force procurements. This relative 

freedom of action is necessary to the efficient prosecution 

of the MOL Program; however this same freedom of action 

implies a responsibility to establish and maintain internal 

discipline and controls which adequately protect the security of the program, and integrity of the MOL management 

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structure, and the public interest. As a matter of 

policy, those who exercise MOL procurement authority 

will establish controls as may be necessary to insure 

that: 

- Higher management echelons are kept fully 

informed, 

- Any work procured is clearly within the scope 

of the approved MOL Program, and 

- Procurement actions taken are lawful and are 

consistent with applicable regulations, directives, policy, and delegations. 

IV. Procedures 

Contracts, Change Notifications, Change Orders, Supplemental Agreements, Letter Contracts, Leases, Amendments 

of Contracts and other contractual instruments pertaining 

to the MOL Program will be prepared and signed within the 

Directorate of Procurement and Production, MOL Systems 

Office, and will thereafter be forwarded to the appropriate 

manual approving authority thru the MOL Program Office, and 

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procurement authority. Approval authority is apportioned 

within the MOL organization as follows: 

- New DORIAN contracts, of any value, will be 

approved by the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement) only after approval by the DNRO. 

- Individual contractual actions having a value 

greater than $5 million will be approved by 

the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement). 

- Individual contractual actions, other than 

those involving new DORIAN work, having a 

value of less than $5 million may be approved 

by the Deputy Director, MOL. 

- Individual contractual actions, other than 

those involving new DORIAN work, having a value 

of $350,000 or less may be approved by the Director, Procurement and Production, MOL Systems 

Office. 

Prior to approval of any individual contracting action 

involving more than $1 million, the Deputy Director, MOL 

will advise the Director, MOL or the Vice Director, MOL by 

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any convenient means, of his intent to approve such contracting action. 

As of the last day of each calendar month, the MOL 

Systems Office will prepare and forward to the MOL Program 

Office a narrative summary of contractual actions taken 

during the month. This summary will include a brief 

description of each action and the dollar implications 

thereof. The report should reach the MOL Program Office 

not later than the tenth working day of the month following the reporting period. 

In summary: 

A. All contractual actions having a total value 

of $1 million or more, will be made known to the Director/ 

Vice Director, MOL, prior to their execution. 

B. All contractual actions having a total value 

of $5 million or more require the manual approval of the 

Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement) with the single exception of incremental obligation (quarterly, etc.) of funds, 

to existing contracts for work previously approved as part 

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C. CCNs that result in, or could reasonably 

result in, changes to program content, performance, milestones, costs, etc., irrespective of dollar value require 

Director/Vice Director, MOL concurrence and approval. 

D. New overt (white) contracts which have a 

total cost equal to or greater than $5 million require 

Director/Vice Director, MOL concurrence and the manual 

approval of the Assistant Director, MOL (Procurement). 

E. All new covert (black) contracts of any 

amount require prior DNRO approval. 

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

I. General. 

The financial requirements of the MOL Program will 

be funded through two distinct and separate channels. 

The white contracts will be funded through normal channels with financial services provided by the AFSC and 

SAMSO comptroller. The second channel by which MOL funds 

will be distributed will be through the use of Obligation 

Authority issued by SAFSL to the Deputy Director, MOL. 

This channel will be used to fund the DORIAN aspects of 

the Program. 

When funds are released through normal channels, 

standard procedures for commitment, obligation, and expenditure reporting will apply. However, neither AFSC 

nor SAMSO will have the authority or responsibility to 

conduct analyses and reviews of program and financial 

reporting data. 

Starting 1 July 1967, DORIAN Obligation Authority 

was issued directly to the Deputy Director, MOL (Chief, 

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is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of 

internal reports, practices and procedures equivalent to 

those formerly in use by the Director, SAFSP for the administration of covert funds. Those internal procedures 

will be reviewed and approved by SAFSL. The Deputy Director, MOL will be responsible for paying covert vouchers 

of DORIAN contractors. 

Advanced technology or advanced development work 

assigned to SAFSP by the DNRO which is intended either 

in whole or in part, for present or future manned reconnaissance sensors will be subject to fund sharing as 

prescribed by the DNRO (NRO Comptroller) in consultation 

with the Director, MOL. In other areas of advanced technology or advanced development resulting from SAFSP sponsored efforts on approved NRO Programs which produce results beneficial to MOL, no charge normally will be made 

to MOL unless MOL requirements unduly influence the scope 

of the project. 

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The NRO Comptroller will be responsible for review 

and coordination on all DORIAN financial management 

actions. 

Inherent in the approval of new DORIAN contracts will 

be the authority for the Deputy Director, MOL to cite MOL 

funds available to him and pay vouchers resulting from 

such citation of funds. 

II. Financial Authorities. 

Funds made available to the Deputy Director, MOL are 

provided for the purpose of financing the SAF/DNRO approved program as described in the System Package Program. 

The concept of the financial management procedures described in this annex is to provide the Deputy Director, 

MOL maximum possible authority and flexibility to accomplish the MOL Program within normal procurement and financial constraints. These constraints are summarized as 

follows: 

A. Director/Vice Director, MOL approval is required for changes to the approved program which alter 

basic concepts or mission performance. Examples of the 

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type of changes pertinent to this constraint are: alterations of on-orbit life-time capability, basic orbital 

parameters, planned optical resolution capabilities, system performance specifications, and additions or deletions 

of major subsystems. Examples of items not requiring 

approval are: substitution of a like or acceptable item; 

replacement with a component of equivalent performance 

characteristics; revision or alteration of software not 

affecting system performance or interfaces with external 

agencies. 

B. Director/Vice Director, MOL approval is required for any changes to the approved program which alter 

major milestones or launch schedules, and for any contractual change or combination of changes which increase 

program costs in a specific fiscal year or total overall 

program costs. 

C. Director/Vice Director, MOL approval is required before funds are cited for new requirements, either 

black or white, which are not part of the approved program. 

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III. Fiscal and Contractual Status Reports. 

To keep the Director/Vice Director, MOL informed of 

past fiscal performance, and current and forecast fiscal 

position, timely reports are required from the Deputy Director, MOL. These reports can be defined as recurring 

and nonrecurring. Nonrecurring reports are those requests 

for special information to meet unforeseen or unexpected 

circumstances. The level of detail desired in the nonrecurring reports is rather gross with detailed information being provided to the MOL Program Office on an "as 

required basis". Recurring reports are more specific 

and will include: 

A. Phase II Monthly Financial Report - This report is designed to satisfy the basic needs of the Director/ 

Vice Director, MOL and DDR&E for financial management information. Part I, "Fund Release Status", of this report 

will provide the approved program funding for the current 

fiscal year, funds released to date to the Air Force, and 

funds released to date to the Systems Office. Part II, 

"Contractual Funding", will provide the following data on 

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each of the program segments, Aerospace Corporation, 

and a summation for all other; government obligations 

by current month, cumulative since the start of Phase II, 

and estimates by quarter for the next four quarters; 

contractor expenditures, current month, cumulative since 

the start of Phase II, and current commitment reserve 

(non-cancellable commitments). Part III, "Forecast of 

Future Requirements," will provide total forecasted requirements for expenditures and non-cancellable commitment, by quarter, for the remainder of the current fiscal 

year. Total forecast requirements will be provided for 

each fiscal year for the remainder of the program. This 

report will be due in the Program Office on the 29th of 

the following month. 

B. Phase II Contractor Manpower Report - To 

supplement the Monthly Financial Report, manpower loadings of the five associate contractors are desired. This 

report will include for each of the five associates, both 

direct and indirect, current monthly actuals and forecast 

by month for the next three months, average by FY/CY 

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quarter for the subsequent three quarters, and by year 

for subsequent fiscal years. Since this manpower information normally is presented at each Contractor Program 

Review (normally every six weeks), this report will be 

due in the Program Office on the fifth day following each 

review held. Should monthly manpower reporting be made a 

part of the Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL), this 

report will be due on the 29th of the following month. 

C. Available Phase II Cost Information - It is 

desired that the Systems Office maintain and have available on an "as required basis" the following cost information for each of the associate contractors. 

- Current fiscal year financial status by 

cost elements. 

- Major subcontract summary status. 

- Major subsystem summary status. 

- CCN summary status. 

IV. Budget Submission. 

The MOL Program Office will issue the requests for 

estimates directly to the Deputy Director, MOL. The 

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Deputy Director, MOL will develop on call such cost 

estimates and the requirement basis, and submit appropriate estimates and details directly to the MOL 

Program Office. Assistance from the Air Staff and AFSC 

may be requested during the analysis and reviews, however, normal command/staff reviews will not be held. 

The MOL Program Office will discuss any significant 

changes from his submission with the Deputy Director, 

MOL, prior to submitting them to higher authority and 

will subsequently formally advise the Systems Office 

of any actual submittals. 

The MOL Program Office will insure that total fund 

requirements are included in appropriate AF and OSD 

fiscal and programming documents. Recognition of standard due dates for submission to higher authorities must 

apply. 

The MOL Program Office will be responsible for justification to appropriate OSD, BOB, and Congressional elements for budget requests, with assistance from the Deputy 

Director, MOL as required. 

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V. Petty Cash. 

The Deputy Director, MOL, under the guidelines established by the NRO Comptroller, is authorized to 

maintain a cash purchasing agent function for covert 

supplies and non-personal services. 

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