SAVINGS THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04723A000100060054-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: March 4, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECRET
4 March 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR Information Processing Coordinator,
DD / S
SUBJECTT Savings Through the Use of Computers
Memorandum from the Deputy Director
For Support, dated 16 February 1970,
Same subject (DDS 70-067Z)
1, The number of personnel assigned to the Security Records
and Communications Division in the Office of Security has not been
reduced significantly since the SANCA, SFADORS, SPECLE and
CAPER systems began. The Division, however, has been able to
service and maintain continually increasing record holdings with the
same number of personnel because of the automated systems.
Indices Section has been reduced from
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positions were not eliminated or saved but were used to form our
Computer Support Section, It should be noted that this Section has
been able to handle all of the SR&CD key punch requirements, includ-
ing complete key verification. The Computer Support Section also
performs miscellaneous key punch work for other Office of Security
components and it is operating remote terminals, a card sorter, and
the CIA to Ft. Holabird Data Communications Link.
3, While the personnel savings are not significant in terms
of numbers, the capabilities of the Division for responding to unusual
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work loads or requirements for special support have increased trem-
endously. Our computer systems make it possible for us to:
A. Operate with approximately one fourth (1/4)
of our file holdings in the Records Center. Through
the use of the SEADORS records more than 215, 000
files are controlled by one clerical employee.
B. Monitor, using the CAPER system, the `low
of cases through the Office of Security as clearance
requests are processed.
C. Provide accurate listings of various com-
binations of special clearances (SPECLE) held by
personnel in this Agency, other government agencies
and private industry.
D. Perform, on all systems, file maintenance
and checking with the aid of alphabetical machine listings,
accurate computer produced totals and sophisticated edit
routine a.
E. Operate with no backlogs in name searches
and name checks since the SANCA system became
operational. Backlogs of several weeks were common
at times under the old manual system and this was one
of the justifications for installing the computer index
system.
F. Respond to CI type requests of our file holdings.
As an example, we have provided many SANCA listings
of categories or types of personnel in our files. The manual
index is strictly a name search only file and to manually
search and compile such listings would have required many
days of work and perhaps countless hours of overtime. It
would be impossible for us to manually compile compre-
hensive lists on a priority basis.
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4. Questions dealing with subject matter may be directed
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