ODP REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 8 JULY 1977

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83T00573R000600130027-6
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: July 8, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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ODP 1348-77
8 July 1977
:+ MORANDUM FOR: Acting Deputy Director for Administration
FROM Clifford D. May, Jr.
Director of Data Processing
ODP Report for Week Ending 8 July 1977
Ca tain Hopper,_ US 7R, Addresses CIA Data Processors
Captain Grace Hopper, USNNR, a leader in the development
of standard computer programming languages, addressed 70
CIA data processing personnel on Thursday, 7 July. In a
two hour talk entitled "The Possible Future of Computers,''
Captain Hopper reviewed the early days of computing when,
during World War II, she was the third person to prograr:n
the Sark I, the first programmable computer. She also
related her experiences working with the Congress on Data
System Language (CODSYL) to develop COBOL, a universally
accepted business application programming language. Her
tenacity and leadership in this area earned her the title
of "Mother of COBOL."' Captain hopper compared the recent
emergence of moderate and low priced full scale,computers
with the introduction of mass produced interchangeable auto
parts by Henry Ford. She predicted that the dawn of the
computer revolution is just now breaking. She believes that
the intelligent and common sense application of computers
is the only way we will be able to co a with the complexities
of our modern civilization. STATINTL
Comtents Provided on Three Issues Raised by IC Staff
ODP provided the Comptroller statements supporting our
choice of alternatives on three issues that the DDCI will
address on 11 July during the PRC Review of the Agency's
FY-79 Program. The issues concern the financial manage-
ment of CAMS, the impact of DIAOLS enhancement of SiFL/ADISS
commonalit , and better managerial control of Community -SDP
costs.
Special Access Approvals
A memorandum was sent to the Chief, Special Security
Center, office of Security, outlining the current 0DP policy
which clears all ODP personnel for SI, TR, access. STATINTL
A reaffirmation of this policy by th-Chie , SSC oS was
requested.
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Su ort to office of Coiwitunications
A preliminary study was prepared for OC to establish
the scope of a feasibility study for creating a data base
system containing information concerning communications
security threats. ved the study and requested a
full feasibility study
Sup port to office of Finance
GAS -- General Accounting System. We completed June file
maintenance to the Allotment master file (60 adjustments),
General Ledger master file (154 adjustments), and the Obliga-
tion Data Base (2 document number corrections). These ad-
justments and corrections could not be accomplished by input
corrections through GAS because of differing conversion records
in the old system. We are working on a standard GAS cor-
rection transaction that will correct this type problem
directly in the future. STATINTL
ODP, met with IC Staff's
SAFE ADI working group on y. A staff study is being
written n how to establish a joint SAFE/
ADISS project office.
Arrangements have been made for a joint meeting with
the 3aval intelligence Processing System Support Activity
(NIPSSA) personnel on 13 July to review an information pro-.-
cessin s stem under development at NIPSSA. Mr. Rene
IC Staff, will also attend the meeting.
As a result of completing the TADS Design Phase, the
contractor has generated implementation micro-schedules f? TATINTL
each of the major subsystems. This new schedule reflects a
completion of system acceptance tests in April 1978 rather
than the February 1978 date estimated earlier.
GIRDEV- `' DEV
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On 29 June, GIMDRV and CAMDI:V, the two GIP1S data base
systems dsed 7.J \ to develop new applications, were combined
into and 7 i & 3 . This was made possible when GIM
Release -4.0, the latest version of G1145 system software, ho,
carno operational. This combination was desirable b cause GIA$INTL
-- 'better share the existing resources a - redo the over-
head associated with m ? ob1ems
have been encountered. w STATINTL
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