ADP SUPPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A001500020034-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 1, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Committee on Imagery
Requirements and Exploitation
SUBJECT ADP Support
1. Initially, when I undertook my present assignment, it
was my understanding that I would deal with future problems and
not consider activity in current operations. Yet as I go about my
work the current ADP problems become more obvious. ICRS has
had to live with computer support which, under any circumstances,
would be highly unacceptable. Today ICRS has to submit many
jobs three and four times before they run successfully. ICRS
ADP effort is understaffed and overworked without this additional
reprocessing burden being added to their workload. Because of
the extent of the current problems, I believe COMIREX should
re-evaluate both current and future ADP requirements now.
COMIREX has to establish a major automated support effort today
so that COMIREX will have an operational support system prior
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Current Problems
2. For the last year the main computer support to ICRS
has not functioned properly. Recently, a large number of jobs
submitted against the ICRS file have taken two or three days 25X1A
to complete successfully. This requires the ICRS staff to do double
and triple work when they are alread short handed. At the same
time ICRS is having trouble with the key update program 25X1A
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instituted by the SOC which will require ICRS to rework many of
the programs written by OJCS and ICRS over the past several years.
NRO review(s) completed.
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Having learned about these three problems
SOC FORMAT), I have tried to help the ICPS st ff "
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follow-ing v flays . In the case ofQ I initially checked with the
OJCS personnel looking at the problem and was assured it was
being worked on. This checking was done some 4 to 5 weeks ago .
When, after a number of weeks, the problem was not corrected, I
mentioned it directly to the Deputy Director of OJCS. He immediately
took action at the OJCS staff meeting the following morning ,
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I expect the II problem to clear up shortly.
4. In the case of the second problem, I have
talked to the Branch Chief, Applications Division, who is responsible
for the overall ICRS support. I have his assurance it will be checked.
Here we have to wait and see. However, I have called this problem
to the Application Division chief's attention too.
5. The third problem is the SOC format changes. In order
to meet the I June deadline ICRS must ask for help from OJCS., I
have suggested t that a priority request be sent to
OJCS. asking for help. Since the OJCS help must come from the
same branch tasked with the Q problem, ICRS may have a
difficult time getting adequate assistance. I raised this item with the
Chief, Applications Division, OJCS, at the same time T tn7lcerl +., I,;,,,
about the I I problem.
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6. All of the above problems result in only one conclusion:
COMIREX has some current ADP problems as well as future ADP planning
to. address immediately,. I believe the same basic type. of problems may
exist in EXSUBCOM, but I have had very little dealings with them directly.
As a result, I cannot be sure EXSUBCOM has problems at this time.
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7. Originally, I had hoped to get OJCS to support our long-
range planning effort since it seems likely any computer systems
dedicated to COMIREX will. be handled in headquarters. Up until
this time the support offered has been either personnel lacking the
indepth background to insure the desired goals or a senior analyst
who will become available in 4 to 6 weeks from now. I have agreed
to the use of the senior analyst as the best course of action for now.
At the same time, I feel this may be too little support to do the
overall COMIREX job.
8. Therefore, I would suggest COMIREX do the following:
a. Go to the OJCS management and say, point blank,
COMIREX feels the situation is critical enough to require two
or three senior people to la design, and implement a
COMIREX system byl
b. We suggest the group be headed by a
knowledgeable senior computer specialist.
C. If OJCS balks at items 8a and 8b, we should
go contract for additional manpower support, using OJCS's
inability to insure our satisfactory support as justification.
9. If COMIREX fails to do something drastic at this time,
I feel confident to predict COMIREX will come under extensive
pressure over the next 18 months to allow DIA to manage
ADP support for ICRS, EXSUBCOM, and the community.
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