BI-WEEKLY TASK REPORT SUMMARY (15-26 AUGUST 1966)

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 29, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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CHIVE/C-120/7-66
29 August 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, CHIVE Task Force
SUBJECT Bi-Weekly Task Report Summary
(15-26 August 1966)
1, of the Security Task Team (Task #1),
prepared a paper for the Director, CTF, outlining the next
steps to be taken in the security task area. Suggestions
were made concerning assignment of responsibility for future
actions on personnel security, physical security-and Top
Secret control.
1. 1 man day
2. The Current Awareness Support Task Team (Task #2)
prepared a special weekly run for to take to a 25X1A
conference F..'.`?D ran off 50 copies for the task
team. Customer reaction to SKAN is being summarized jointly
by CATT and the Customer Requirements and Relations Task
Team, and will be published next week. A working paper
entitled: Document Statistics: "Communist China Series
Not Indexed in SKAN," CHIVE/W-28-66, was issued 17 August.
The Area Dictionary was updated to incorporate all the
changes in the CODIB ares code which SKAN uses.
- S man dave
112 mar; days
10 man days
10 man days
9 man days
3. No significant developments or changes reported
by the DDS Liaison Task Team (Task ##3) .
- 1/2 man day
4. No significant developments or changes reported
by'the Location Dictionary Task Team (Task #5a).
~ 4
man days
man days
3 1,"2 man days
- 2 roan days
9 man days
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5. The
Subjecjt'Dictionary Task Team (Task #5b)
reports
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that the SIC
photon'typing will require a typist full
l
me
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b
for about two
y
weeks. The job cannot be done proper
s
y
parceling out
.
the work in section
2 1/2 man days
- 7 1/2 man days
6. No significant developments or changes reported
by the Organization Dictionary Task Team (Task #5c).
1/2 man day
- 5 man days
6 1/2 man days
7. I lof the Dictionary Task Team 25X18
(Task #5 prepared a draft paper proposing an approach
to inheriting the extant File and building 25X18
CHIVE's dictionary. Preparing a 25X1A
task description. The Task Team believes that the initial
dictionary should contain about F_ I
and additions should be made to the dictionary in an opera- 25X16
tional environment as request activity dictates.
F- 5 man days
5 man days
8. The Forms Design Task Team (Task #7a) reports that
the SKAN Input Form, designed by F _j was drafted,
the specifications completed, and delivery made to Forms
Management 19 August 1966. PSD has been asked to deliver
sufficient printed forms for testing by 6 September. Work
continues on the production of an instruction manual for
the preparation of CHIVE Index Input Forms.
110 man days
9. The Input Processing Task Team (Task #12) reports
that the Page Reader System developed recognition problems
on 2 August. From 2 August through 17 August the system
performed in the following manner:
Own. Use gown Average Effective Level
22.5 hrs. 47..5 hrs. 32 %
On 18 August the system was restored to full operational use
and from 18 through 25 August performed in the following
manner:
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Forms Char. Ratio Ratio Use Down AEL
131,361 15,678K 1/215K 1/980K 41.15 0 100%
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Statistics for the previous 30 days (27 July - 25 August)
are as follows:
0p. Use Down Average Effective Level
91 hrs. 47.5 hrs. 66 %
If the system continues to perform as it has since the 18th,
acceptance should be completed about 19 September.
- 10 man days
- 8 man days
0 man days
10. The File Maintenance Task Team (Task ##13) reports
that flow charting of the Translation Module has been com-
pleted and coding has begun on that module. The detailed
charting of the Translation Module has been completed and
coding has begun on that module. The detailed charting
of the Deletion Module and of the newly-defined Interroga-
tion Module has also been completed and coding will commence
next week.
- 10 man days
- 10 man days
9 man days
11. The Control Task Team (Task 1_:.has completed
the conversion Tof .Ythe in)?t .al SKAN Basil Qge Ling System
{$ M'r t ?~Operatin11 g Systems (05)/360. They have begun the
system Integration effort. ? " -
[-10--man days
12. I I of the Communications/Data Analysis/
Display Task Team (Task #15) is scheduled for two weeks
S/360 A.L. Pro ramming Training from 29 August to 9 September.
10 man days
- 10 man days
- 9 1/2 man days
- 9 man days
I I - 10 man days
1~_~ 0 man days
13. The Phase III Scheduling and Integration Task Team
(Task #17) issued a Task Assignment paper and a new list of
Phase III Tasks. The Milestone and Gantt Charts were photo-
graphed in color by GR. The Gantt Chart photographed satis-
factorily, but the Milestone did not, so it was modified by
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replacing the colored yarn influence lines with colored tape,
and texts on completed event markers were exposed in order
to be legible for photography. The board was rephotographed
successfully 24 August. Color prints will be available by
late September; however, steps are being taken to speed up
the process.
2 man days
- 6 man days
7 man days
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14. The completion date for the System Test Plan Task
(Task #18) is delayed until early September. A paper,
entitled "Description of a System Test,'! was disseminated in
several copies to key personnel for their study and prepara-
tion of comments and questions for a staff discussion on
31 August. A discussion of the paper with was
held on 26 Au ust.
3 man days
- 4 man days
8 man days
- 9 man days
1 man day
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15. The final report of thel Requirements Task 25X1B
Team (Task #19) was submitted in draft to the D/CTF on
15 August.
1 man day
- 1 man day
16. I Iresumed work on the
Management Data Task Team (Task #2'0 completed25X1A
the Intellofax Survey and published a paper, " me ofax
System Management Data," CHIVE/W-24-66, dated 1 August 1966.
I Iwork with the Dossier Requirements Task Team
- 3 man days
4 man days
17. Chairman of the Customer Requirements and
Relations Task Team (Tassk #22) prepared a draft on his reac-
tion to subject selection criteria.
4 man days
- 1/2 man day
18. The Summary Files Task Team (Task
that prepared a draft paper on the
#25) reports
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tionaryProblem, in which he proposed building summary files
on the I Iwho will probably comprise
the initial CHIVE dictionary. prepares, a first
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draft of a task description preliminary to determining the
bounds of the task effort.
2 man days
- 1/2 man day
19. Query Procedures (Task #26) [IPS understands
through informal channels that the Chairman applied 4 man
days to this task. Also, we hear that difficult negotiations
have been underway with SR re study of SR files; status of.
negotiations unknown at this point, nor can we report on
status of another reportedly important paper concerning file
utilization in OCR. As yet, no new completion date for
Phase I of inheritable files querying has been identified
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20. No significant developments or changes reported by
the Source o~tted Data Task Team (Task #27).
- 3 man days
21. The ALP Development Task Team (Task #28) reports
that bi-weekly production was as follows:
Transliterations Words
FDD Steno: 1,215 214,860
OMS Steno: 61 17,650
Russian MT: 187,904
An improved core was made for level 10 disc #441. The trans-
literation error rate of 560 for FDD material was the lowest
to date for a 2 week period.
#42) prepared a CHIVE Space Utilization Study as part of an
overall office response to an Office of Logistics request.
23. Chairman of the Contractor Management
Task Team (Task #43) reports that agreement has been reached
on the contract for the continued participation II on the 25X1A
CHIVE effort for the period 15 August 1966 to 30 June 1967.
7 1/2 man days
man days
10 man days
- 10 man clays
10 man days
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24. The Task Group /Management Task Team (Task #44)
reports that the first SKAN Input Transcrip-
tion typist EOD'd 18 August. `7
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ays o
25. No significant developments-or changes reported by
the Design and Development Area Management Task Team (Task
#54).
10 man days
26. The Systems Flora and Transactions Task Team (Task
#55) reports that modifications are being made to the Over-
all, Repository and Non-Repository Document Input Functions
Charts as a result of additional information obtained from
and from a review of his recent "Catalog of Document
Series, Modifications.'!
5 man days
5 man days
27. Chairman of the COG Organization and
Personnel Respons ilities Task Team (Task #58) completed a
revised version of the task description, which is now under
review b Task Team Management.
2 1/2 man days
28. No significant developments or changes reported by
the Soviet 500 File Task Team (Task #59).
- 4 man days
29. Special Assistant to the Director,
(Task #60) at ORD's request wrote an evaluation of a proposal
to ORD for continuation of 25X18
project and its potential for use in CHIVE. planning tech-
nique for identifying areas of CHIVE research and development
interest and a functional model to be used in this process
were described in a draft working paper. whfie 25X1A
attending a COINS meeting at NSA, gained some I.am' rt?ar~.ty
wtZx NSA security Procedux*es.
10 mart days
CORRECTION - The man days reported for Task Team #2,
Current Awareness Support on the last bi-weekly report should
have read 41 days.
30. Meetings and Briefings
On 1.9 Auanst _J met with 25X1A
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d. briefed 22 Au ust o 1A
Intellofax Study.
Division to discuss certain problems in regard to the
new numbering system..
b. On 18 August, and
I lof Forms Management to
discuss the specifications for forms 001, 003 and SKN.
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C. I Jrbriefed I of OCI, head 25X1A
oif the DDI Study Group on NPIC/OCR an Special Assistant
on Technical Matters to the D/CI, on 18 August. ILLEGIB
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development plans.
CHIVE Task Force on Customer Requirements on 23 August.
R. On 24 August, key CTF personnel briefed
C. I net with I 4nd 25X1A
of ORD on 23 August to discuss CHIVE research and
f, I Ibriefed selected members of the
II
h. briefed
from the DDI's Office on 25 ugus .
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