LETTER TO CAPT. EDWARD W. BLANCHARD VICE PRESIDENT VIRGINIA FEDERAL ADP USERS GROUP, DAMI-SE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FROM JOHN D. IAMS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00933R000200030024-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: October 25, 1972
• Content Type: LETTER

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Capt. Edward W. Blanchard
Vice President
Virginia Federal ADP Users Group, DAMI-SS
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Department of the Army
Washington, D.C. . 20310
Reference: Your letter dated 13 Oct. 1972 concerning
participation in the Federal ADP Users
Group
Listed below is the regular CIA member of FADPUG:
STATINTL
Office of Computer Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 70505.
Please feel free to contact him if he can be of any
assistance.
John D. lama
Director of Computer Services
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REPLY TO
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.Director, Office of Computer Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
In May of this year, I was elected. Vice-President for
the State of Virginia to. the Federal ADP Users Group (FADPUG),
for the Capital Region and as such and the representative to
the Executive Board of FF.ADPUC and the Interagency Co-mm itteee
on Automatic Data Processing for all Federal ADP Users in
Virginia except for the Tidewater Area. The purpose of this
communication is to acquaint you with the organization, its
objectives, and some of the plans for fiscal. year 1973.
FADPUG was established under the general authority and
guidance of the Interagency Committee on AI)P. This was in
accord with the desires of the President as expressed in
a.White House Memorandum of 28 June 1966, and also supports
the requirements of the "Brooks Bill" (Public Law 89-306,
dated 30 October 1965). The purpose of the organization is
to improve the management and use of the Federal Government'.s
ADP resources by:
1. Promoting the sharing and exchange of ideas, ADPE
techniques, ADP systems, applications, and programs among ADP
Managers/Users.
2, Promoting the professional development of ADP
personnel and enhancing the understanding of A.DP, with a
view towards improving the use and management of Federal
ADP Resources.
3. Promoting the development of closer relationships
and better communication among ADP installations.
4. Promoting a better understanding of ADP policies
and guidelines as promulgated by the Central Management
Agencies (OMB Circular A-71).
I'm sure you would agree that the purpose and. objectives
are sound. How does FADPUG proceed to accomplish itc purpose?
Several vehicles are used to include general membership
meetings, special interest group seminars, and the
distribution of literature.
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DAMI-SS 13 October 1972
The general membership meetings are held every other month
and feature a presentation by senior Federal ADP officials or
presentations of new techniques or ideas of general interest.
Prior meetings featured, a Navy presentation on a large computer
utility to support the Navy users in the Norfolk area. vice the
multitude of systems and supporting staffs now in being and
Dr. Frank Ryan, Director of. Management Information Systems for
the House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, who discussed
present ADP support to the Congress and future systems plans.
Both sessions were outstanding.
The Special Interest Groups meet during the months that
general membership meetings are not held. There are five cur-
rently in being: Computer Support and. Operations; Tele-
communications; ADP Standards; Input/Output Technology; and
Software. Mr. Bill Lanius, Department of Agriculture, is the
Chairman of The Special Interest Groups. He will be glad to
provide you any further information.
If your organization does not now have a regular or
associate membership in the FADPUG, I hearily recommend it to
you. You may forward the request to me if your organization
does have membership could you please provide me with the
member's name, address, and telephone number. -7.
1 have been a member of FADPUG since its establishment
and have found it to be a meaningful activity, especially in
making contacts with persons having similiar technology and
problems. I hope that your previous and future associations
with FADPUG will be as rewarding.
Sincerely,
EDWARD W. BLANCHARD
Captain, U.S. Army
Vice President, Virginia,
FADPUG
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