BACKGROUND AND QUESTIONS ON PROJECT SAFE

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• Publication Date: January 12, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
DCI/IC 82-3504
12 January 1982
irec or, Office of Program T',d Budget Coordination
I IAP Monitor
SUBJECT: Background and Questions on Project SAFE
As you will recall, several problems with SAFE were identified at the last
Steering Group meeting. These include a cost overrun estimated at more than
$12 million for FY 1982 through FY 1984, a delay of at least six months in
system bOC, and the possibility of a deferral or degradation in system capa-
bilities. Since the Steering Group meeting, the contractor (TRW) has submitted
a project plan/financial plan, but according to the director of the
Consolidated SAFE Project Office (CSPO), the outlook remains essentially
unchanged. The concerns and questions outlined here reflect our outlook on pro-
gram and budget matters affecting SAFE. While this "top down" approach bears
more directly on the CSPO it may be eful to you. when you meet with officials
of TRW later this week. has also provided you with a set of
technical questions at a greater eve of detail.
1. Costs: The reasons for the $12 million estimated overrun have not
been made clear. (See attachment 1 for funding data provided by CSPO). For FY
1982, TRW has been directed to stay within the government's budget of $24.7
million for system development and acquisition. TRW plans to accomplish this
by reducing their project staff by about 50 people. What were these "extra"
people doing? What impact will this staff reduction have on project schedules?
If no immediate impact, will this action result in a need to add staff to
"catch up" later?
What funding options are being considered for FY 1983 and FY 1984?
What is the basis for TRW's estimated cost increases in those years? What are
the driving factors behind the increases, and how critical are they to key
system capabilities?
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2. Schedule: Several aspects of the schedule as it now stands are
worrisome, the preliminary design review (PDR) for Block I, originally planned
for last year, has been conducted in phases, and has still not been completed.
A PDR wrap-up is scheduled for late January, and the CSPO estimates that
"deficiencies" will be cleaned up by March. Nevertheless, the Block I critical
design review (CDR) is still scheduled for March. Normally, it takes about a
year to move from PDR to CDR in a project of this type, as CDR presumes the
existence of detailed system specifications based on the outcome of the PDR.
How will preparation for Block I CDR be accomplished? How does the slip in the
SAFE project and financial plan affect the schedule for completing PDR? What
is the schedule for review and validation of at plan?
Attachment 2 shows the SAFE project milestones provided to the IC
Staff a year ago by the CSPO. Given the slip of more than a year in Block I
PDR, how are the remaining milestones on the chart likely to be affected? Can
the costs of any further slips be estimated?
3. System Capabilities: At the Steering Group meeting, a few areas were
identified as being on track, among them the external message processing and
communications segments. "Major deficiencies" were noted for the system
services/user interface segments, and applications/data management were seen as
adequate, but having "discrepancies." It would be useful to get a rundown of
each segment of the project and its current status. Of particular concern
should be any substantial changes from,previous requirements, and an explana-
tion of the impact of those changes on overall system capabilities, both
initially and over time. If a delay or postponement of capabilities to a later
block of SAFE is involved, what additional costs may be incurred to implement
those capabilities? (S)
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SUBJECT: Background and Questions on Project SAFE
Distribution: DCI/IC 82-3504
Original - D/ICS
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FUNDING PICTURE/ISSUES
80&81
82
83
84
TOTAL
TRW ACTUAL/PLAN
30.4
26*,0
23,9
14
95
OTHER
2,3
3,9
3.7 .
6,1
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32.7
29.9
27.6
20.1
110.3
CSPO BUDGET/'
32.7
28,7.
22.3
14,3
98,0
DCI GUIDANCE
DIFFERENCE
0
-1.2
-5,3
-5.8
-12.3
OTHER = CRYPTO,; PRINTERS/TERMINALS, SITE PREPARATION (CIA ONLY),
TECH SUPPORT (MITRE)
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CONSOLIDATED SAFE FY-81 FUNDING SUMMARY
(Dollars in Thousands)
1 October 1981
ACTIVITY/CONTRACT
FUNDS
CIA
SOURCE
DIA
ALLOCATION
System Development
& Acquistion (TRW)
GFE (Terminals,
Local Printers, etc.)
CIA Site Preparation (GSA)
Technical Support
1.3,371
7.,452
20,823
(CRW, Inc.)
32
-0-
32
(MITRE Corp.)
78
114
192
(CALSPAN, Inc.)
-0-
216
216
Travel & Training
86
40
13,900
8,004
21,904
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CONSOLIDATED SAFE FY-82 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands)
1 December 1981
ACTIVITY/CONTRACT
-----------------
FUNDS
CIA
SOURCE
DIA
System Development
& Acquistion (TRW)
Crypto Module &
12,359
12,454
SIK Acquisition (NSA)
GFE (Terminals,
570
-0-
Local Printers,. etc.)
Mobile Power Centers
(Burroughs)
380
136
CIA Security Access
100
-0-
Terminal (TRW)
4
-0-
CIA Site Preparation (GSA)
Technical Support
2,000
-0-
(CRW, Inc.)
93
-0-
(MITRE Corp.)
304
100
(UCSC, Inc.)
90
-0-
Travel & Training
100
64
16,000
12,754
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ALLOCATION
24,813
570
516
2,000
93
404
90
164
28,754
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.SAFE PROJECT FY-83 AND FY-84 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
($ IN THOUSANDS)
1 DECEMBER 1981
ACTIVITY
FY-83
FY-84
FY-80 - FY-84
TOTALS
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
15,312
6,492
63,354*
SYSTEM ACQUISITION
3,293
1,769
17,896
CRYPTO MODULE .&
KEY ACQUISITION
300
950
1,820
GOVERNMENT FURNISHED
EQUIPMENT (TERMINALS
& LOCAL PRINTERS,
ETC.), PROCUREMENTS
2,970
4,685
8,587
SITE PREPARATION
-
-
2,346
CONSULTANTS &
SUPPORT SERVICES
2,513
STAFF TRAVEL
AND TRAINING
125
104
613
TOTALS
22,300
14,300
97,129*
DIA TOTALS
8,700
7,800
41,400
CIA TOTALS
13,600
6,500
55,700
* EXCLUDES $.92 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL (FY-79) FUNDING FROM CIA.
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SAFE PROJECT SYSTEM MILESTONES
Milestones
Contract Award
FSRR
SRR
SDR
BLOCK 1 IPR
INCR 1 IDR
PDR
INCR 1 DDR, INCR 2 IDR
BLOCK 3 IRP 1
INCR 2 DDR, INCR 3. IDR
BLOCK 3 IPR 2
INCR 3 DDR
BLOCK 3 IDR 1
BLOCK 2 IPR
.BLOCK 3 DDR-1, IDR-2
BLOCK 2 INCR 4 IDR
BLOCK 3 DDR-2
BLOCK 2 INCR 4 DDR
BLOCK 4 IPR
BLOCK 1 IOC
BLOCK 4 IDR
BLOCK ?4 DDR
BLOCK 3 IOC
BLOCK 2 & BLOCK 4 IOC
Legend: IRP - In-Program Review
IDR - Initial Design Review
DDR - Detailed Design Review
INCR - Increment
SRR - System Requirements Review
SDR - System Design Review
Scheduled Date
Completed 5/18/79
Completed 9/15/79
Completed 1/21/80
Completed 7/28/80
Completed 10/14/80
1/19/81
3/2/81 *7-
3/16/81
6/1/81
8/3/81
10/1/81
11/30/81
1/4/82
2/1/82
5/3/82
6/1/82
9/1/82
10/1/82
10/1/82
12/31/81-
2/1/83
6/1/83
12/31/83
10/14/84
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