COMPUTER SECURITY LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00297R000300580018-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: July 26, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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OLL 85-1999/5
26 July 1985
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Office of Security
Chief, Intelligence Law Division, OGC
Chief, Information Handling Committee,
Inteligence Community Staff
Legislation Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
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SUEJECT: Computer Security Legislation
REFERENCE: Memo to D/OS and C/ILD from
16 July, same subject
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1. Attached is a proposed response to the request by
Congressman Brooks for the Agency's views on H. R. 2E389, a bill
to establish a computer security research program and to set
standards for training personnel in computer security. The
proposed response states that while we share the concern of the
Congressman over computer security, we cannot endorse the bill
because it undercuts an established Administration grogram to
enhance computer security in the federal government. The
proposed response also states that the bill should be amended
to protect the DCI's authorities if a decision is made to go
ahead with the bill despite Administration opposition.
2. I would appreciate receiving your views on this
proposed response at the earliest possible time. One area of
the proposed response that you should focus on is our general
opposition to the bill based on the fact that it overturns
NSDD-145 on computer security. Since this NSDD was recently
promulgated by the Administration, it is unlikely OMB will
approve for transmittal to the Hill a letter that merely
excepts the Agency from the scope of the bill, but does not
address the fact that the bill totally overturns NSDD-145. For
this reason, the attached response addresses both the NSDD and
the need to safeguard current DCI authorities in this area.
OS REt~2STAY
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