INFORMATION PROCESSING BOARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00803R000200080080-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: April 21, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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fit a OR N UM Z -M- Deputy Director for telltSence
Dept rector for Pis
Deputy Director for Support
Deputy Director for Sciences azd Technology
L-dorr Lion Processing Board
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As you know, the tro for has apprev*d a r eco x tttx ed l 'or_
roatton Processing. Board foll,c ng our recent delil rattane with him on
t. ora ti processing matters. He s? also directed the EXecuti
. rector- o sptro er to supervise coordinate . AD F policy,, pla .?ato
coord9,nation,. and the uvea wbicb: Information processan8 re?
are applied.. his moat recent discussion of AD? in the Agency,
a tr*ssed that we not be captured or driven bby technological posaahi,litle3,.
but that we ensure that tec otooy is, utilized as a 3e-ant of aubatau vo
needs.
Membership
Since what is seeded is management policy and control.i the
context of available resources and priorities, the la ior~r.atlon Processing .
Board is to be constituted at the level of the Assistant Deputy Irectns' or
near equt le erf. cer from each Directorate' a: ougb I leave the selec-
tion of Board omba -s, to your judgment. The Director agreed with th'a
principlo that -o -were not seeking ADP technicians as Board :enter ,
a h they should of course be available: to each Board Member for toc -
cal advice and support.. PS-Ir. Briggs.. D/PPB, will serve ae Chatrilaa
3. T chnic . Advisors to the Board
The Board will require technical advice in both the comp
avid comet icationa ar-"s. To meet this needle ttae Director of Computer
:> rvices is appointed Technical -Advisor for coa aputing matters
:Cirtor of Cosunications is appointed Technical Advisor for commu-
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look to the Worrnation Processing Board for re rnm
to information pror sss g. There are any area- of nc rn with which
t1or a the , ls, problems, potential solutions to problems
ct the oard will deal,;. e.g., c*+ aartiity-wide cyst s for Worm
exchange, controls over the tasking of Agency compute meters, puns
the near-term, l would like the Huard to proceed with the
og tasks, the first two recently approved by the Dirtor .
for processi ;tinges required by new is ;nical coolisction: systems,, pes-
ihle u* support a mputera to field stations. upgrading of both homaa
and tocWteal pabi ties, organizational 44Jnst ents# and so foams.
Cj~~J*-Ljnklnjt- AMP Centers,
Prepare a plan to cable-link . the CRS, OCS, and ISD
rditors snzaesta a vehicle for arltag a
computer centers for -work-shaving and mutual backup. (tee
attached morand from Cbairnz4njIFB to Directorate
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work, categories of work (e. g. , analysis, retrieval, storage,
etc.), techniques for allocating the costs, of xifor atioa process-
Ing to using its for nagemout review or budget allocation,
brrnAtion proca-ssing activities, to include
fine con =an Prosadnral starWards for the Agency's
(Attached a rand ate* addresses this task. )
,. r amen' s ~h_Aeavxiremeat
would a
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values of -current and -proposed new applications
Develop procedures for judging the comparative ne?
I _.would like to see the n Board activated at an early date. I
d at+s haying your no x it = ons for Board Members l May
is/ W. E. Colby
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