RECON GUARD PROGRAM NETWORK INTERFACE SELECTION
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Publication Date:
March 29, 1983
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MEMO
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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
DDS&T-201-83
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Data Processing, DDA
VIA : Director of Research and Development, DDS&T rtN
FROM R. E. Hineman
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
SUBJECT RECON Guard Program Network Interface Selection
REFERENCES A. BSS Working Group Report dtd 5 May 1980
(Attached)
B. ODP-0668 dtd 20 May 1980
C. ODP-0694 dtd 23 May 1980
1. Action Requested: That you expedite, if possible, a
decision on subject network interface.
2. The Office of Research and Development RECON Guard program
was initiated in accordance with Recommendation No. 1 of Reference
A, which was agreed to by D/ODP and D/OCR (References B and C).
Recommendation No. 1 identifies the COINS network as the test
vehicle for the ORD.Guard System development effort.
3. Delay in making a final decision on external network access.
to Agency resources, in general, and use of the COINS network for
the Guard System effort, in particular, has caused adverse schedule
and cost impact to the Guard program. Continued delay rapidly
increases the severity of this impact. Further, ORD has not
programmed resources (funding) to cover the impact caused by'this
delay. Initial estimates on cost impact range from approximately
4. I recommend that you initiate the necessary actions to
arrive at a decision on the above issues as soon as possible.
Further, if the decision is made to go with COINS as the network
ft-qt- vvhirla_ T c:11nnest that a meeting with the COINS PMO
and the proper components of your organization 25X1
convene a, at e earliest possible date, to eliminate any
impediments to acquiring the necessary COINS interface equipment and
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SUBJECT: RECON Guard Program Network Interface Selection
5. 1 recommend that the original sponsor of the RECON program,
Chairman of the Information Handling Committee (IHC), be informed
that the decision to allow a COINS network access to Agency
resources is still pending. In addition, Chairman/IHC should be
advised of the impact on the ORD Guard System Development Program
incurred from increasing delay in reaching a decision on the COINS
network/RECON issue.
6. D/ORD, the Guard System Program Manager, and I stand ready
to assist you in the timely resolution of these matters.
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