PROJECT STAR GATE

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This document is an executive summary dated August 5, 1991, regarding Project STARGATE. The purpose of the memo is to provide background information and a recommendation from the Director of Defense Research and Engineering on whether to continue the project. The funding history of the project is outlined, with a total of $6.35 million allocated from FY 86-89, followed by no funding in FY 90, $2 million in FY 91 and FY 92, and no budget request for FY 94. It is noted that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) provides personnel support to the program, but does not specify the costs involved. The majority of funding is executed through Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for research, with DIA personnel collaborating on the monitoring effort. The main supporters of the project are identified as Senators Cohen, Poll, Glenn, and Inouye. The document presents three options: 1) finishing spending the Congressional appropriation, 2) reducing the effort to monitoring only and terminating the SAIC research effort, or 3) terminating the program completely. The document is prepared by Col. Alan P. Sullivan and is classified as SECRET.

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Body:  Approved For Release 20041[T9":'IA-1#8%-00789R002500240008-1
 WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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 MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (ACQUISITION)
 FROM:            Director of Defense Research   Engineering
 PURPOSE:         INFORMATION--to provide background and DDR&E
 recommendation on continuing Project STARGATE
 SUBJECT:         Project STARGATE
 5 AUG 1931
 (s) Hifil       Genesis in FY-86 Congressional committee
 action.   PY-92 Appropriations Act directs that program efforts be
 directed/divided between foreign assessment; basic and applied
 research; and operational activities.  Funding history:
 FY 86-89 - total of $6.35M (Army); FY-90 - $0; FY-91 - $2M; FY-
 92 -- $2M; FY-93 - $0                      (all by congressional adds).   FY-94 budget
 request: $0.   Does not include DIA,s costs for direct personnel
 support to the program.
 (S) Execen:  Majority of funding (75%)  is executed
 through SAIC to support a Menlo Park-based research effort.   The
 monitoring effort is a collaborative effort between the
 contractor and DIA personnel, but could be performed by DIA
 alone.  DIA support consists of ten personnel, including three
 e?operational personnel."
 (U) HJl_J,.Jntprgst:  Main supporters have been Sen. Cohen (R-
 ME)                 (ardent supporter); Sen. Poll (D-RI)  (also strong supporter);
 and Sen. Glenn (D-OH).   Sen. Inouye .(D-HI) is reputed to be
 supportive as well.
 (U) Atjtives
 1.   (U) No change; finish spending the Congressional
 appropriation.
 2.   (U) Reduce the effort to monitoring only - i.e.,
 terminate the SAIC research effort.
 3.   (U) Terminate the program.  This would leave DoD in a
 poor posture to respond to a foreseeable "press situation."
 Prepared by: Col. Alan P. Sullivan, x7-5776
 COORDINATION:   None.
 Classified by: DIA
 Declassify on: OADR
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