DAILY ACTIVITIES RECORDING SYSTEM (DARS)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R001103890057-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 57
• Content Type: REPORT

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I. PROJECT TITLE
FBI review completed
Daily Activities Recording System (DARS)
Submitting Agency - FBI
II. COSTS FY 1983 FY 1984
(000's) $156 $244
III. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
SUMMARY
The FBI seeks to develop on-line or near-real-time data
entry devices for use in fixed observation posts to enhance the
ability of planned analytic data systems packages to use
perishable aspects of information regarding the movements of
counterintelligence subjects. (S)
Counterintelligence agencies conduct surveillances
against personnel assigned to diplomatic, trade and other
permanent establishments. These surveillances generate a large
amount of counterintelligence information showing the whereabouts
and movements of persons. (C)
A computer can organize, collate, and, given rules,
preliminarily analyze and present information in a manner that
facilitates exploitation. The FBI is redesigning the automated
system which processes this information. The new system will
link to the FBI's Intelligence Information System (IIS) and will
include the following capabilities:
1. Ad-hoc retrieval of the location and movefnents of a
subject or group of subjects;
2. Graphic depiction of the movements of single
subjects or groups;
3. Graphic depiction of movements into and out of an
establishment over time;
4. Ad-hoc and automated comparison of the daily
routines of subjects with-those of known to have or suspected of
having intelligence affiliation for the purpose of detecting
patterns within these groups;
5. Automated analysis designed to identify dates and
times of hostile intelligence service meetings and operations
and their participants. (S)
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Classified and Extended by 859
Reason for Extension FCIM, II, 1-2.4.2 (2)
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Certain aspects of the information collected for this
system tend to be perishable. A marked enhancement in
of exploitable information could be obtained by allowing system
analytic packages o process
previouslytattempted nor
regarding mo movemement
is equipment currently available to accomplish the entry of the
data required. (S)
WHAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED
To achieve this enhanced level of
are required which would enable FBI employees
conveniently record the following data for immediate
transmission to a nearby entry site for the IIS system:
1. Place of observation;
2. Date of observation;
3. Time of observation;
4. Identity of subject;
5. Identity of associates;
6. Direction of movement (arrival/departure); and
7. Comments. (S)
COST
Cost is estimated at $156,000 to design and develop a
prototype entry system. After design and acceptance of the
prototype system (to be completed in FY 1983), each device
produced is estimated to cost $6,000.00.. To be adjudged
successful, this system must be proved in our most difficult
environment. Therefore, New York has been chosen as the test
site. New York would require 38 terminals to ensure coverage as
required to test the utility of the system analytics. Full
(to(bj e accomplished in FY 1984) is
testing with 38 terminals
expected to cost $244,000.
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