Person
John Deutch
MIT chemist who ran Pentagon acquisition (1993-94), then as Deputy Secretary of Defense chaired the SAP Oversight Committee set up in 1994, and was Director of Central Intelligence in 1995-96. He had been an SAIC director and consultant to TRW, Los Alamos and MITRE. UAP Gerb places him among the SAIC-linked officials at the top of the post-1994 gatekeeping structure.
Claims (9)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology 1993-94, Deputy Secretary of Defense 1994-95 (chairing the new SAP Oversight Committee), then Director of Central Intelligence 1995-96.National Reconnaissance Office - UFO Crash Retrievals, Surveillance, and Legacy Program GatekeepersfirsthandOn the recordpublic bios and records (cited by UAP Gerb)
Before government he had been an SAIC director and a consultant to TRW, Los Alamos and MITRE (MITRE board, per Gerb).firsthandSourced, unconfirmedpublic bios and records (cited by UAP Gerb)
As DCI in 1996 he fired the NRO's director Jeffrey Harris and deputy Jimmie Hill over a $3.7bn forward-funding build-up.National Reconnaissance Office - UFO Crash Retrievals, Surveillance, and Legacy Program GatekeepersfirsthandOn the recordNRO history; SSCI hearing 10 Aug 1994 (cited by UAP Gerb)
Deutch, Perry and Owens, all with SAIC ties, sat at the top of the 1994 SAP oversight structure; the unnamed contractor in the Wilson-Davis notes is SAIC.speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Before becoming Deputy Secretary of Defense he was Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology; he succeeded William Perry as the 24th Deputy Secretary (March 1994 to May 1995), which made him chair of the SAPOC and its Senior Review Group, and then became Director of Central Intelligence.Special Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC) and Senior Review GroupWilliam PerryfirsthandOn the recordpublic record (cited by UAP Gerb)
As DCI in 1995 he forced NRO director Harris and deputy director Hill to resign over the carry-over funds scandal, saying he was 'unaware of the surplus'.National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)firsthandOn the recordpublic record (cited by UAP Gerb)
The Senior Review Group sustained the contractor's denial of access, and Wilson was told to drop the matter or 'not see the director of the DIA promotion', get early retirement and lose one to two stars.Wilson–Davis memoSpecial Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC) and Senior Review GroupanonymousLeadWilson-Davis notes (read by UAP Gerb)
The SRG chairman who gave Wilson that warning was John Deutch.Wilson–Davis memospeculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Deutch had a possible conflict of interest: he oversaw acquisition while Perry strengthened legacy gatekeeping, and he then fired the NRO leaders over funds that may have paid for legacy work.National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)speculationLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
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Connected
Central Intelligence Agency orgLos Alamos National Laboratory orgThe MITRE Corporation orgNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) orgSAIC orgSpecial Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC) and Senior Review Group orgTRW Inc. orgUAP Gerb (Sam) personWilliam Perry personDeputy Secretary of Defense memo creating the SAPOC (5 January 1994) document
Sources
- UAP Gerb: the National Reconnaissance Office
- UAP Gerb: SAIC
- UAP Gerb: the MITRE Corporation
- UAP Gerb: The Wilson Davis Memo and US Secret UFO Reverse Engineering Programs
Mentioned on (4)
- UAP Gerb: Discussing Lockheed Martin Project + "Sub Rosa: Organized Secrecy" Ft. Guests Rob Jones & Kermit
- UAP Gerb: National Reconnaissance Office - UFO Crash Retrievals, Surveillance, and Legacy Program Gatekeepers
- UAP Gerb: UFO Legacy Programs - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
- UAP Gerb: The Wilson Davis Memo and US Secret UFO Reverse Engineering Programs