SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S MANAGEMENT OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS WITH PARADYNE CORP.

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S

MANAGEMENT OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS

CONTRACTS WITH PARADYNE CORP.

(Part 2)

Thated States. Congrees.

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Committee on Government
Operations. Legislatgic and
National HEARING Security

Lubeommitte

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

SEPTEMBER 13, 1984

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1984

Bowsher, Charles A., Comptroller General of the United States, U.S.
General Accounting Office, accompanied by Miltoon J. Socolar, Special
Assistant; Warren Reed, and Thomas Giammo....

Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas,

and chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee: Open-

ing statment

Litsinger, Richard C., president, Sigma Data Computing Corp

Wiggins, Robert S., president, Paradyne Corp., accompanied by George

Pressly, senior vice president..

Letters, statements, et cetera, submitted for the record by-
Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas,
and chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee:
Letter from the Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Con-
gress from the State of Massachusetts, dated September 12, 1984 .....

Proposed letter from M of C to the CG on the large Paradyne con-

tract with SSA...

Giammo, Thomas, U.S. General Accounting Office: Information on Tech-
nical Review Committee disqualification of another bid.

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240

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3

103

102

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248-249

Horton, Hon, Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of New

York:

Written questions submitted by the Honorable Frank Horton with

the responses of Paradyne Corp......

Questions for General Accounting Office

180-220

257-259

Wiggins, Robert S., president, Paradyne Corp.: Prepared statement...... 110-170

APPENDIXES

Appendix A.-Letter dated September 19, 1984, from David S. Reisman, Coun-

sel for Sperry Computer Systems, to Chairman Jack Brooks

Appendix B.-Letter dated September 17, 1984, from Frank J. Carr, Assistant

Administrator, General Services Administration, to Chairman Jack Brooks..

Appendix C.-Letter dated September 15, 1984, from David J. Hensler, attor-

ney for Sigma Data Computing Corp., to Chairman Jack Brooks....

Appendix D.-Letter dated September 19, 1984, from Paul Gonson, Solicitor

for Securities and Exchange Commission, to Chairman Jack Brooks.

Appendix E.-Letter dated September 14, 1984, from Congresswoman Beverly

B. Byron to Chairman Brooks

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Appendix F.-Letter dated September 17, 1984, from Congressman Michael D.

Barnes to Chairman Brooks.....

297

Appendix G.-Letter dated October 10, 1984, from Philip J. Kiviat, vice presi-

dent, SAGE Systems, Inc., to Chairman Jack Brooks..

298

Appendix H.-Letter from Bill Franklin to House Government Operations

Committee, received August 18, 1982...

317

Appendix I.-Statement of facts by William S. Franklin, signed and dated

July 30, 1984....

320

Appendix J.-Government Operations Committee questions for Bill Franklin,

signed and dated August 21, 1984..

321

Appendix K.-Government Operations Committee questions for Jan Prokop,

signed and dated August 24, 1984..

324

Appendix L.-Government Operations Committee questions for David

Walden, signed and dated September 7, 1984..