COMMUNITY COMPUTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84M00127R000100060047-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: June 17, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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DCI/IC 82-3574
17 June 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
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Director, Intelligence Community Staff
SUBJECT: Community Computer
REFERENCE: Memo dated 22 February 1982 to Director, NSA
subj: Community Data Processing Support for
Capabilities Programming and Budget (CPB).
1. Action Requested: That you discuss the Community computer with HPSCI
and SSCI principals and persuade them to include appropriate language in their
conference report to permit acquisition and operation of such a computer by an
appropriate NFIP entity.
2. Background:
a. As a result of our request to DIRNSA (reference) representatives
from NSA have been working with us during the last two months detailing the
requirements for a Community computer that could be used by all component
programs in the NFIP to support their budget development and preparation of
congressional justification material.
b. The primary budget functions that the computer will support are:
(1) creation and maintenance of budget data,
(2) preparation of budget submissions (including the integration
of numeric reports and supporting narrative),
(3) electronic mail to facilitate the exchange among Program
Offices and the ICS of issue papers, budget decisions,
appeals, congressional questions and answers, etc., and,
(4) electrical transmittal of CBJB text and numbers to the CIA
Print Plant.
All portions of this memo
are CONFIDENTIAL
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To fund the computer, the FY 1983 budget request for the ICS
included for contract support andfor procurement of the
mainframe. We had anticipated using all or part of the funds budgeted in FY
1983 to reimburse NSA for costs incurred in the current fiscal year.
d. Initial markups by both the HPSCI and the SSCI cut the for
procurement. The SSCI further cut funds earmarked for contract support by
implying but not specif in the elimination of to support the
computer development effort.
f. In short, all meaningful alternatives that constitute "upgrades
to existing support" require acquisition of a stand alone computer. If Congress
cannot be convinced that a stand alone machine is of value, then we cannot make
significant improvements in current support. If Congress can be convinced, the NSA
solution set forth in the reference is clearly preferable.
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3. Recommendation: That you open discussions with principals with the
goal of preventing conference language that prohibits acquisition of an ICS
stand alone mainframe computer. The NSA solution would be argued on its
substantive merit. If successful, this solution would allow us to continue
with the activity initiated by the reference, reimbursing NSA with0 to be 25X1
authorized for contract support in FY 1983. Senator Wallop is a good candidate for
initial contact because he has privately indicated that he would do whatever he
could to help us maintain the quality of presentation and justification that was
exhibited in this year's hearings. Talking points are attached. The goal is to
have language included in the conference report essentially as follows:
"The Intelligence Community Staff requestediIto improve 25X1
computer support necessary to manipulate a range of data bases
associated with IC Staff activities. The Committees have reviewed
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the system requirements and are not persuaded that the full is
required. mittees recommend, therefore, that the be
reduced tolIThese funds should be used to develop necessary
support, relying upon existing expertise in Community elements as
appropriate."
Attachments:
1. Committee Reports
2. Talking Points
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