REQUEST FOR SURPLUS ADP EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF JMIE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88M00330R002301620002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 26, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: William F. Donnelly
Deputy Director for Administration
FROM: VADM E. A. Burkhalter, Jr., USN
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
SUBJECT: Request for Surplus APP Equipment in Support of JMIE
1. The Intelligence Information Handling Committee (IHC) has been
coordinating a multiagency project known as the Joint Maritime Information
Element (JMIE) (see attachment). This high priority program involves a
consortium of Intelligence Community and law enforcement agencies created to
share multisource information dealing with worldwide maritime activities. The
CIA is a member of the group.
2. It has been determined that the data processing system required to
support the JMIE project should be built around an IBM architecture. Members
of the IHC staff have been investigating the possibility of acquiring surplus
computer equipment within the Intelligence Community in order to provide an
early capability for the JMIE project and to reduce its overall cost. In this
connection, they have been in contact with the staff of OIT and have been
advised that a number of IBM 3380 disc drives will probably be released by OIT
beginning in October or November of this year. Should this occur, it would be
of great assistance if four or more of these drives could be provided to the
JMIE program.
3. I would greatly appreciate your aid in facilitating this transfer and
that of any other equipment which may become surplus to the Agency and which
could be profitably reutilized in the support of the JMIE pro.iect. The IC
Staff POC is Vice Chairman, IHC
Burkhalter, r
Vice Admiral, USN
Attachment:
As Stated
All Portions of this
Memorandum are UNCLASSIFIED
cc: Director, Office of Information Technology
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Joint Maritime Information Element Support System (JSS)
Operational Objective: The JSS is intended to support the mission performance
requirements for mar ime activity data of the Joint Maritime Information
Element, a consortium of US Government intelligence, law enforcement, and
resources management agencies. Current consortium membership comprises the
Office of Naval Intelligence, the Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Customs Service, CIA, Department of Energy, Maritime
Administration and Military Sealift Command. Access to the system will be
available to other US Governmental organizations.
System Design Objective: A large number of US Government agencies currently
acquire, process and use in mission performance large volumes of data
pertaining to activities occurring in the world's maritime regions. Some of
it is obtained from intelligence sources, some as a product of normal mission
performance, such as maritime surveillance flights, and some is purchased by
subscription from commercial sources. Since each involved agency currently
operates independently, data base holdings are fragmented and, to some extent,
duplicative.
The basic JSS design objective is to create an automated means for
effectively pooling available data and making it accessible, in a hiqhly
flexible manner, to users in their own operating localities and facilities.
As related objectives, the JSS should:
- not require a significant increase in user operating costs,
particularly additional personnel;
- operate at a security level that protects intelligence sources and
methods while permitting judicious operational use of data bases for
law enforcement purposes;
- meet the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act; and
- be incrementally implemented and expandable.
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Principal Design Features
- The JSS will comprise a central computer processing facility and an
expandable number (up to 100) of remote access terminals. The
central facility will be colocated with the Coast Guard's Operational
Computer Center on Governor's Island, Mew York, or with PEA's El Paso
Intelligence Center in Texas.
- Communications utilized generally be existing common user
facilities such as DON and AUTODIN.
- All hardware will be off-the-shelf, remote terminals will be
high capacity personal computers.
- Most data entering JSS data base will have been preprocessed
elsewhere, e.g., SEAWATCH, reduction complexity of JSS software
requirements and needed processing capacity.
- JSS reference files, e.g., ships' characteristics, will be
obtained in toto from member agencies which will also maintain
them; JSS will (other than audit trail and dissemination
record).
- No feature of JSS design involves significant technical risk or
R&D expense.
- JSS remote terminals, dispersed throughout the country, will he
connected to the central facility by the already operational
Defense Data Network (DDN).
- The system will operate at the SECRET level; all communications will
be connected to the central facility by the already operational Defense
Data Network (DDN).
- The Navy's SEAWATCH processing system at Suitland, Maryland, will
serve as the primary JSS data input source, collating and preprocessing
all-source information relevant to the JMIE mission and transmitting it
to the JSS via data link.
- The system will incorporate high speed text search capability for
locating the desired data within non-formatted input.
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Principal Design Features (Cont'd)
Terminal users will be able to communicate with one another in
conversational mode, post messages and exchange electronic mail, all
in a secure (SECRET) mode.
- The central facility will automatically maintain audit trails and
dissemination records.
- Data manipulation and display capabilities (including graphic ship
plots) will be incorporated in the powerful remote terminals rather
than the central processor; terminals will operate independently,
and function even when the central processor is down. Each user will
be able to tailor the system to his own mission requirements.
JSS Data Bases
- Ship locations, tracks, cargoes, schedules worldwide.
- Ship characteristics, ownership.
- Suspect vessels, narcotics interdiction alerts.
- Expandable to include maritime air traffic.
Operational Economy Features
- JSS will have no analytical staff or independent administrative
infrastructure.
- Central computer facility will be integrated into already existing
JMIE member facility (CG or DEA), making use of available physical
plant and staff.
- JSS will maintain no tape libraries or other user service features
requiring staffing and maintenance.
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SUBJECT: Request for Surplus ADP Equipment in Support of JMIE
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 - D/OIT
1 - D/ICS
1 - IHC Subject
1 - IHC Chrono
1 - ICS Registry
ICS/IHC) I(23 Jun 86)
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