MEMORANDUM FOR: AD/OSR FROM (Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: April 3, 1975
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
AD/OSR
I'm attaching, for your information, a
batch of documents relating to DIA's "Distrib-
uted Data Base" briefing of the DCI. You may
already have some of the documents.
3 Apr 75
(DATE)
FORM NO.
1 AUG 54
DIA review(s) completed.
REPLACES FORM 10-101
WHICH MAY BE USED.
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25 March 1975
NOTE FOR THE DIRECTOR
Bill:
You asked for a briefing on the distributed
data base. DIA will provide after Easter and have
asked to give it to you first (i. e., keep the
audience down).
The attached paper was prepared for General
Wilson's background and your use. It should be
read before you receive the DIA briefing.
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-I CONHENTS
This memorand m serves as a briefing
paper re the DIA istribute.d Data Base (DDB)
concept which is o be briefed to CIA and
ICS.top management on Tuesday, Z5 Mar. 75
The memorandum reports that DDB is part
of the DOD general policy for intelligence, per
AD(I)'s Planning and Programming Guidance
for the CDIP.
The concept contemplates a broad-scale
assignment within the Services and U&S Command.
of responsibility for maintaining files on intel-
ligence subjects. Data from files would be avail-
able to users via remote terminals and compu .
terized telecommunications nets.
Major problems must be solved before this.
could become an effective reality. They include.
- Provision for quality control of products..
- Provision for solving multilevel security.
- Provision for improved telecommunications
nets.
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- Provision for vastly improved data stan-
dards.
All of these improvements are complex and thus
will require several years at best. They also
require much more in the way of resources thanx.
the community has been willing to allocate to
date. Finally, these problems cannot be ad RIS
most effectively except com Iii-nitm-wirip.-
merely DoD-wide.
(Note: Advance copy direct to General Wilson)
Chm IHC
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DCI/IC 75-1512
24 March 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: General Wilson
SUBJECT: DIA Concept for Distributed Data Bases
(a) Memo dated 17 February 1975 to Secretaries
of the Military Departments, C/JCS, D/DIA,
DIRNSA, et al., from ASD(I), Subject: Intelligence
Annex to the FY 77-81 Planning and Programming
Guidance Memorandum (PPGM) for the CDIP
(b) DIA Manual 57-1, General Intelligence Production
(c) DIA Program Objective Memorandum, FY 1976-
FY 1980 (undated) (S)
1. Reference (a) states that in executing the general guidance
provided therein, and in view of the continued austere funding available
for intelligence, the following principles apply:
"The development of the distributed data base
concept should be pursued vigorously in order to
assure the reduction of management layers and
unwarranted duplication of effort, while preserving
intelligence production quality. " (Para. 4(a), Page 4.)
"Effect the standardization of data bases moving
toward accessibility at national as well as departmental
and combat command levels.." (Para. 4(c), Page 4.)
Reference (c) contains general information on DIA's resources planning.
Resources are proposed in Program Element 31021L for "a complete
analysis and redesign (of) the existing (DI.A) data base system. IV.-23)
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2. Consistent with this guidance, DIA is now internally staffing
a proposal for a major revision of reference (b). This proposal would
delegate full production responsibility for -planned general intelligencew
products to those producers believed best able to accomplish this work
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by virtue of mission and capabi'ti s Included in this proposed delegation
ism the authority for establishment, maintenance and validation of the
single DoD data base for each General Intelligence production subject
area by the delegated producer. DIA defines "data base" as all data
making up a subject file, including automated data.
3. DIA would retain responsibility for DoD's national level General
Intelligence production on military capabilities, indications and warnings,
estimates, and production of military intelligence in areas of critical
national interest. DIA would also retain responsibility for policy guidance,
centralized management and standards control. Producing units would
be established for geographic and subject areas. DIA would spot review
products for quality and periodically would look at production assets,
procedures, data bases and schedules in detail.
4. The concept is to make tentative delegated production agreements
between and among the various elements of the Services and the U&S
Commands, beginning as soon as possible. A 3ul 1975 conference is
Manned to formalize all acrreemy ants and to ensure alloducrs are
ready to imp ement the policy.
5. Under these agreements producing units would be responsible for
maintaining specified data bases and providing products therefrom for
all consumers in accordance with agreed schedules, formats, standards
and distribution lists. DIA would review schedules, production commitments,
and distribution on a regular basis to resolve differences where necessary.
Requirements for scheduled products would continue to- be reviewed by
DIA and forwarded to the appropriate producer for appropriate action.
Requirements for non-scheduled products, especially time sensitive ones,
would be levied directly on the producer concerned with a copy to DIA.
6. Implications of this policy for the IC Staff, USIB Committees,
and intelligence agencies outside DoD include the following:
a. The delegation of production responsibility can impact
on the quality and. timeliness of intelligence and products.
New arrangements for coordination and review of products
may be needed.
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b. Security policy and procedures will be impacted.
The concept that the maintenance of a particular data base is
to be assigned to organization "x" and all other organizations,
with a need-to-know are to look primarily to drawing certain
data from r'x" implies a very extensive and complex network
of agreements and understandings as to security procedures
for handling and transmitting classified information. This is
far from reality as compared to the worldwide scope of this
concept which can involve dozens of organizations serving as
hosts for specified files. The USIB role is unclear, but the
Security Committee certainly has responsibilities.
c. Computer 'telecommunications networks will be required.
DIA has been working to develop its Worldwide Intelligence
Communications System (WIGS) but this is still in a relatively
early stage. Other communications interfaces are involved,
such as WWMCCS and interfaces with CIA, NSA, State,
etc. USIB should be concerned with some overview of these
problems, and they fall within the normal scope of the USIB/IHC.
d. A major unresolved issue relates to. the standardization
of data codes and elements and the protocols for communicating
among remote terminals in large networks. Much work is needed
to develop a simplified query language and this will require both
time and money. The USIB/IHC has a central role in data
standardization for the intelligence community 25X1
but other responsibilities are assigned to individual agencies
as part of a complex set of rules and suggested procedures
administered overall by the National Bureau of Standards for
the Executive Branch as a whole. The willingness of individual
agencies and departments to agree on common data standards is
quite low. At the , .s-ent.,, sa_ge of standard7,at nat.
possible to im~lemenhe-s_butd~ca b.as~cn?n a...
manner that will now,_gay 1L?.p nd efficient service to uers,,
Much greater cooperation amo organizations in the intelligence
community including a willingness_to devote additional p&ople
and _colars to t}-Q_ standards pxohlerra,~vrill..be._oqui~redef-4~,
sigili'cani" progress is acie An IHC report to USIB members 25X1
is now being drafted.
-IHC
Chairman,
IC Staff Chiefs
Exec. Sec., USIB
Chairman, USIB Security Committee
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2 0 MAR 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: General Graham=s Proposals for a
"Distributed Data Base"
You recently suggested that a post-mortem of
might be useful in pointing up successes and problems with respect to
the distributed data base proposals made by General Graham.. The.
IC Staff has., in fact,. recently completed a post-mortem on
We tend to doubt that thel .xperience would be relevant to
the issue which General Graham has raised. We suggest, in any event,
that a more thorough examination of this possibility be postponed until.
after General Graham briefs you on his proposals on 25 March.
and I plan to attend this briefing and we are suggesting to
George Carver that he also attend.
/s/ Samuel V. Wilson
Samuel V. Wilson
Lieutenant General, USA
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