BOB & OTHER GUIDELINES ON ADP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00803R000200070085-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: December 6, 1965
• Content Type: BRIEF

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BOB & other guidelines on ADP
Public Law 89-306 passed by the 89th Congress as the
"Brooks Bbll." Interest in ADP matters on part of
Congress (Govt Opns Committee) stirred up by reports
by Comptroller General on ADP waste and mismanagement.
Proposed legislation discuss&d for several years.
Interest durrently active since 3% of federal budget
(and 30% of "controllable" amount of federal budget,
exclusing such things as veterans' benefits) is now
spent on ADP and the proportion is growing rapidly.
Role of GSA under PL 89-306 not yet clarified and
BOB will have to furnish guidance. GSA views its role
as assistance in contracting, procurement, disposal etc
and providing for sharing of facilities--acting as a
broker.
IMPACT ON CIA of PL 89-306
1966 (FY) - No impact; BOB not yet issued policy statement;
GSA not ready to take any action; will start with
unclassified agencies who plan procurement in FY 67
FY 1967 forward - CIA will abide by BOB policy as applicable.
(Classified agencies may be exempt)
Planned OCS procurement (rental) of IBM 360/65 to occur
during FY 1966; therefore CIA should proceed with
procurement under current established procedures.
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Weekly Meetings on conversion to 360 begun; to assist
]DNS OCS in developing, coordinating and adjusting conversion
plans and activities.
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ocs OCS Computer Support to ORD
Reasoning behind separate computer facility at ORD
ORD components requiring computer support will
be located in Ames Buklding and terminals and displays
required should be co-located with ORD at Ames.
ORD seeks operatimal date ASAP in 1966, for remotes and
its info processing experiments. State of the art limitations
anrd OCS major effort taxing OCS capabilities, makes it
impossible for OCS to support these remotes in the Ames
Bldg. from the OCS Computer Center at Headquarters in a
secure and effective way; also ORD will do experimental
engineering changes to the computer acquired in an effort
to optimize the electronics of remote-to-computer links etc.
Such changes could not be tolerated in the computer center
at Hqs with its production schedule.
Therefore, a separate facility was necessary.
In planning stage, December 1965 expressed
thoughts relating to OCS'support in terms o e
separate facility being handled as an OCS Branch Facility,
and to consolidate in it OCS developmental computing
activities.
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3rd Generation Equipment
Conversion Mtg #4 on 360 computer
held 4 January 1966.
anticipated for delivery in August 1966
was planned to be able to interface
with the IBM 360 Operating System.
also called for thel
to be located in the Ames
Building with ORD for the initial
period of operations. OCS and users
would be experimenting and learning
with this set-up for approximately
six months.
Planning
STAT
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