RDP WEEKLY REPORT, WEEK OF 2-5 JANUARY 1996

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• Case Number: F-2016-00450
• Publication Date: January 5, 1996

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SUBJECT:
Fro the esk of
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01/05/96 05:38:33 PM
RDP WR1 Report, Week of 2-5 January 1996 (ARIOr
Effective Date of the Executive Order has
Arrived!
(14 October 1995)
WE ARE AT EO + 87 DAYS
Activities and Accomplishments
PDR/CDR Activities:
RDP continues to work on documentation and
design with subsystem segment managers in
support of the formal Preliminary Design Review to
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Weekly program management review meetings
commenced on 4 Jan 96. Draft documentation
from all subsystems is expected by 16 Jan 96. Due
to depletion of current incremental letter contract
funding,
(AIUO)
Space
RDP has immediate requirements for an additional 4000
sq ft of office space in the Ames Building. This in
preparation for an expanded Interim Redaction Factory
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and for training space for new contract redaction
personnel who will be hired shortly. We are
anticipating our Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of 31
May 96 in Ames, and are working with Facilities
Management Group on using recently vacated space in
Ames. RDP awaits a decision on a
permanent site for the CIA Declassification Factory
(CDF). (AIU0)
Imaging Monitors
The initial shipment of Cornerstone Imaging Monitors
and their associated video boards have arrived from the
vendor. Installation of these monitors in RDP has
commenced. Cornerstones are high resolution, 21"
screen monitors designed specifically for the intense
work of redaction. -PrittO)
Training
with assistance from
and others, is preparing for the first running of the pilot
training class for redactors. The first class is scheduled
for 16-19 January and will include a cross section of
staff and IC personnel already on board in RDP's
Declassification Branch. The training will take place in
Ames Building. A second running is tentatively
scheduled for the week of 12 February. These first
runnings of the class will concentrate on the "art" of
making redaction decisions. Automation training will
be folded into the training as we bring in new people
into the redaction factory. (AIUO)
MORI
MORI and the RDP LAN Team have installed MORI
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production system software on all RDP desktops in
preparation for using the production system to perform
online redaction in the Interim Redaction Factory. (b)(3) working with the MORI Chie (b)(3)
Engineer, is acquiring MUK1 passwords for RDP
personnel so that they can begin the work of building the
file hierarchy and document processing data flow
necessary to provide RDP Interim Redaction Facility
personnel an initial on-line capability to scan, index,
review and redact documents.(AIU0)
RDP has procured an interface card for the Ricoh 520
scanner that is compatible with the MORI production
system. RDP and the MORI team will test the Ricoh
520 to insure full compatibility with the existing MORI
system. The RICOH 520 scanner provides MORI the
capability to scan pages on both sides at the same time.
(AIUO)
Recruitment Meeting
RDP is arranging a series of offsite meetings with the
annuitant applicants that are on our waiting list for
employment. Holding unclassified info briefings on the
outside would be the most efficient way to keep our
applicant pool updated and initiating processing of
selected individuals. Meeting with a large group of
applicants at one time in an outside facility will save
costs and time associated with signing in and arranging
parking on Agency property. Our survey has reduced
the list to two facilities in theon's Corner area, with
costs for each session abou each. We are
scheduling the first one for 23 January, and would
probably try to have one every month for 4-5 months.
The sessions would be limited to 50 people at a time and
we have a waiting list of over 300 at the present.
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NARA Meeting
On January, 3
met with
the NARA Evaluation team.
RDP task and program and
RDP official records. -444i-er
Personnel
and
t e D'VIO and
Driefed them on the
provided them details on
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arrived in the (b)(3)
Declassification Branch for the DA Team, and is also
heading up the External Referral Unit. We are
expecting to arrive next Monday (b)(3)
to initiate the DS&T Team. 79444)�
Declassification Branch
Exception Handling - A prime focus has been
the resolution the Declassification Guide.
and spent most of their time in final edits
of tie document. 'the revised draft will be provided to
the OTT editorial staff early in the week of 8 January for
a quick scrub and expedited turnaround. Next stop, the
DDA and IS00.4A-W}Itr
External Referral - NSA, DIA, DOE, and NRO
will be attending our initial working meeting next week
to explore joint participation in field document capture
at the Presidential Libraries. There is growing
community interest in this topic as they realize the
efficiency and savings it can represent. All IC members
have been invited to our External Referral Working
Group meeting on 25 January, to begin discussions on
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for declassification review. 1"Arf144).�
Special Processing - RDP is surveying FBIS
holdings at the AARC, with the purpose of identifying
bulk release population candidates. We should have
firmer estimates of bulk release targets and population
sizes after another week of survey. -(441:7Fer
Interim Redaction Facility - The Interim
Redaction Facility continues to operate in the manual
mode, with the expectation that scanning capability and
the conversion to on line redaction with MORI can
begin later in January. The next increase in the
production level is dependent on that automation, as
well as obtaining additional working space and contract
personnel. (AIUO)
Following is the best quote that has come yet
from the Manual IRF experience. The reactions of those
working the manual process in the IRF have been that it
is frustrating, maddening, and difficult. Further, we
have found that every step of the work was more
complex than we anticipated, and took more time than
we thought necessary. In spite of all this, the bottom
line is that, without question, the work has been
invaluable. It has taught us things we could never had
learned any other way. Some things would not have
been possible to learn if we had started with an
automated system. We have shared these experiences
regularly our technical staff, and we have separately
discussed our progress with others at all levels in RDP.
We are indeed fortunate that we took this approach.
Manual IRF Metrics to Date
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