SPECIAL PROJECTS STAFF WEEKLY STATUS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 13 OCTOBER 1981

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2003
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• Publication Date: October 14, 1981
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14 ctober 1981
Deputy Chief, Special Projects Staff/ODP
SUBJECT Special Projects Staff Weekly Status
Report for Week Ending 13 October 1981
1. SAFE
A. On 5-6 October, the COINS Project Management
Office held a conference to review COINS security and related
problems. I the SAFE COTR, gave a briefing on
the SAFE Project experience with communications security. The
briefing'sr esponse. indicated a high. degree of interest in the
SAFE exper7ince.
B. On 7 October, two CSPO representatives attended a
briefing sponsored by OPQ on the status of a wideband communications
system installed at the 25X1
representatives had been invited by ORD to
give 7briefing on t the system with special emphasis on the technical
control techniques being used. COMSEC representatives and a
representative of the I I also attended the briefing. The
presentation was of direct interest to 11 parties because the
Lsystem is ver similar to both the 25X1
Systems and involves some of the same major
vendors. The system contains 13 miles of cable which have been
in use for 2 years and the system is only partially complete. The
technical control facility consists partially of off-the-shelf
procured equipment with the remainder developed in-house by 25X1
It provides effective monitoring of major components throughout the
system. The briefers handed out copies of complete software and
engineering manuals for the system to the attendees.
C. Work continued during the week on the installation of.
the first Burroughs computer in the Northside Computer Center by
Burroughs personnel. Diagnostic tests and adjustments are winding
up with a benchmark run scheduled for 15 October. Turnover to
TRW for acceptance. testing is scheduled for 19 October. ODP
personnel from the SAFE Computer Operations Branch have begun
labeling switches and power panels in the facility.
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D. On 8 October, SAFE Project Director,
met with of the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA). The
purpose of the meeting was to discuss various procurement/
contracting options under consideration at DMA.
2. ADSTAR
A. 0 and the Government reached a mutual
agreement on the legibility criteria to be used for acceptance
of OCR's ADSTAR System.
B. The. Interface System Design. (Volume IV) was
delivered on 9 October 1981.
25X1
25X1
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