ISB AGENDA FOR 1988

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90G01353R000200180021-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: March 3, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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ER 0803-88
3 March 1988
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Information Systems Board
SUBJECT:
Special Assistant to the Executive Director
ISB Agenda for 1988
1. The agenda for 1988 is dominated by issues raised during
last November's offsite. Most of the topics address management
problems arising from the proliferation of information technology
within the Agency.
7 March Agenda for 1988
The Executive Director will review this year's
agenda for the Board.
7 April Gateways -- Policies and Practices
The Office of Development and Engineering will
describe its plans to establish connections
between the DS&T Wang network and contractor
systems. The Office of Security will discuss the
policy for network gateways.
Kickoff for Electronic Records Study
A working group will be chartered to recommend
policies and procedures which would allow greater
reliance upon electronic records.
5 May Information Technology Investment
The Deputy Comptroller will present a "strawman"
information technology investment program. The
consensus of the Board will serve as additional
input to the EXCOM for the review of the 1990/91
program.
2 June Strategy for Wang Alliances
The Directorate of Science & Technology,
Information Management Staff, and the Office of
Information Technology will describe their
strategies for replacing the Wang Alliance
systems.
Kickoff of Telecommunications Study
A working group will be chartered to recommend
ways in which the imagery community's approach to
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telecommunications might be applicable to other
Agency problems.
7 July Information Systems in the Foreign Field
The Office of Communications will describe their
plans for supporting information systems in the
foreign field. Information Management Staff will
discuss the policies affecting the deployment of
information systems to the foreign field
Kickoff for Staffing Study
A working group will be chartered to determine how
many information technologists and with which
skills will be required in the 1990s, and to
recommend how to get there. The Office of'
Information Technology will discuss its experience
with rotational assignments.
4 August Test-Beds
The Customer/Standards Committee will present its
survey of information technology test-beds within
the Agency.
Interim Study Reports
The working groups will each provide a brief
summary of their progress.
6 October Recapitalization of the Technology Base
The Office of Information Technology will describe
its program for recapitalization of mainframe
systems. The Office of Information Resources will
describe its program for recapitalization of
workstations. The Office of Communications will
discuss plans to modernize the foreign network.
3-4 November Strategic Plans
The Board will review plans for information
technology within the Agency.
Study Reports
The working groups will present the results-of
their studies.
12 December Implications of Distribution
An outside speaker will describe the process of
decentralization in a large company.
The format of the meetings has changed. The meetings will take
place less frequently, but will be longer to accommodate multiple
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subjects. This agenda will be augmented by brief, topical
presentations. There will probably be at least one field trip.
2. The next meeting of the Board has been scheduled for 7
March at 14:00 in room 6E60 Headquarters (the DDS&T's conference
room). Time should have been reserved on your calendar. An
agenda for the meeting is attached.
DCI/EXDIR
(3 Mar 88)
Distribution:
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Monday, 7 March 1988
14:00 - 16:00
Room 6E60 Headquarters
Agenda
Agenda for 1988. The Executive Director will review the results
of last November's offsite meeting. He will also review this
year's agenda for the Board. The discussion will deal primarily
with the actions listed in the recent memorandum about "Strategic
Planning for Information Technology."
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