SECURE EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION POLICY (SEAP) -- MINUTES OF TASK FORCE MEETING OF 16 DECEMBER 1981

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00280R000100130009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 21, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Secure Equipment Acquisition Policy (SEAP) -- Minutes
of Task Force Meeting of 16 December 1981
1. The eighth meeting of the SEAP Task Force was held on 16
December with the following personnel in attendence:
Due to the absence of the Chairman,
request, the meeting was chaired by
2. The meeting focused on reviewing the draft Task Force
summary memorandum, dated 10 December 1981, prepared by Mr.
Three general issues were raised: First, it was the
consensus of thp pttpndpps that the memorandum should be
classified, is requested to determine
appropriate paragraph classification.) Second, it was again the
consensus that the memorandum was more appropriately to the DDA
than the DCI, due to level of detail. Alternatively, it could
stand alone as the Task Force Summary Report. In either case, it
was agreed that a shorter memorandum should be prepared for the
DCI (no tasking was assigned). Third, the report should reflect
the fact that the Task Force has broadened its scope to include
ADP software and services, in addition to ADP equipment (i.e.,
ADP resources).
3. In the process of reviewing the report line-by-line, a
difference of opinion surfaced between and the other
attendees. The remainder of the meeting, over an hour, was spent
discussing this point.
4. re-opened the issue of the adequacy of the
threat assessment in demonstrating that foreign ADP resources
have security vulnerabilities over and above that associated with
domestic ADP resources. He believed that specific examples of
foreign modification of U.S. Government equipment should be
alluded to or presented explicitly. If such examples are not
available, he requested that related evidence of actual
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modification of equipment be alluded to or described. If no
examples are available, ! implied the Task Force has not
adequately proved the security vulnerability of foreign ADP
resources.
5. It was the opinion of other attendees that a collection
of ADP equipment modification examples would not significantly
improve the existing threat assessment. In their judgment, the
threat assessment is based on general ADP and security principles
and supports the Task Force recommendation. It was suggested
that should 1) supply new language for the summary
report for review by the Task Force; 2) draft a minority
position; or 3) draft a memorandum for the record.
agreed, as the next step, to provide new language for
consideration of the group.
6. Due to the lack of time only a small portion of the
report was ultimately reviewed. (A copy of minor changes to the
report resulting from this meeting will be forwarded to the
Chairman for incorporation into the next revision.) Finally, it
was suggested that a more efficient method for detailed review
and editin of the report than a full Task Force session be
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