FUTURE OF RUBRIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00065R000100010002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 27, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNAL USE ON-1 " D/FBIS Chrono
FBIS-1001/87
M131ORANDUM FOR: Director, Office of Research and Development
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
STAT
SUBJECT: Future of RUBRIC
1. Based on preliminary indications and close interaction between
ORD, FBIS, and Advanced Decision Systems, RUBRIC appears to be a useful
tool to support the FBIS analytical effort. Therefore, at the request of
Chief, Analysis Group and with the concurrence of Chief, Engineering
Support Group, FBIS has identified $150K in ESG's FY 89 budget to start
the technology transfer process of moving RUBRIC from a developmental to
an operational environment. We were unable to begin the process before
then for three reasons:
a. FY 89 will be the first post-installation year of the
Automated FBIS System (AFS) at FBIS headquarters; therefore, it is
the first time we can begin to add functions like RUBRIC to AFS.
b. While RUBRIC appears promising as a tool to enhance text
search and retrieval, there are still two outstanding areas that
require further development: 1) the ability of RUBRIC to run
against large data bases, and 2) the need for increased
functionality of RUBRIC for our analysts. The ORD work in FY 87 and
FY 88 addresses these areas.
c. FBIS has no money budgeted for RUBRIC before FY 89.
2. Based on meeting with on 6 January, we would like ORD
to continue funding the current research in addition to that described in
paragraph l.b. Beginning in FY 89, we would jointly fund the transfer of
RUBRIC from ORD to FBIS at a $75K ORD, and $150K FBIS level. After that
FBIS would carry the project in its budget. FBIS would thus be
responsible for operations, maintenance, and training costs. This, of
course, assumes that RUBRIC continues to evolve successfully.
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SUBJECT: Future of RUBRIC
3. FBIS' lack of funds before FY 89 is not an indication of our
disinterest, but of the fact that until a year or so ago, RUBRIC was not
considered an FBIS-unique product; indeed, at first we were primarily a
provider of unclassified data for the project. Since then, we simply
have not had funds available due to budgetary considerations.
STAT
C/ADD/ESG/FBIS
Distribution:
Orig. - Addressee
1 - DD/ORD
1 - C/ESG
1 - C/AG
1 - C/ADD/ESG
1 - C/PATG/ORD
1 - C/ISRD/ORD
1 - C/TAB/ORD
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- SAf/AG
- D/FBIS Chrono
- RWM Corres. File
- ADD Chrono
- AG Chrono
- FBIS Registry
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(27 Jan 87) STAT
STAT
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