FY 1981 COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS (U)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R000200030042-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2006
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: September 21, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Management Staff, DDA
Deputy Director for Administration
FY 1981 Communications Requirements (U)
REFERENCES: A. AI/DDA memo, dtd 8 December 1978
B. OL 8 5292a, dtd 13 December 1978
C. Office of Finance memo, dtd
12 December 1978
D. Office of Personnel memo, dtd
6 December 1978
E. OS 8-3147a, dtd 8 December 1978
F. ODP-8-2251, dtd 18 December 1978
G. Office of Medical Services memo,. undated
H. DDA 79-0112, dtd 9 January 1979
1. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide you
information concerning the Office of Communications (OC)
programming for the FY 1981 communications requirements submitted
by the DDA offices in references A through G. The requirements
have been consolidated into a single listing, using the guidelines
contained in reference H. The consolidated listing is forwarded
as the attachment. Immediately following each requirement in the
consolidated listing is a brief description of the communications
services and hardware. required to. satisfy the requirement and,
noted in parenthesis, the level at which the resources were
programmed. (U)
2. Most of the DDA offices' communications requirements
were programmed in the New Support Requirements resources package
within the Other Communications Activities decision unit.
Where resources were programmed in another resource package or
decision unit, it is so indicated in the consolidated listing.
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SUBJECT: FY 1981 Communications Requirements. (U)
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required, please have members of your staff contact
information concerning this memorandum or the attachment be
As a result of program reviews conducted to. date., all Enhanced
levels of the Other Communications Activities decision unit are
outside of guidance and have not been included in the 0MB budget.
Therefore, a number of the DDA offices' requirements will not be
funded in FY 1981. (U)
3. The results. of future FY 1981 budgetary actions which
impact.the requirements remaining in the OC FY 1981 program will
be. forwarded to you as they become available. Should additional
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Attachment:.
Consolidated listing of communications requirements
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DDA FY 1981 CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING
PRIORITY-1
1. Assistant for Information
Requirement: Provide data communications between four Delta
Data terminals and a hetra printer at the
Ruffing Center. 25X1
Archives and Records Center and the Headquarters
Resources Data circuit between modem,
multiplexer, and cryptographic equipment; RFI
racks and installation hardware. (Other
Communications Activities/New Support -
Austere-2 level)
2. Office of Logistics 25X1
Requirement: Provide data communications between the Head-
quarters Ruffing Center and minicomputers to be
installed at the
1 -1
Resources Statistical multiplexers and ins llation
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ware to support the Headquarters
minicomputer link, and inst re
to support the Headquarters mini-
computer link. (Other Communications Activities/
New Support - Enhanced-1 level) 25X1
3. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Provide secure roice between Headquarters
and the 25X1
Comment The DDCI has approved the allocation -70
secure voice terminal for the
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4. Office of Finance
Requirement: Provide communications circuits for anticipated
data terminal and minicomputer installations at
outlying buildings.
Resources Data concentrators for Ames, Chamber of Commerce,
and Key Buildings. (Other Communications
Activities/New Support - Austere-1 and 2 levels)
5. Office of Personnel
Requirement: Provide communications support for the installa-
tion of three data terminals at Headquarters.
Resources Data terminal installation hardware. (Staff
Communications - Austere-1 level)
6. Office of Personnel
Requirement: Provide support to upgrade communications
between Ames Building and Headquarters.
Resources Data concentrator for the Ames Building.
(Other Communications Activities/New Support -
Austere-2 level)
7. Office of Data Processing
Requirement: Provide data communications at 9.6Kb between
Headquarters and outlying buildings to support
installation of SAFE and new standard ODP
terminals. Also to improve the communications
transmission network to achieve a goal of .9950
average reliability and one uncorrected error
per week per circuit.
Resources Data concentrators for Ames, Chamber of Commerce,
and Key Buildings. (Other Communications
Activities/New Support - Austere-1 and 2 levels)
8. Office of Data Processing
Requirement: Provide communications support for installation
of 140 new standard ODP terminals.
Resources Data terminal installation hardware. (Staff
Communications - Austere-1 level)
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9. Office of Security
Requirement: Provide communications support for n tallation
of an ODP data terminal in the
Resources Data terminal installation hardware. (Staff
Communications - Austere-1 level)
10. Office of Finance
Requirement: Provide data communications from
Headquarters for data terminal access to the
Agency's VM system.
Resources Data circuit (19.2Kb) from
cryptographic, multiplexer, and modem equipment;
and RFI racks and installation hardware. (Other
Communications Activities/New Support -
Enhanced-1 level)
11. Office of Personnel
Requirement: Provide data communications between the fifth
and eighth floors in the Ames Building for
interconnection of the Correspondence Branch
Vydec machines and the Reality minicomputer.
Resources Data terminal and line installation hardware.
(Staff Communications - Minimum level)
12. Office of Personnel
Requirement: Provide a data communications circuit on the
fifth floor of the Ames Building for connecting
the bar stripe reader to the Reality mini-
computer.
Resources Data terminal and line installation hardware.
(Staff Communications - Minimum level)
13. Office of Security
Requirement: Provide communications at 1800 baud between
Headquarters and several outlying buildings to
support installation of remote terminals for
the Security Access Control System (SACS).
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Comment Secure circuits can be provided for the SACS
requirement, if necessary. The capability to
provide such service at most of the Headquarters
area outbuildings currently exists. An OC
representative will contact OS in the near
future to ensure that all technical details of
the requirement are identified. 25X1
Requirement:
14. Office of Security
Resources STU-IIs forl (Other
Communications Activities Secure voice -
Enhanced-2 level)
Comment The DDCI has approved the allocation of KY-70
terminals to satisfy secure voice requirements
Requirement: Provide communications support for the possible
installation of a minicomputer and terminal in
the Building Services Branch, Logistics Services
Division at Headquarters.
Resources Computer and data terminal installation hardware.
(Staff Communications - Minimum and Austere-1
levels)
at
15. Office of Logistics
16. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Provide data communications between an ODP
terminal at the Headquarters North Loading Dock
and the Ruffing Center.
Resources Data terminal installation hardware. (Staff
Communications - Austere-I level)
17. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Provide a communications link for exchange of
data between the OL minicomputer system to be
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Comment The requested service can be provided through
established communications networks. The
already has
an AUTODIN data interface and, when installed,
the OL minicomputer will have access to AUTODIN
via DATEX. Preliminary planning for the OL
minicomputer-DATEX link has been completed.
18. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Provide for relocation of telephones, secure
and non-secure, nd installation of four data
terminals at thel 25X1
Resources Telephone and data terminal installation hard-
ware. (Staff Communications - Minimum level)
19. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Prnvide secure voice service between the
I land Headquarters.
Comment The DDCI has approved allocat' n a KY-70
secure voice terminal for the
PRIORITY-4
20. Office of Logistics
Requirement: Provide total communications support for the
new office space (approximately 85,000 square
feet) that the Office of Logistics is in the
process of identifying for future occupancy.
Resources Microwave transmission system, leased telephone
service, modems and multiplexers, bulk
encryption equipment, communications grids,
telephone switch and phones, CER equipment and
shielded enclosure, emergency generator, and
installation contract services and hardware.
(Other Communications Activities/New Support -
Current level)
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21. Office of Data Processing
Requirement: Provide communications support for installation
of five new ODP front-end processors.
Resources Installation equipment including patch panels
and RFI racks, and miscellaneous hardware.
(Other Communications Activities/New Support -
Enhanced-2 level)
22. Offices of Finance, Logistics, and Medical Services
Requirement: Provide continued OC participation in the CRAFT
project so as to program communications
resources as the system develops.
Comment As you are aware, OC has been an active
participant in the long-range planning and
development of the CRAFT system. OC has a
representative on the CRAFT Working Group, has
a commitment to provide system maintenance in
the field, and is currently assisting with the
installation of two CRAFT testbed systems.
Furthermore, OC initiatives such as SKYLINK,
AFT, and a new project to develop an advanced
communications information switching system
play an important part in achieving CRAFT
objectives. Through efforts such as these, OC
plans continued support for full implementation
and utilization of the CRAFT system to meet
future user requirements.
23. Office of Medical Services
Requirement: Provide secure voice service between OMS Head-
uarters and four overseas stations - F -
25x1
Comments In view of ent SK LINK installation
scheduling, will be the only one of
the above cited stations capable of supporting
Agency controlled secure voice within the
required time frame. However. OC records
indicate that both
currently have access to secure voice via the 25X1
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representative will contact the OMS Communica-
tions Coordinator to discuss the latter and
provide contact instructions if it is determined
to be a satisfactory alternative.
PRIORITY-6
24. Office of Data Processing
Requirement: Provide communications support for installation
of data equipment for the CAMS system including
15 CRT terminals, three read-only printers, and
five graphic terminals.
Resources Terminal installation hardware. (Other
Communications Activities/New Support -
Enhanced-1 level)
25. Office of Data Processing
Requirement: Provide communications support for the installa-
tion of a new CAMS computer system.
Resources Installation hardware. (Other Communications
Activities/New Support - Enhanced-2 level)
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