CONTINUATION OF(Sanitized) CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO IMS

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Information Management Staff
25X1A FROM:
25X1A Systems Group
SUBJECT: Continuation of Contract for Software
Development Support to IMS
I. INTRODUCTION
25X1A
You asked me to determine whether we should seek to retain
software development assistance to Systems Group (SG) on a
sole-source contract beyond FY 1979.
There are really three questions to be answered:
1) Does SG'need the assistance of contractors for
software development support? (This necessi-
tates an evaluation of SG's personnel capabilities
in relation to the anticipated workload in the
1980's.)
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2) Does SG need help in particular? (This
requires an eva uation of the = contractual
resource as it exists today.)
3) Can an sole-source contractual procurement be
justifie (This is a separate question which
must be raised, since a continued -contract is
presumed to be possible only through a sole source
procurement, which the Government discourages.)
While many unknowns affect the picture substantially,
(particularly the delineation of the CRAFT effort), I have come
to the conclusion that the answer to all three of the above
questions is an unqualified "Yes". Let's look at each of them
individually.
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I]:. DOES SG NEED CONTRACTUAL ASSISTANCE?
This is not an historical analysis, so it is sufficient
y that for the past 15 years SG has relied heavily on
o provide external contractual support for a significant
ort ion of its resources and expertise. The annual contract
was absolutely essential to the successful develop-
0 the ALLSTAR system, which, it may be argued, is the
best large-scale, on-line information retrieval system ever
developed by the Agency. -
If we include its managers, SG's
currently has 37 full-time and 3 part-time systems
analyst/programmers who are being assisted by 10 full-time
and 1 part-time "professionals.
In these terms, is providing about 20 percent of the
available software development manpower. With an average of
about 3.5 years experience on our particula lications (and
many more years of general ADP experience), people consti-
tute a highly valuable resource.
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25X1A SG= is slated to receive 5 additional analyst/programmer
positions in FY 1979, its first increment in many years. There
is, however, no prospect for further augmentation beyond these
five within the foreseeable future, given the Directorate's
general drawdown. We therefore no longer enjoy the option of 25X1A
replacing- contractual assistance with new staff personnel.
It is ironic that this unexpected circumstance has occurred 25X1A
at this particular juncture in SG's history, when SG~ would
be able, for the first time in its man ears of existence, to 25X1A
move decisively at last to replace personnel with staff
personnel by the end of FY 1979, i 1 were directed to do so. 25X1A
For, while finding and recruiting personnel to replace
technical expertise would be no easy matter, SG has fina y
become master of its own house.
During the mid-1970's (1973-7) impressive talent has been
25X1A brought into SG'. Twenty-three full-time and 3 part-time
personnel have been added during those years to the 14 people
who joined the Group before 1973 and remain aboard today.
Among these new personnel, 18 have college degrees, including
5 with Masters degrees and 2 with PhD's. Twelve have brought
with them professional ADP experience from elsewhere. Mean-
while, the 14 "old-timers" have deepened their expertise
considerably through continued experience and an enlightened
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:MS training program. Fifteen of our personnel have earned the
Certificate of Data Processing. Furthermore, with the assist-
ance of the "E panel" promotion mechanism, we have been able
since 1974 to keep good people within a very competitive job
market.
The point is, we now have a highly professional group of
people at the service of the Directorate who are fully compe-
tent. to maintain our current systems and to create many forms
of'new s stems. We are, in particular, no longer dependent
upon =to maintain and enhance ALLSTAR. no longer has to
"break our people in" with respect to ALL#* g the end of
FY 1979, we expect to have a of our teleprocessing applica-
tions.running on CICS (the upgrade of underlying software
for on-line systems) and to have all the major functional
subsystems of ALLSTAR, including the Archives function, opera-
al and maintainable by staff personnel -- as the result of
i0concentration on these tasks during the coming year.
Looking to the future, however, and to COMET/CRAFT in
particular, a new ingredient of skills will be required in
SG, which does not exis resent -- either among our
staff or among thie current ontingent. This brings us
to a discussion of the for workload.
The projected SG= workload is quite formidable --
be nd its workyear capacities even with the benefit of our
Wconti_ngent.
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and a part-time staff of 3, for a total workyear capability
of about 28. The section's estimated workload for FY 1979-1981,
however, is about 38 workyears per year ch is to say about
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ts capability -- including the contract. (One
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r.ofessional is slated to move to t ivision and Staff
next year.) This estimate includes only 3
workyears on COMET and the Headquarters side of CRAFT in
FY 1979, but 14 and 12 workyears on those projects in FY 1980
and 1981 respectively. The rest of the section's analyst/
programmer personnel will be busy maintaining ALLSTAR, pro-
viding ALLSTAR interfaces to DORIC/W and other systems
and
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providing a minimal capability for unprogrammed development
(for document declassification and the contemplated compre-
hensive central document collection, for example.) Another
consideration here is that new special expertise will be needed
to assist in that part of the COMET design effort which envisions
25X1A on-line document analysis, which can best be provided by a
contractor like
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25X1A
The Division and is similarly 25X1A
disallowing any relief to the 25X1A
through a transfer of personnel. With a current staff 25X1A
of 15 (no part-time personnel), it is now developing 13
projects and maintaining 25. While all of the developmental pro-
jects are expected to be completed by the end of FY 1979 at the
latest, these must be maintained and, if past experience is any
guide, more projects will be continually demanded of the section
(for example, to provide some of the-functions described in the 25X1A
management information system proposed by to convert GICS
systems, to combine currently operational OTS systems, to do 25X1A
further work for or possibly to expand the type of mini-
computer projectg developed for SE Division to other sta-
tions). The section is also faced with the prospect of converting
all of its NIPS projects to another generalized data base manage-
ment system over the next five years, an estimated 25 workyear
effort which will probably be best undertaken at the rate of 5
workyears per year. Field CRAFT is the big question mark, but
should, conservatively, require 3, 6, and 8 workyears respectively
in 79, 1980, and 1981. All in all, even with the move of 25X1A
on professional to this section (for assistance to NIPS) and
with t e increment of 5 additional analyst/programmer positions
in FY 1979, the section is expected to confront a workload which
will exceed its capability by 4, 11, and 14 work ears respectively
in FY 1979, 1980, and 1981. Aside from the one professional 25X1A
to assist with NIPS, no other personnel u rk in this 25X1A
section. (Field CRAFT is lik o involve inicomputers
which ~s reluctant to configure and program for legal reasons.)
The only way the section can handle its additional workload, 25X1A
presuming that the CRAFT requirement will be upon us, would be to 25X1A
cut back drastically on projects, accept new projects less readily,
or take on another software service contract. 25X1A
25X1A The which contains 4 analyst/
programmers among its personnel and exists to su ort general
25X1A needs of the other two _ sections and of the and 25X1A
''5X1A -sections, also faces a heavy workload; but its tasks do not
merit separate discussion in relation to the contract question.
It should be noted that although the above figures do
include room for new requirements, the allowance for such require-
ments and the figures in general are considered conservative by
MA SG/=.
25X1A The conclusion is inescapable. SG, definitely needs
contractual assistance if it is to accomplish the tasks expected
of it. If we do not attempt to secure a support contract in
FY 1979 - 1981, it would be tantamount to saying that we can
handle a growing workload, including COMET and CRAFT, without
any additional help beyond the 5 new positions we are acquiring,
which would be grossly misleading. See Graphs A and B.
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25X1A III. DOES SG NEED =ASSISTANCE?
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It is taken for granted that if we want help we will
have to ire it under a sole-source contract. The reason
is tha would almost certainly not win a competitive pro-
curemen The company would most likely be underbid by
companies "buying-in" or offering lower-quality personnel
resources which could not b valuated as such prior to their
coming aboard. Thus, the and sole-source issues are inter-
twined.
25X1A There are several reasons why it would be nice to end
the -sole-source contract situation:
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1) CIA wants to limit sole-source contracting
because such procedure is vulnerable to attack from our
oversight bodies, especially since it has been of such
longstanding duration.
2) The DDO is most concerned that the compartmenta-
tion of our information systems be protected. As highly-
skilled computer professionals, ersonnel have the
inherent capability to gain access to any of the data in
our central computer files should they choose (against
authorization) to do so.
3) Any contractor help,
is very costly -- approximat
which is much higher than for start professional. And
when these professionals are housed with us as the
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the price we pay does not include administrative expenses
and overhead, such as office space, secretarial help, the
acquisition of clearances, etc.
25X1A 4) SG, analyst/programmers would like to "declare
25X1A their independent " As stated above, there was once
25X1A an era in which personnel predominated and received
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most of the choice jobs - to the chagrin of our staff
personnel. Actual resentment today, however, is insignifi-
cant, with amicable project team efforts predominating.
The above drawbacks are over wed, in my opinion, by
the numerous advantages which the contract affords us:
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25X1A
1) The Directorate's data bases are sensitive.
While it would be best not to have any contracto
point. In-contrast, competitive procurement, under a
classified RFP, aside from being highly problematical
to prepare, could not help but significantly increase
our vulnerability to penetration.
2) As mentioned above, the ten -professionals 25X1A
assigned to SG have an average of 3.5 workyears of
experience on our ALLSTAR project. They not only know
the intricacies of the IMS central records system, but
are familiar with ALLSTAR's highly complex programming
structures. This represents a very substantial invest-
ment which would be lost if the contract were to be
terminated. Any new contractual personnel would have
to be trained extensively, so much so that training
could be expected to cancel out nearly a year of their
effort when their trainee time and our trainer time is
taken into account. 25X1A
3)g would be best qualified to assist us with the
on-line analysis requirement of COMET, due to its exten-
sive experience with our records system and ALLSTAR sys-
tem.
4) ^ has always provided quality professionals
to SG. allows us to count on acquiring the particu-
lar skills we need at the time that we need them.
5) The long-term association with E has worked
extremely smoothly, without friction. as a company
has taken an interest in our problems and been flexible
in responding to our needs. Its personnel have gone out
of their way to help, working overtime at inconvenient
hours, never using "It's not in our contract!" as an
excuse for not performing a requested task.
25X1A 6) SG, does most of its work on equipment,
using -systems software. While other contractors
(and our staff personnel) are familiar with this equip-
ment and software, is most familiar with them. It
has several propri software manipulative "tricks"
at its disposal to attack p ing problems most
expeditiously. Furthermore is probably the only
company that can really help us with NIPS.
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7) In this same connection, we have received
the added "fringe benefit" of using our _contrac- 25X1A
tors as-a valuable source of information on new
developments in the field of ADP. In concrete terms,
this has stimulated SG/_ adoption of structured 25X1A
programming and advanced documentation techniques
which have significantly improved our methods of
work.
8 11 M does a particularly good job on task-
oriente work freeing us from excessive managerial
overhead. successfully manages its own people.
It does most of the necessary training and orientation
of the replacement personnel it brings aboard.
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It being my conclusion that we need contractual help and 25X1A
that ontractual help is the best help available, at pos-
sibly the least true cost when all factors (particularly the
training of a new contractor) are considered, the final question 25X1A
is whether we can justify continuation of them contract under
sole-source procurement.
I think we can, primarily on the basis of sources and
methods. Some of the other arguments above might be used, but
while they are straight-forward and rational, they unfortunately
can be expected to carry little weight with those who are con-
cerned more with appearances than with cost/effectiveness
considerations and matters of necessity. We would, in addition,
emphasize the fact that much highly-classified Agency ADP
developmental work has been undertaken with contractual assist-
ance.
Our FY 1979 request for contractual assistance would not
be presented on the basis of phase-out -- over one, two,
three, or any other number oyears. We expect to be just as
busy in 1980 - 1982 as we are today, and while we might prefer
to be rid of "outsiders" altogether by some future date, it
just does not appear that personnel limitations will permit
us that option. Besides, it should be acknowledged that a
contract provides us with a pool of resources that can
be adjus e in size and skill composition as required, per-
mitting a manning flexibility which cannot be obtained with
staff personnel alone. It can be expected, for example, to pro-
vide personnel having special expertise to assist the COMET and
Head uarters CRAFT efforts on a timely basis. Whether or not
theimcontingent could someday be reduced would be left to a
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future year when such reduction could be judged on its merits.
(In the near future, we could use an augmented team; but I do
not advocate requesting one for FY 1979.)
The tasks immediately before us, prior to 1 July, are
1) Complete a Statement of Work (modifying the
one-we already have in draft to include some work on
COMET in FY 1979).
2) Forward this Work Statement to OL, through ODP,
with a justification for sole-source procurement.
In sum, we should move decisively to secure continuation of
them contract for the indefinite future.
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1. I d n't see any resources to
replace 102 in the DO. We are currently hard STATINTL
pressed to fin the 2-3 people to help develop the
requirements paper and look at a prototype system for
CRAFT. If we had excess resources we'd hardly be going
thru the agony of preparing a RFP to possibly replace STATINTL
our owner
2. I don't see how that determination can be made
until:
? A concise CRAFT requirements paper for both
HDQ and the field has been developed and
coordinated.
? These requirements are evaluated relative to
SAFE to determine functional commonality and
implementation timing.
? The availability of SAFE OCR/ODP resources to
determine the impact on SAFE of &?_-
applicable CRAFT requirements.
3. I can relate to and fully support all the reasons
set forth by the DO to retain their :ontractors. STATINTL
However, we have presented the same arguments to OL re-
garding PROPANE and the most they would agree to was a
gradual phase-out of sole source support. If OL supports
the DO intention to sole source indefinitely, its incon-
ceivable that they would penalize us by requiring competitive
bids.
STATINTL
DO's comment would almost certainly not
win a competitive procurement is probably overstated. STATINTL
While _charges are not cheap, proposal award does not
automatically go to the lowest bidder. Technical and
management qualifications are equally important.
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STATINTL FROM
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Deputy Director for Processing
SUBJECT Software Development Support for IMS
REFERENCE Memo for Chief, Information Management Staff STATINTL
(IMS), from
Subject: Continuation of IBM Contract Support
for Software Development Support to IMS
1. You asked two specific questions in regard to the
referenced memorandum.
2. Question #1: Can we and should we offer a commit-
ment of a specific level of ODP resources to work on DDO
problems?
Answer: We have in fact maintained a small continuing
STATINTL effort in support of the for many years. I
have never been able to un erstan w y IMS does not support
STATINTL the and we do.
I have made offers to IMS people on numerous occasions
to come to us for applications support. There is clearly a
reluctance to do this.
I believe that we should be more involved in IMS appli-
cation work, at the expense of other things, if necessary.
We will never get any ODP people overseas into legitimate
ADP work otherwise.
3. Question #2: Due to similarities in CRAFT/COMET
shouldn't CRAFT/COMET be persued as a subset of SAFE?
Answer: No; The IMS approach is to design to an
existing software/hardware system which we support in the
Special Center. Safe is having enough trouble without
trying to assimilate these requirements. In any case, a
real battle would have to be won to wrestle this responsi-
bility away from IMS.
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4. The argument on procurement undermines the
credibility of IMS on other issues. I do not follow this
argument on applications development. Large numbers of
staff people (almost 250) have access to the Special Center
on a continuing basis. The equipment and maintenance person-
nel of four different vendors are represented in the Special
Center. I plan to open a dialogue with Mr. on these STATINTL
issues. There is a real inconsistency in the practice of
competing the procurement of equipment on the one hand, and
obtaining application support on a sole source basis. A
consistent policy is needed so that Processing can better
support the Special Center. Either security is or is not a
problem. STATINTL
cc:
C/MS
DD/P (file DDO with reference)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Data Processing
THROUGH Deputy Director for Applications, ODP
FROM Associate Deputy Director for
Applications, ODP
SUBJECT Coordination of Software Development
Between ODP and the DO
REFERENCE : Your Memo, dtd 28 June 1978, subj: CRAFT
A. Background
1. To obtain a proper understanding of current DO plans
to retrieve and remotely view electrical messages in FY 79,
it is helpful to understand the relationship and timing
between the existing COMET (Collection of Operational
Messages Electrically Transmitted) and the proposed CRAFT
system.
2. COMET is designed to capture electrical message
trafficd forwarded by the CDS system. It is viewed as an
archival storage system, not a dissemination system. The
initial phase of COMET has been operational since April
of this year. This current procedure involves the use STATINTL
of our AMPS software running in the - Center to
identify and hold DO traffic, transmitted from CDS. These
messages are periodically transferred from disk to magnetic
tape and hand carried to the Special Center where they are
added to the COMET file. Retrieval from the COMET file is
currently limited to the production of printed copies at
their central document retrieval facility.
3. The next phase of COMET, scheduled for the spring
of '79, calls for a direct link from CDS to the Red/Blue
machine in GC47. There are essentially two reasons
behind this requirement. They wish to eliminate the manual
nature of the current tape based message transfer and they
would prefer, for security reasons, to keep DO messages
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STATINTL out of the Center. This CDS to GC47 link will
require three e ements of support:
? An RJE link from CDS to GC47. OC has not given
the DO a firm date on the completion of this
link.
? CDS software will have to be modified to support
the interface to GC47. Again, no date as to
when OC will have this available.
? GC47 resident software similar to AMPS to receive
the CDS traffic.
4. DO software personnel requested and were given
source copies of the ODP developed AMPS software to
determine its applicability in satisfying their needs.
They concluded that the package, as it stands, was not
directly usable. The reasons were based primarily on the
fact that whereas AMPS was designed to hold messages for a
variety of ODP users, the DO software would only be adding
messages to a single repository (COMET). In addition, there
are destinctions between the interface software we are using,
JES3, and JES2, which is planned for GC47.
5. DO has utilized some elements of our software to
create their own CDS processing package. This software
has been written (2-3 man months of effort) and is awaiting
the necessary link and JES2 so it can be tested. They have
coordinated this effort with SPD personnel who will be
bringing up MVS/JES2 for them.
6. CRAFT entered the picture about a year and a half
ago. Initial CRAFT plans called for machine assisted
dissemination of messages (mail file capability) to CRTs
in user areas in FY 79. No plans were established as to
how the necessary software would be developed however.
DO placed a requirement in the ODP terminal survey to have
some 40 terminals available for CRAFT in '79. To take
advantage of these 40 CRAFT terminals, it was also decided
to expand COMET so that it would provide users on-line
access to the COMET files by the end of FY 79.
7. Consequently, there were two different facilities
relative to the DO plan for remote viewing of electronic
messages in FY 79.
a. A real time, mail box, type of facility
which would disseminate CDS messages
immediately (CRAFT).
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b. A historical or archival facility to view
older messages (COMET).
B. Current Plans
As far as I can tell, their current plans are as
follows:
a. Pursue the direct CDS interface, as described
above, developing their own interface software.
b. Because of the budget difficulties with CRAFT
and the uncertainty of acquiring the 40 CRAFT/
COMET terminals in FY 79, COMET will now con-
centrate on developing semi-automated indexing
and abstracting support for the COMET abstractors.
On-line document review and retrieval is being
postponed. There are no current plans to have
the COMET developed software support the CRAFT
message dissemination function.
2. CRAFT - Despite budget setbacks, the DO would like
to push ahead. I believe the ability of CRAFT
sponsored message dissemination or review and
retrieval in FY 79 is doubtful. Resources to
develop the software have not yet been identified
in the DO. ODP has made no plans to support this
HDQs aspect of CRAFT.
C. Answers to Your Specific Questions
The sections below are keyed to your questions in the
referenced memo.
la. As mentioned above, the COMET interface to CDS
is being developed separately by the DO. They
have reviewed our AMPS software and decided that
their circumstances warrant a separate development.
In regard to the similarities between COMET and
SAFE, there were apparently some discussions
between DO and SAFE representatives when COMET
was getting started. While functional similarities
were evident, the DO felt that based on the budget-
ary problems SAFE was having at the time and the
projected implementation date of 1981, the DO could
not wait for SAFE. COMET has not been a large
effort for the DO. There are currently two people
assigned to the project.
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lb. Aside from the 'AMPS like' CDS interface software,
no retrieval software is being developed by COMET,
CRAFT or ODP. With ODP assistance, DO has looked
at some Interim SAFE software (COLTS and OLTA), but
no decisions have been made as to their applica-
bility.
lc. Yes. However, it is doubtful that they would
allocate any of the limited terminals we can make
available to them in FY 79 to COMET or CRAFT.
2. DO has not developed any plans to establish a
return link from their machines to CDS as we
plan to do via FAMPS.
3. There is some limited duplication in the development
of their 'AMPS like' capability. Since the effort
has been small and we have done everything we could
to provide a copy of our systems, I don't feel there
is anything more we can or should do.
When the DO gets to the point of developing message
retrieval software, either through COMET or CRAFT, a close
analysis of existing Interim or planned SAFE capabilities
will be necessary to preclude duplication. However, it
should be pointed out that while we can and will make any
effort to inform them of the availability and applicability
of existing or planned software, we are only in a position
to advise. They will continue to carefully guard their
prerogative to design and implement applications oriented
software according to their perceived functional and timing
requirements.
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21 April 1978
25X1A MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chief, Information Systems
Analysis Staff, DDA
25X1A
FROM
Associate Deputy Director for
Applications, ODP
SUBJECT Word Processing Overseas Task Group
1. During the co he initial meeting of the
25X1A Group on 17 April, Mr. asked each of the partici-
i 25X1A
pants for any comments or. recommendations regarding sub-
sequent direction and activities. My observations follow.
2. In relation to the advisability of trying to
coordinate the short range overseas word processing (WP)
requirements with the forthcoming CRAFT system, I agree
with the analysis of Mr.- that CRAFT has simply
not'progressed to the point where even tentative hardware
specifications can be identified. Conceptually, CRAFT
will provide WP capabilities to the field. Unfortunately,
that facility is several years away. What is needed is
an interim solution until CRAFT is available.
3. I would suggest that before dedicated WP devices
are selected and procured, the Task Group make a determin-
ation that the impending OC AFT facility cannot be used
as an interim solution to. the WP requirement. I realize
that the primary purpose of AFT is to automate the pro-
cessing of message traffic, however, it will provide a
capability to fully edit originating and terminating
messages. If there is some excess capacity in the planned
configuration or if that configuration can be expanded to
support an additional WP load, it should be considered.
4. The new standard soft copy terminal which ODP will
shortly be procuring may also be a reasonable candidate to
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to provide this interim facility. This CRT will in
essence embody the facilities of a small computer system.
It will contain a programmable microprocessor, memory
and limited peripheral storage devices. With appropriate
software it could provide extensive WP functions. These
intelligent torminal will be TEMPEST approved and should
be available in early 1979.
5. To better facilita on of the new
ODP terminal,I suggest that the Chief of 25X1A
ODP' Bering Division, be added to the Task Group.
Mr. is anxious to lend his expertise to the solution
of your problem. He can be reached on x5113. I plan to
continue my participation in the Group until I can determine
the extent of my potential contribution.
25X1A
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1 - D/ODP
1 DD/A
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1 - C/ED/ODP
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Assistant for Information, DDA
SUBJECT Word Processors Overseas (C)
1. (C) The Information Systems Analysis Staff has been
asked to assume the role of initiating and coordinating
actions related to issues dealing with the application of
word processors to Agency overseas activities. We have
accepted this role and will serve as a focal point.
2. (C) I have conferred with Mr. C/ISAS, 25X1A
25X1A and Ms. Word Processing Coordinator, and
asked for.the formation of a task group to study the several
issues involved in using word processing equipment at our
overseas installations.
3. (U) Please forward the name of your representative
25X1A to Mr. C/ISAS. We will plan a meeting of the
Task Group for sometime this month.
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