REPORT OF SPACE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

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• Publication Date: April 11, 1966
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CAS 66-0053
11 April 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Planning Assistant to the Deputy Director
for Support
SUBJECT Report of Space and Equipment Requirements
for the Office of Communications
REFERENCE : CAS 66-0003, dated 13 January 1966
1. The Office of Communications Report of Long Range Requirements
for Space, Personnel, and Equipment was forwarded under reference trans-
mittal memorandum. Since that date, additional information has been
compiled by this Office updating the initial report, copy of which is
attached. (Set ~3 revised March 1966)
2. The changes reflected in the attachments are based on the trends
outlined in this Office's recently submitted Combined Program for
F.Y. 1965-F.Y. 1972, a copy of which with Program Category, Sub-category
and Element is available for your review. The main program elements
involved Headquarters Technical Support and Departmental Signal Centers
which will increase in order to provide various types of support to the
OC Overseas Areas and also to other components of the Agency. These
projections were made without consideration of Budget, Personnel, or any
other restrictions which ma.y be in existence 10-15 years hence. One major
factor which cannot be accurately estimated at this time is the degree to
which the Agency will participate in the Community On-Line Intelligence
System (COINS). The COINS program concerns the entire USTB community and
is now in the embryonic stage, and probably will result in extensive changes
with the OC Signal Center during the next few years as to space, personnel,
and equipment.
3. The Office of Communications space, equipment, and personnel now
25X1A located at the has not been included in either
submission or included in the schedule in paragraph ~+ below. For planning
25X1A purposes, ~ wi11 continue to operate a.s it has in the past and will develop
a long range facility program which will encompass all Communications com-
25X1 A ponents which are located at
~+. The schedule below depicts the Office of Communications Table of
Organization as of September 1965, the number of personnel included in the
F.Y. 1972 budget estimates, the estimated personnel strength for the
1975-1980 period, and the estimated increases in personnel for the 1975-1980
period over the Table of Organization in September 1965.
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FY-1972
Estimates
Estimated Increase
as of
Budget
for period
for Period ,1975-1980
Staff
Sept 65
Estimate
1975-1880
over Tf0 as of Sept 65
Office of the Director (D~CO)
Records Management Staff (RMS)
Program Coordination Staff (OC-P)
Special Programs Staff (OC-SP)
Administration Staff (OC-A)
Communications Security Staff (OC-S)
Engineering Staff (OC-E)
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Operations Support Staff (OC-OS)
Telecommunications Staff (OC-T)
Signal Center (OC-S~C)
Operations (OC-0)
NOTE: The personnel strength for OC-E of ~ represents the 25X9
estimates as of 1975 and is the strength shown on Set # 3 attached.
However, it is estimated that by 1980 this amount will increase
by about 30/ or -persons with appropriate increases in office 25X9
space and equipment.
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5. The Headquarters elements of the Office of Communications are
now located on the ground, first, and second floors of the Headquarters
Building; on the seventh and eighth floors of the Ames Building; and at the
The activity at the has been 25X1 A
and will remain an integral part of the Office of Logistics activity and,
therefore see no reason why it should be separated from that support
function. Those activities now at _ should not be relocated in the
forseeable future. Prime consideration should be given in moving the
Engineering Staff from the Ames Building to the Headquarters Building.
6. The Office of Communications can operate more efficiently and
effectively if a majority of the components are on the same floor and
adjacent to each other. However, if it is mandatory to separate the
Office of Communicatior~, the following units should remain contiguous:
D~CO, Executive Officer, OC-P, and the Chief, OC-0 and.
Area Divisions
OC-S, OC-E, OC-OS, OC-T, OC-A
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for the Office of Communications
RMS and OC-SP - .Although it is desirable that these
organizational units be close to other OC elements, they
could operate effectively if physically separated from other
OC units.
Signal Center - The Signal Center could, under certain
conditions, operate effectively in a separate location. If
there is to be a separate building for computers and other
similar equipment, consideration should be given to including
the Signal Center in such a building.
7. The projected space requirements for 1975-1880 by components
have been itemized in the attached forms. Amore complete breakdown
of these requirements by components within the Office of Communications
as to specific details is noted for your information.
a. Office of the Director of Communications
The Director's Staff will be increased by four positions.
The individuals will be senior staff communications
specialists and each will require 200 square feet of
office space.
b. Records Management Staff
This staff plans to increase its personnel by two, plus
a small increase in machine equipment. It is estimated
that an additional 625 square feet of space will be
needed to accommodate the equipment and personnel.
c. Program Coordination Staff
The staff will be increased by three Communications Officers
and one secretary stenographer.
d. Special Programs Staff
The personnel in this staff will be increased by 29 and
wi11 need an appropriate increase in office space.
It is estimated that the present computer will be replaced;
however, the present space is adequate for the new machine.
e. Administration Staff
This staff will be increased by eight positions and will
need an appropriate increase in office space for these
positions.
The Deputy Chief, Administration Staff, OC now occupies
about 65 square feet of office space which is inadequate
for his assigned duties and responsibilities.
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It is recommended that he be assigned a separate
office with approximately 130 square feet of space.
Another office will then be required for the
secretary.
f. Communications Security Staff
This staff will be increased by three positions and will
need an appropriate increase in office space. It wi11
a.1so require an additional office of about l~-O square feet outside
the present vault area where visitors can be received and
discussions held without the problems attendant to vault
access.
The Chief, Site Security Survey Section and his staff of five
are now located in one room. This section should have at least
two separate rooms, as the nature of this staff's work requires
uninterrupted, concentration which is practically impassible
under the present conditions.
The Chief, Methods and Requirements Section and his staff
of three now occupy one room. This section should have two rooms
to enable the employees to hold separate discussions on need-
to-know items and to prevent interferring with the unrelated work
of other employees.
The Chief, Protection Section, one analyst, and one briefing
specialist now occupy one room. This section should
have an additional room in order to provide cryptographic
briefing space. The briefing specialist would occupy the
additional room.
g. Engineering Staff
The Engineering Staff is currently located. in three areas:
25X1A (1) - Technical Section (2) Langley Technical Section
at Headquarters adjacent to Signal Center (3) The remainder of
the staff is in the Ames Buildin , 7th and 8th floors. As
25X1A previously stated, the personnel should remain in
place. The other two elements should be located at Headquarters. 25X1A
25X1A This staff in the Washington Area will be increased by
approximately positions as of 1975, in 25X1A
Headquarters complex. It is projected that an increase of
will be required by 1980, at Headquarters. 25X1A
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This staff will also require a corresponding increase in
standard and technical equipment; however, it is impossible to
predict these increases by line item at this time.
25X1A The - Technical Section will need a minimum
increase of 1,000 square feet for shop space and the
Headquarters elements wi11 require a minimum of 3,000
square feet for technical equipment and work area. This latter
requirement should be reduced by 50~ should the Signal Center
be housed in a separate building. This is based on the fact
that the Langley Technical Section must be adjacent to the
Signal Center.
h. Operations Support Staff
This staff will increase by six positions.
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Space for a to be used as a testing
and. training base is required for this staff. Copy of
details is attached.
This staff will also need: (1) a room in the Headquarters
Building with a minimum of 150 square feet for use in the
special training and briefings of OC and~or DD~P personnel in
covert communications techniques and equipment and (2) a
second room in the Headquarters Building of at least 150 square
feet, with a vault door, for storing of clandestine equipment used.
in training, briefing and testing various personnel. The
foregoing two rooms may be combined into one large room
provided there is at least 300 square feet of space and that it
has a vault door.
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i. Telecommunications Staff
This staff will increase by 22 positions.
The present office space for this staff is inadequate, and the
space that is now used is on two floors in five separate offices.
For the 1875-1980 period this staff will need office space for the
Office of the Chief and four branches consisting of a total of
- positions. The personnel in this office should be on the same
floor and in adjacent offices.
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Signal Center
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This staff wi11 increase by ~ positions.
The additional space needed by the Signal Center follows:
(1) 1,500 square feet by 1968
(2) 2,000 square feet by 1970
(3) 2,000 square feet by 1980
The plans made for the Signal Center should be flexible
and should allow for as much expansion as possible.
Even though plans for the Agency participation in the COINS
program is not definite and there are other areas
of interest that are uncertain (i.e., technical changes
in communications equipment, etc.), it is recommended,
based on prior trends and the estimates for the future,
plans be based on an expanded Signal Center.
If the Signal Center is to remain in the Headquarters
Building, it is recommended plans be made for a minimum
of 100 tons of central air conditioning supplied by a
unit specifically for the Signal Center.
k. Operations
This staff will increase by five positions with appropriate
increases in space.
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(1) Chief - a small semi-partitioned office.
(2) Deputy Chief - a sma11 semi-partitioned office.
(3) Three Operations Officers - a semi-partitioned office.
(~) Security Officer and Engineer - a semi-partitioned
Office.
(5) Three secretary stenographers - some expansion to
present space is needed for reception of visitors
and for safes, desks and office machines.
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Chief, Administration Staff' OC
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Chief, Administration Staff, OC
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