Request for Legal Opinion--Congressional Inquiry on Amounts due the Government for Air Force Launch Assistance to COMSAT (Code 87515)
B-168707-O.M.
May 11, 1970
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Pursuant to a request from Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska, dated December 18, 1969, GAO initiated a review into the question of whether the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) has received preferential treatment. This preferential treatment comprised unbilled costs in excess of $4,000,000 for communications satellite launch services provided by the Air Force. The Senator requested that GAO (1) determine the best method to recover this or any other amounts for the U.S. Treasury arising from dealings between COMSAT and the Government and (2) recommend how to correct such a situation in the future.