EXCERPTS FROM ODP DIV/STAFF REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDING 20 OCTOBER 1983

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00142R000300260002-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 20, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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Excerpts from ODP Div/Staff Reports for Week Ending 20 October 1983
Management Staff
Finance. As of 19 October, there were 39 outstanding
advances with a dollar value of $17,700. No accounts were
delinquent. (U/AIUO)
Computer Security Working Group (CSWG) of the CIA
Information Systems Board (ISB). The CSWG of the CIA ISB met on
18 October to review its charter, which had been presented to the
ISB on 18 October. Three subgroups, Charter, Policy, and Threat,
were formed to begin work on the charter objectives.
(U/AIUO)
Personnel:
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Secretary, Management Staff, began STAT
maternity leave on 30 September. plans to return STAT
on 3 January 1984. (U/AIUO) STAT
are the proud parents of
born 11 October. Both mother and baby
are well and doing fine. (U/AIUO)
Chief, Policy and Plans Group,
Management Staff, has been reassigned to the Information
Handling Group, Office of the Comptroller.
be reached on (U/AIUO)
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SSD, went on rotation to OIS on 3 October. STAT
Summer Only in ED, returned to school on
PD, resigned on 14 October.
SPD, resigned on 21 October. I (U)
Effective 3 October 1983, responsibility for the Grievance
Officer, EEO Officer, and Awards officer functions have been
transferred to the Personnel Officer, ODP. ~](U)
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AL NISTRATIVE-INTERNAL USE O' r
Applications
Xerox 2700 high quality cut paper laser printers were made
operational on the SAFE unclassified development system on
13 October. These printers were installed at CSPO (424 Ames) and
currently three SAFE contractor sites; CRW, Infodata, and Loam
Three more will be installed at TRW and Geodynamics/RCA.
(U)
The DEcision Support and Information System for Terrorism
(DESIST) project team is awaiting completion of the updates to the
SAFE Top-Level Design Specification in order to complete assessing
the impact of using SAFE software with DESIST. ~(U)
Software programming and unit-level testing is progressing
steadily, with 87% of the software already complete, 9% scheduled
for the 25 October build, and the remainder scheduled for the final
build on 23 November. Software integration testing is now
accelerating after a slow start-up period, with 44% of the test
cases already executed, 46% scheduled through the end of November,
and the remainder scheduled during December. (U)
Although Britton-Lee, Incorporated (BLI), the vendor of the
Intelligent Data Base Machine (IDM), has demonstrated an operation
IBM-to-IDM block multiplexor interface at their development center
(in Los Gatos, California), the interface boards delivered to the
P/S Development Facility continue to manifest problems. ODP and
TRW will send a technical team to Los Gatos to assist BLI in
problem identification. BLI expects to solve these problems and
deliver operational interface boards on 24 October and
19 December. (U)
On 19 October, the P/S delivered an informal test
requirements data base download to the CAMS2 Tasking Segment
(T/S). On 7 November an informal system-to-system test will
commence with the and the P/S Phase II
Requirements Review will be held. On 10 November, an informal
design walk through will be held for software items scheduled for
P/S Release 8404 (1 September 1984). F](U)
Booz-Allen delivered a project plan for the TADS User
Documentation Contract. The plan is based on a 13-month schedule,
with completion in mid-October 1984. A detailed work plan will be
developed and delivered on 30 November. Current activity is
focused on TADS user interviews and familiarization with the TADS
online environment. F---](U)
Work is continuing on the analysis and modification of
programs which will produce W-2s for the 1983 tax year. The
largest impact on the W-2 processing results from the Medicare
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Tax. The Medicare gross and tax information will have to be
incorporated throughout the W-2 system which will require changes
to approximately 25 programs. (U)
The six-week Automated Data Processing Accelerated
Curriculum (ADPAC) is underway with 15 students enrolled. The
second course, Fundamentals of PL/I, and the third course,
Fundamentals of Data Base Management Systems, were completed.
(U)
Processing
The construction contractor is still working on installing
the alarms and panels for the emergency warning detection system in
the Northside Computer Center. This work is expected to be
completed within two weeks. A full center test of the alarm system
will be conducted upon completion. (U)
The IBM 6670 Laser Printers and the 3203 IBM Printer have
been installed in the Computer Center for the Output
Services Branch and are scheduled to be operational in the near
future. The 3203 and two of the 6670 Laser Printe used
to support CAMS. The third 6670 will be for VM. (U)
On 17 October, a release valve located in the basement power
room burst causing the Emerson 60 cycle UPS system to shortcut.
Tha TTPR tin cycle system was down for approximately 12 hours.
(U)
The use of 3270 Emulation of the Delta Data 7260T in the
Special Computer Center has been extended to a new product, User
Files Online (UFO). This 3270-oriented product for programmer
productivity enhancement was installed and made operational without
anchange to it, which was a goal of the emulation project.
(U)
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New RAMIS software has been made available for user
testing. It includes RAMIS Release 83.1M, RAMIS Programmers
Interface (RPI) 5.0.1, and RAMIS/GIMS Interface (RAMGIM) 1.2. This
software will be in test mode until 30 November 1983 for STAT
Center VM1/VM2 and MVS; Special Center VM and VMS; and CAMS2
Development VM. (U) STAT
The trouble desk handled a total of 750 phone calls for the
week of 11-14 October 1983; 525 incoming calls, 175 outgoing calls,
and 91 Wang calls. Of the incoming calls, 114 reported terminal
problems. (U)
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ODP 83-1488
20 October 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
Director of Data Processing
SUBJECT: ODP Report for Week Ending 21 October 1933
1. Office Automation
From the start of the Wang Labs contract, May 1982
through 30 September 1983, the Agency has obligated $17,969,977
for the following office automation equipment:
From 3-5 October 1983 Office of Data Processing (ODP)
personnel coordinated with the Offices of Security (OS),
Logistics (OL), and Communications (OC) in a site survey of OS's
The purpose of this survey was to provide
quioance an assistance in the procurement, installation, and
support for a Wang Allicance system.
2. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) SAFE
The schedule to move DIA SAFE computer equipment was
finalized on 14 October 1983. The delivery of the equipment will
begin on 1 February 1934. The end of the move will finish on
10 April 1984 after moving the two SAFE-D production systems from
the Northside Computer Center to Bolling Air Force Base.
3. Logistics Intec3rated Management System (LIMS)
The final draft versions of the LIMS Definition
Document, the LTMS Requ i re;:,ents Tracoal,i l i ty Matrix, and four
Interface Control Documents were deeliver,,d for Govern;nent review.
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SUBJECT: ODP Report for Week Ending 21 October 1983
4. *3ew Pudding
Representatives of the Mitre Corporation have been
interviewing various ODP personnel regarding the requirements for
a communications architecture for the new Agency building. OC
has contracted with Mitre Corporation to perform this work.
Distribution:
(20 October 1983)
Original + 2 - Addressee
2 - D/ODP
- ODP/Package
2 - ODP/Registry
Significant Events During Coming Weeks
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