INFORMATION PROCESSING COORDINATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04723A000100100034-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: January 29, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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29 January
O DUM FOP.: Director of Logistics
SUBJECT s. Information Processing Coordination
REFERMCE
DD/S 68-4723 dated 7 October 1968, same subject
This ceorann.dum is my response to a request from the CU
Office of Logistics.
2. As you know, the DD/S and the DDS&T agreed to join the Han-
Support Division of the Office of Computer Services with
Information Processing 8ranclh of the Support Services Staff to form a
Task Force responsible for the operation and maintenance of an-going
support information processing systems as well as the programming and
implementation of new syssts under development as a part of the so-
called SIPS project. The. Chief of 4SD/OCS is the Task Force Director
and he reports directly to the Assistant Deputy Director for Support.
One of the purposes for forming the Task Force was to bring under one
1 of the resources in OCs and SSS which are devoted to
supportin :, information processing requirements of the Support Direc-
torate. Single management is desirable ir. order that available re-
sources can be allocated among competing requirements in such a way
that overall directorate interests are served best.
3. The Information Processing Coordinator for the Support
Directorate continues to be responsible for keeping the Deputy Direc-
tor for Support fully informed of all information processing activities
in the directorate as described in reference memorandum. he is also
responsible for reviewing all proposals for the development of new or
the substantial modification of on-soin8 information processing systems;.
4. Support for the EPIC system furnished by the Office of Com-
puter Services is the responsibility of the Management Support Division,
a part of the SIPS Task Force. Consequently requests for raodifi-
a or changes to the EPIC system come into direct competition for
the available resources with other applications in the Support Direc-
torate, including the SIPS project, and must be reviewed in those
. Proposals for changing the tethod of furnishing computer support
to the EPIC project should also be reviewed by the Information Proces-
sing Coordinator as Staff officer to the Deputy Director for Support.
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5. The purpose of this review is: to ensure that DDS is cur-
rently informed of significant developments and pending actions; to
ensure that documentation is as complete as possible and will support
manaetent decision when required, and to assist in preparation of
adequate documentation when indicated; to ensure that a composite of
the information processing plans and programs of the Support Director-
ate is kept current; to enable the Information. Processing Coordinator
to make reasonable recommendation to the DDS pertaining to management
implications and priorities of specific proposals; and to permit the
Information Processing Coordinator to represent the Support Directorate
adequately at the Agency level.
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minate. or even interrupt, the dialogue and working arrangements which
exist between the Printing Services Division and the Office of Computer
We are interested in carving the purposes listed in paragraph 4 above
as simply and directly as possible without unduly disrupting the normal
conduct of business. Information copies of correspondence and some
reasonable way of communicating significant results of meetings should
suffice for the most part. Program plans, new developments, proposals
for significant changes in any part of the system, and any action that
,may have an impact on the work load in OCS, upward or downward, should
be coordinated with the IPC ahead of time.
7. Obviously it is desirable that we maintain as -much flexi-
bility as possible is serving these objectives. I expect that further
clarification will come as we work together with these problems.
Chief, Support Services Staff
Support Information Processing
Coordinator
DDS/SSS/1UiW;jms (29 January 1969)
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 - D/OCS
1 - DD/S Chrono
1 - SSS Subject
1 - SSS Chrono
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