SUPERCOMPUTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B01152R000700910058-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: February 4, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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ODP-83-209
4 FEB 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
VIA: Deputy Director for Administration
Director o Data Flr cessing
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REFERENCE: Multiple Addressee Memorandum, frm
SUBJECT: Supercomputers
Staff, ICS, dtd 26 January 1983, Same Subject,
DCI/IC 83-4224
presented must be viewed as tentative.
Action Requested
1. Paragraph 6 is a recommendation that you sign the
memorandum at Attachment I. This memorandum h is C in
the Reference request from
to a series of questions on Agency use of supercomputers, and the
U.S. Government role in encouraging domestic supercomputer
development. Due to the time limitation for coordination and
preparation of the response, the information and positions
1 --1
Background
2. As the Reference indicates, an "Ad hoc Committee on
Assistant Director,
Supercomputers," chaired by
Office of Science and Technology Policy (O/S&TP) met on
24 January to review supercom uter issues. The Intelligence
Community was represented by Chief, Policy and
Planning Staff, ICS. tasked committee members to
respond to a set of questions by 7 February. The Office of Data
Processing was, in turn, tasked by the CIA Executive Secretariat
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3. In our judgment, there are two key points from an Agency
perspective. First, we are in the process of evaluating Agency
requirements for a supercomputer. The Information Handling
solicit the opinions of key DDI and DDS&T players.
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with providing an Agency response. In the limi
available, we have done our best to informally touch
SECRET when separated
from attachments.
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SUBJECT: Supercomputer
6. Tf is recommended that you sign the attached response to
questions on Agency use of supercomputers, and the 25X1
U.S. Government role in the development of domestic
supercomputers. 25X1
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SUBJECT: Supercomputers (U)
ODP/MS/RWarshaw/jlc/bjh(5937)(4Feb83)(Super)(v-3 disk and B-2
disk)
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