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To: hcm1943 who wrote (1609)	6/21/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: KewlHand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1755

Nick, it's not ACWA that has all that money, it's the overall chem demil program run by Prociv's office. However (IMHO) it's now only a matter of time before a significant chunk of that heads ACWA's and Teledyne-Commodore's way. When TC first put in the GAO protest they could of legally forced the suspension of all ACWA work whilst the protest was outstanding, they didn't, instead they specifically asked the GAO not to allow their protest to wreck the ACWA program by suspending it. In retrospect that may turn to be a VERY smart move. regards kh

To: hcm1943 who wrote (1609)	6/21/1999 7:07:00 PM
From: NicktheGreek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1755

Off the YaHoo board This may be the press release........ COALITION CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OF SENIOR ARMY OFFICIAL FOR LYING TO CONGRESS, PUBLIC ABOUT FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CHEM. WEAPONS DISPOSAL OPTIONS Internal Defense Department Documents Show Funds' Were "Hidden" From Promising Alternative Disposal Program Department of Defense (DOD) auditor's memo made public today I by a coalition of citizen groups shows that Deputy Secretary of the Army for Chemical Demilitarization, Dr. Theodore Prociv, falsely told members of Congress, the media and community groups that no more federal money was available to demonstrate non-incineration technologies to destroy the nation's chemical weapons arsenal. The DOD memo, titled "Pot of Gold" by its agency author, concludes that Prociv's program actually had about $400 million in unspent funds on hand. In a letter to Army Secretary Louis Caldera, the Chemical Weapons Working Group (CWWG) called for Prociv's resignation, noting "Dr. Prociv misrepresented the fiscal situation within the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program in order to derail the progress of non-incineration technologies." From May to December of last year Prociv continually stated that his budget was not sufficient to demonstrate viable alternatives to incineration even though Congress had directed the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (ACWA) program to assess these non-incineration disposal methods. In May 1998, ACWA announced that six technologies passed its stringent criteria, making them eligible for a demonstration phase. However, Dr. Prociv claimed repeatedly that the $25 million needed to demonstrate all six technologies could not be found in his agency. Thus, only three technologies moved forward.