SAFE QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR FIRST QUARTER OF FY-81.

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 3, 1981
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ODP-81-160
SAF-E061-81
3 February 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR: Distribution
Director, Consolidated SAFE Project Office/ODP
SUBJECT SAFE Quarterly Status Report for First
Quarter of FY-81.
1. Attached is the SAFE Project Quarterly Status
Report for the First Quarter of FY-81.
2. The SAFE Steering Committee meeting is scheduled
for 1400 hours on 25 February 1981 at the CIA Headquarters
Distribution:
1 - DDA/CIA
1 - DDS&T/CIA
1 - DD/NFAC/CIA
1 - RS/DIA
1 - RSO/DIA
1 - RSE/DIA
1 - RSM/DIA
1 - VP/DIA
1 - D/DCI/RI,4
1 - Compt/CIA
1 - D/ODP/DDA/CIA
1 - D/OCR/NFAC/CIA
1 - RCC/DIA
1 - D/IRO/RUTS
1 - C/P&PS/NFAC/CIA
1 - C/SAS/OCR/NFAC/CIA
1 - C/DSG/OCR/NFAC/CIA
1 - C/ISG/OCR/NFAC/CIA
1 - C/ADP&EB/PD/OL/DDA/CIA
1 - ODP Registry
7 - CSPO/ODP/CIA
1 - File
CSPO/ODP (3 Feb. 1981)
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CONSOLIDATED SAFE PROJECT
QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT
FIRST QUARTER FY-81
1. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AGAINST PLAN:
A. Systems Acquisition Phase Prime Contract - The TRW
effort in the first quarter was highlighted by the delivery
of Burroughs computers to the Development Facility in Torrance,
California, and the delivery on 2 December 1980 of a revised
Project ana Management Plan which plans for the implementation
of the blocked development approach. The extensive effort on
system design continued to grow as the design reaches an
increasingly detailed level. The technical effort continued
principally in the following areas:
o System Engineering -- A Block 1 In Progress Review
(IPR) was held by TRW on 13 October 1980 at the Development
Facility. This review focused on the incorporation of Burroughs
hardware and software into the system design. A new version of
the A-Specification in which requirements were identified by
block number was delivered in November. Other activities took
place in the areas of system simulator refinement, availability
model revision, drafting of SAFE C&D to external system inter-
face specifications, revision of the Intersubsystem Interface
outline, completion of the first two sections of the Performance
Analysis Document and completion of the first draft of the
equipment layout for the CIA site.
o Subsystem Development -- Based on the results of the
Block 1 In Progress Review held in October, the Block 1 Develop-
ment Team initiated detailed planning and initial software
design. The planning activity included the division of Block 1
capabilities into three increments. A Block 1 working group
was formed to resolve design issues. The Block 1 Development
Team also conducted a System Services design walkthrough in
December, and issued a draft Terminal Configuration Document.
The Block 3 team completed a study of the Burroughs DMS II
data base management system to determine the extent of its
applicability in SAFE, updated the AIF/DIOBS design, initiated
the SAFE D Operational Concept Definition and began the
definition of SAFE D conversion requirements.
o Communications -- Work continued on the installation
of the Wideband Coaxial cable in the CIA Headquarters Building.
By the end of December the installation was approximately
60% complete. Other major communications areas included:
preparation for engineering testing of the cable system,
cryptographic interface and specification development for the
CIA communications system, communications hardware development
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and specification of communications interface to Burroughs
equipment. The design for the RF modem for the system was
completed in November and three prototype modems were built
and installed in the engineering test bed at the Development
Facility in December.
o ADPE/Materiel -- On 15 December 1980 TRW took
delivery of the first increment of Burroughs equipment at the
Torrance Development Facility. The delivery consisted of one
7800 global computer, two 6930 midi-level computers and peri-
pheral equipment. Installation has progressed satisfactorily
with only minor installation problems. A draft Engineering
Change Proposal was completed to cover the deletion of printer
acquisition from the contract. The CSPO will use this proposal
as the basis for a decision as to whether or not to make SAFE
printers Government furnished items.
0 System Test -- A draft of the system-level test plan
was completed and underwent independent internal reviews by
the CSPO and TRW. A first draft of a test evaluation matrix
was also completed.
B. User Language Development - On 22 October 1980, a
user language conference was held at the Rosslyn, Virginia
office of CALSPAN, the DIA system development support contractor.
The conference was designed to encourage a broad-ranging discussion
of various user language issues and to tap the latest thinking
of various experts in the field. Participants included CSPO
Requirements Division personnel, TRW user language development
personnel, representatives of the CIA Office of Central Reference
Systems Analysis Staff who are managing the CIA Operational
Procedures Development Laboratory, Dr. Jan Ditzian, a user
language consultant from CALSPAN, and user language consultant
Dr. Oliver Selfridge, of BBN, Inc., and Dr. Richard Marcus,
from M.I.T. A white paper is to be published by Drs. Selfridge
and Ditzian to summarize the session.
II. ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE SECOND QUARTER FY-81:
System Acquisition Phase Prime Contract - Design activities
will be highlighted by four major design reviews. In January
the Initial Design Review for Block 1 Increment 1 will be held,
followed by the Conversion Requirements Review in February.
The system level Preliminary Detailed Design Review (PDR)
will be held in early March followed by a combined Detailed
Design Review for Block 1 Increment and Initial Design Review
for Block 1 Increment 2.
Cable installation will continue at the CIA Headquarters
Building. Building and engineering testing of wideband
communications and cryptographic equipment will continue at
the Development Facility. Burroughs will complete installation
of the initial complement of computer equipment at the
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Development Facility and turn it over to TRW for operation.
Refinement and coordination of the system level test plan
will continue.
A. Steering Committee - The quarterly SAFE Steering
Committee meeting was held on 18 November 1980 at the Pentagon.
The next Steering Committee meeting will be held on 25 February
at the CIA Headquarters Building.
B. Training on Burroughs Equipment - A representative
of the Burroughs Corporation conducted a seminar for CSPO
personnel on 23 October 1980 to describe the computer equipment
they will be providing for SAFE. Burroughs also presented a
class on 20-21 November 1980 on DMS-II, the Burroughs data base
management system.
C. SAFE Terminal - On 9 December 1980, a detailed design
review of the SAFE terminal firmware augmentations was held.
Representatives of the CSPO, TRW, ODP and Delta Data Corporation
attended.
A. Block Delivery - The CSPO is continuing to review
the new Project and Management Plan. This review will not be
complete until some time in February 1981.
B. Printer Procurement - Based on its evaluation of the
TRW Engineering Change Proposal for the deletion of printer
procurement from the contract, the CSPO has decided to issue
a change order to accept the TRW proposal. Printers to be
installed in user work areas will be procured through competitive
procurement procedures.
C. DODIIS Protocols - The SAFE-D interface to the DoD
Intelligence Information System (DODIIS) is projected to be
through the Washington Area Local Network. A meeting was held
at TRW during the week of 19 January 1981 to arrive at a
mutually agreeable plan for providing DODIIS interface
documentation to TRW by 2 April 1981.
D. Change Order 18 (Compartmented Mode of Operation) -
TRW is to submit a plan during the first week in February which
will identify those joint TRW/Government interactions and
activities which are required to determine the cost of a
compartmented mode of operation for SAFE.
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Block 1 Increment 1 Initial Design Review 19 January 1981
Conversion Requirements Review 23 February 1981
SAFE Ste0ting Committee Meeting 25 February 1981
Preliminary System Detail Design Review (PDR) 2 March 1981
Block 1 Increment 2 Initial Design Review 16 March 1981
Block 1 Increment 1 Detailed Design Review 16 March 1981
Block 3 In Progress Review 1 June 1981
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