SAY CIA MOVES TO IBM FOR PROJECT SAFE CPUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00806R000201070016-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: July 12, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ELECTRONIC NEWS
12 July 1982
Say ClA Moves to IBM
For Project Safe CPUs ,
By JACK ROBERTSON
' WASHINGTON -The Central Intelligence Agency has
given the green light fora substitution of IBM 3081
mainframes in place of a Burroughs B 7800 and other Bur-
roughs computers in the CIA's Project Safe, reliable sources
indicated last week.,..
TRW Systems, prime ccotractor for ~ roughs computers whw the final coa-
the intelligence data processing tract was signed. Sources said Bur?
system, has gotten CIA aPProval to .roughs gave TRW a very attractive
make the computer change, the price for ProjeM Safe computers is
sources said. as attempt to break into the iatel-,
A CU spokesman declined to cone ligeace processing area. '
ment, claiming any such actions were Source believed that all parties to:
a matter between the prlme.coatrac? the troubled program shared thej
?tor TRW and its subcontractoes; blame for failing to get the sy:temi
however, sources said the CIA wu ~ running. CU and the Decease Intel-I
heavily involved is trying to get the . ligena Agency were jointly is charge
computerized global data ..network .. of the program, sad the divided
runaiag afters long history ot. agency resporoibility oNy lateruifiedj
reported technical ?troubles. _ .~ .problems, It was acid.
TRW officLb decliocd to commmt.~
A Burroughs spokesman said oNy, DIA subsequently took steps to drop'
that the firm still had a computer sub- out of the program, as previously
contract with TRVV and~had received npod~' It was sot certain lad week
no offic 1 word oa any aceAatioa. It DIA would participate in a restruc-
~ ~ lured Project Sate using IBM com-
puters in its winnnng bid for Project paten.
Safe, but then switched to Burroughs
computers when the flni! contract . ~~ said IBM would also take a
was signed. Sources said Burroughs larger role in software development
gave TRW a very attractive price for sad lategratioa of the computer
Project Safe computers Ia an attempt ~~?
to break into the intelligence process- Project Safe reportedly is a mas-
ing area. slue intelligence data base and
TRW originally proposed uaL-g IBM processing ayatcm, using a vast array
computers in its winning Dld for Pro- of remote terniinals around the
sect Sate, but tbea switched to Bur- world:
STAT
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