From: MS <selahi@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living Subject: Re: Strange telephone call Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 18:19:12 -0400 Organization: NSTN Lines: 159 Message-ID: <3241C6DF.17CE@fox.nstn.ca> X-No-Archive: Yes
I did an Altavista search on Westat with these results: 1.) Westat's Internet site 2.) A document from the DEFENCE LOGISTICS AGENCY on YATS I guess that phone call wasn't a scam after all... BTW, whenever in doubt, just run your Internet browser and use the search engines. You'll be amazed at how much info you can get by just typing in a word or two. MS 1.) Quoted from Westat's home page (http://www.westat.com/) Westat An Employee-Owned Research Corporation Welcome to Westat Westat is an employee-owned corporation headquartered in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area. We conduct surveys and provide statistical research and related services to the agencies of the U.S. Government and a broad range of institutional and business clients. Our diverse staff of 800 enables us to assemble project teams to meet the challenges of complex research projects. With a more than 30-year history of technical and managerial excellence, Westat has emerged as one of the foremost statistical research and evaluation organizations in the United States. Additional Information about Westat: Research Capabilities Program Areas Employee Ownership How to Contact Westat Opportunities for Systems Professionals Statistical Software (WesVarPC) Last Modified: May 14, 1996 Site comments or problems: Webmaster@Westat.com Please note: Pages at this site have been designed for viewing with Netscape 1.1X Navigator using monitors displaying at least 256 colors. Use of a different HTML viewer or a display with less than 256 colors may result in the loss of page layout information and/or poor quality images. 2.) Document on 'YATS' (the following lines as they appeared on Altavista's search) No Title May 1, 1996. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is being awarded an estimated $44,425,774... http://www.fedmarket.com/blue5-1.html - size 8K - 29 May 96 *********** Westat, Incorporated, Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a $1,630,647 increment as part of a $15,155,183 firm fixed price contract for a Communications Enlistment Decisions - Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS). This effort requires the contractor to administer half-hour computer assisted telephone interviews (CATIs) in an annual survey of 10,000 16-24 year-old men and women that evaluates their attitudes toward the military. The purpose of this survey is to provide the Armed Services with market data that enables them to more accurately target advertising and recruiting activities to appeal to potential recruit populations. The project includes design and selection of the sample, modification of the survey instrument, questionnaire administration, compilation and weighting of the data, production of preliminary and public use data tapes and preparation of documentation and analytical reports. Work will be performed in Rockville, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 45 bids solicited on January 26, 1996, and two bids received. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-96-C-0041). ************* -- http://yakko.cs.wmich.edu/~frogfarm ...for the best in unapproved information Tell your friends 'n neighbors you read this on the evil pornographic Internet "Where one burns books, one will also burn people eventually." -Heinrich Heine People and books aren't for burning. No more Alexandrias, Auschwitzs or Wacos.