THOUGHTS ON OCS AND AGENCY ADP, S, UNNO'D

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: September 11, 1968
• Content Type: BRIEF

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ADP, nno'd.
Where does OCS belong? We are in the S&T Directorate as a
result of an opportunistic coincidence. Wheelon recognized
advantage of adding computers + people to his S&T Directorate.
OCS being in S&T rather than Support had very little effect
on OCS policies and functions. Initial concerns over S&T
Office having access to Agency-wide data would have been
the same, one Directorate vis-a-vis another. OCS growth
may have benefited from being in a new, and less bureau=
cratic directorate.
The current Information Processing Coordination set up
exercises a loose control over the Agency's ADP.
felt the decentralization to directorate 1'evel could
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tralization, each Directorate wld wave 0 ju'i is own
expenditures in ADP & live with any shortcomings in the service.
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Memo to Briggs sub: Thoughts on OCS and Agency
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OSI request for time-sharing service 26 Dec 1968
With increased capabilities in prospect for 1969 with the
introduction of the IBM 360/67, the D/SI wished. to Increase
the educational effort among OSI analysts in use of remote
terminals. The Defensive Systems Division of OSI had pre-
viously been serviced in a number of programs by OCS and
the D/SI felt that ;use of remote terminal wld improve
interaction between his analysts and the computer, and
permit immediate reaction, rather than obtaining results
in a matter of hours or even days.
Chamberlain requested two terminals - one in 6-G-20 to serve
approx of the T)/qT'.q immediate staff;
and another in 4-G-04 to serve in 3 STAT
branches of DSD & LSD. PSED and NED are negotiating with
OEL to share terminals set up for OEL use.
While terminal use initially might be low for OSI, the education
of OSI analysts in use and advantages of ADP would doubtless
cause a dramatic increase in a few months.
OSI still desired to have OCS support in systems analysis
and programming especially for initiatin*. ew programs. e l deORRti W gyq 8aAMgOJOR 6KOV& i a l l n a&s
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BACKGROUND FOR DCI ACCOMPLISHMENTS REVIEW
1. People: Since the Dec 1967 report, the professional
and technical cadre building a&&ort showed increasing payoff. g
Recruiting channels netted an additional
the on-board increase n the beginning of 67,tiwhen the
push began, a total offfa--
16-meek programmer training course for beginners included
some intermediate level training was
given o ADP Orientation Course, which we
inherite om OTR, included " users/managers. The end
result of all this is that we now have:
A balanced capability across a full range of techniques.
A sound, if modest, support to S&T activities--against
practially no S&T capability 2-3 years ago.
Good esprit de cxorps.
Improved perspective on the part of customers.
Better informed managers now involved in making
ADP decisions.
Responsive rather than a sales environment.
IlMachines: During the reporting pe the last of
the 2nd generation equipment was released
multiple tasking in a single system began and some terminals
began operating in a time-sharing environment--the s Tart of
what may well be a major change in analyst/manager processing
of files of data. Also a computer/communication link was es-
tablished with OSP for on-line command and control support,
presaging the future. Renovation of the C/C began in accord
with space plans approved 2-1/2 years ago. Capacity to handle
the burgeoning requirements was reflected in a 72%o increase
in jobs handled by the IBM systems over 1967.
III. Conclusions: Although some i6ajor problems, and man-
agement issues, remain, the basic policy approach toward an
ADP-supported future, taken in FY 67, is bearing fruit. Costs
nit of support will
will continue to rise but the cost per u
continue to decrease. There is no reason to believe that we
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in its 5-Year ADP Study, viz., a 70-fold increase
in requirements at an estimated 5-fold increase in cost.
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for competence in all aspects of
automatic data processing and to
reduce the cost of achieving this
competence a total program of
for Agency personnel has been dcaigned. Many parts of the program
have been fully implemented. At present, the major parts of the
program are ADEPT (A Developmental EDP Professional Training)
Program, MICOT (Miniaturized Computer Technology), General ADP
Orientation, User Analysts Systems Orientation, and Using Interactive
Systems.
ADEPT
The ADEPT Program is designed to produce EDP professionals
thoroughly competent with the IBM-360 system. The basic course
is a 16-week course which trains the beginner to use the IBM 360 at
the journeyman level of proficiency. Assembly, procedural, and job
control languages are taught and the final weeks of the course include
modular programming and programming design of medium size systems.
The better graduates should be able to assume responsible professional
roles within several months of graduation. Two basic courses are
given per year, one in September and one in February. The fifth class
will graduate in December 1963. The intermediate program consists
of of courses which are designed for journeymen programmers
and are meant to reinforce his present skills. Topics which provide
the student with material useful in his daily assignments are addressed.
These courses are advertised in they OTR Bulletin and each course is
offered every 12 - 1$ months. The senierproorarn consists of courses
which are not necessarily related to immediate problems. They are of
an advanced nature and are comparable to those -;von at the graduate
level in the computer science curriculum of major universities.
Examples are topics such as operating systems, Real-time system
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MICOT is a program designed to train programmers and users of
miniaturized computers such as the IBM 4Pi. MICOT training consists
of a two-week basics course focused specifically upon miniature
computers for users, and a detailed fundamentals and programming
course for designers, programmers, and installers. Several ad hoc
courses have been given by using instructions furnished by the manu-
facturer. A regular schedule of such offerings is being planned for
1969.
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The most popular of the courses offered under this generic is the
three-day ADP Orientation given six to nine times per year. Other
orientation which may be required for special purposes is available
upon request. As an example, a 30-hour course is being prepared for
personnel who are located in areas which have terminals on-line to the
OCS Interactive Systems.
User Analysts Systems Orientation
This program includes various depth courses on the systems
development process. The most popular is the three-day course, "The
Systems Development Process," ! offered by Brandon Associates. It
has been given approximately four times per year. Another two-week
course has also been given. This total program is being evaluated to
meld better into Agency requirements.
Using Interactive Systems
This program is designed for analysts who will be using remote
terminals attached to the OCS Interactive (Time Sharing) Computer
System. Usage of such problem-oriented languages as SOLVE, TORQUE,
LINUS, and DESKCAL is taught. Conversational systems, on-line file
structures, user language processors, and interactive computational.
constraints are included as topics. In addition to the several tutorials
which are presently being given, formal courses will be given after the
installation of the IBM 360/67 interactive system in January 1969.
design, and Language Processor Design and Development. The first
of these courses will be offered in early 1969.
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Use of EDP is expanding very rapidly in the Agency. The
installation of terminals in the user areas which puts the full processing
and computational power of the system within arms reach of the user
undoubtedly will stimulate still another surge of growth. Eventually,
most Agency employees will be in some contact. with computers and
their products. Agency ADP training plans to educate qualified employees
from all Directorates to an understandable and useful. level. Schedules
of all courses will be published in the OTR Bulletin. Training Officers
should be consulted for information on registration procedures.
"The designer is essentially a solver of problems,
problems presented to him by the nature of the task,
of the materials lie is using, of the people who will
he using his design, and of the market for which it
is being produced.
"The model of man which emerges when. we consider
him as a problem solver - whether his problem is to
land an aircraft or design a coffee percolator - is a
data processing model. These words are operational,
they define concepts in terns of what is done.
"Man is seen ac a hierarchy of systems in which he
receives data, processes data, and puts out data . , .
"This does not imply in any way that a man's mind
works like a digital computer - though it does not deny
the possibility. It. does say that the relations between
what goes into his head through his eyes and ears and
what comes out through his voluntary muscles, often
suggests what he does."
F. LLEWELLYN THOMAS
"Problem Solving in Design"
from Design and Planning,
Hastings House, New York, 1965
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