PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY ON-LINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM (COINS)

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• Publication Date: December 5, 1968
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5 February 1968
UNITED ST AT ES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT e Proposal for the Establishment of a Management
Structure for the Community On-Line Intelligence
System (COINS)
REFERENCE . USIB-D-39. 7/ 11, 24 September 1965*
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1. The enclosed memorandum from Mr. John A. Bross, Deputy to the
DCI for National Intelligence Programs Evaluation (D/DCI/NIPE) and its
attachment, prepared at the direction of the Chairman of USIB, are circulated
for Board consideration of the recommendations in paragraph 3 of Mr. Bross'
memorandum.
2. It is planned to schedule the enclosure for Board discussion and
consideration on the agenda of an early USIB meeting, probably that of
15 February.
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Executive e c r a'
*The two White House letters shown as References A. and B. in the enclosed
D/DCI/NIPE memorandum were circulated as Tabs C. and B. respectively
of USIB-D-39, 7/ 11.
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1 February 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, United States Intelligence Board
SUBJECT: Proposal for the Establishment of a Manage-
ment Structure for the Community On-Line
Intelligence System (COINS)
REFERENCES: A. White House Letter, dtd 15 June 1965,
Memorandum for the President,
Subject: U. S. Intelligence Community
Capabilities for the Handling of Intelli-
gence Information (S)
B. White House Letter, dtd 15 July 1965,
Memorandum for the Director, Central
Intelligence Agency, Subject: U. S.
Intelligence Community Capabilities for
the Handling of Intelligence Information
(S)
1. In accordance with the White House letters, referenced
above, a secure network connecting several computer information
systems is being established for operational test and evaluation. CIA,
NSA, DIA, State and NPIC are currently involved. The title being used
for this experimental project is Community On-Line Intelligence
System (COINS). Using COINS, each participating agency will be able
to interrogate selected files of the other participating agencies as well
as its own files. This concept calls for each agency to maintain files
in its own computer system and for the computer systems of each
agency to communicate with those of other agencies via secure data
links. The proposed requirement for one agency to serve as the central
file repository for the entire intelligence community would be removed.
Instead, each agency would concentrate in establishing and maintaining
those files for which it is responsible or best equipped. Improvement
of interchange of information between intelligence agencies is the
principal objective of this system.
2. This memorandum, with attachments, recommends a USIB
policy governing the management during the development and evaluation
phase of CC)INS. It identifies and delineates the functions of the
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System Executive Agency and the COINS Managers in each partici-
pating organization. It further defines actions expected of participat-
ing organizations to realize optimum test and evaluation of this
experimental informational handling system.
a. Approve the management system for COINS as set
forth in the attachment hereto and direct its implementation;
b. Designate the National Security Agency (NSA) as
the Executive Agency.
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OHN A. BROSS
D/DCI/NIPE
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