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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  3/14  ! 
INFORMATION  HANDLING  COMMITTEE 
(Effective  4  May  1982) 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Section  102  of  the  National  Security  Act  of  1947  and 
Executive  Order  12533,  an  Information  Handling  Committee  (IHC)  is  hereby  established. 
2.  Mission 
The  Committee  wil!  advise  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  (DCI)  on  the  establishment 
of  common  objectives  for  Intelligence  Community  information  handling  and  coordinate  the 
achievement  of  these  objectives  through  improvement  and  integration  of  Intelligence  Commu- 
nity information  handling  systems. 
2.  Definition 
Information  handling  includes  the  functions  of  receipt  of  information  from  collection 
sources,  dissemination,  transformation,  indexing,  categorization,  storage,  retrieval  and  presen- 
tation, automatic  data  processing,  telecommunications,  and  teleprocessing  related  thereto. 
3.  Functions 
Under  the  general  guidance  of  the  Deputy  Director  of  Central  Intelligence,  the 
Committee  will: 
a.  formulate  and  recommend  to  the  DCI  policies  and  programs  for  the  establishment 
of  an  Intelligence  Community  information  handling  system; 
b.  monitor  and  coordinate  implementation  of  plans  and  programs  approved  by  the 
DCI; 
c.  recommend  to  the  Intelligence  Community  improvements  in  methods  and 
facilities  for  information  handling  that  will  eliminate  unwarranted  duplication  of 
files; 
d.  develop  and  promulgate  within  the  Intelligence  Community  standards,  proce- 
dures, and  formats  for  the  representation  of  information  to  facilitate  its  exchange 
among  Intelligence  Community  components  and  establish  procedures  to  promote 
Intelligence  Community  compliance  with  applicable  Federal  Government  data 
standardization  programs;' 
e.  monitor  and  report  on  research  and  development  efforts  in  the  scientific, 
academic,  and  industrial  communities  in  information  science  to  ensure  optimum 
use  of  this  research  by  the  Intelligence  Community;  - 
f.  identify  Intelligence  Community  research  and  development  needs  and  promote 
interagency  exchanges  of  information  and  cooperation  in  research  and  develop- 
ment of  information  processing; 
g.  in  coordination  with  the  DCI  SCI  Forum*,  ensure  that  the  security  aspects  of 
information  handling  systems  are  given  appropriate  consideration;  and 
h.  promote  the  establishment  of  education  and  training  programs  in  information 
science. 
1  This  directive  supersedes  DCIDs  1/4  and  1/15.  effective  18  May  1976 
1  Federal   Information   Processing  Standards   Publication   No.   28.  Standardization  of  Data  Elements  and 
Representations.  5  December  1973.  U.S.  Department  of  Commerce.  National  Bureau  of  Standards. 
1  See  DCID  1/11.  dated  3  July  1986.  paragraph  2.e. 
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4.  Intelligence  Community  Resvcnaibilities 
Upon  request  of  the  Committee  Chairman.  Intelligence  Community  component.,  shall. 
within  established  security  safeguards,  provide  information  pertinent  to  the  Committee's 
mission  and  functions. 
5.  Comvosition  and  Organization 
The  Committee  Chairman  will  be  appointed  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence. 
The  members  of  the  Committee  will  be  representatives  designated  by  Intelligence 
Community  principals. 
The  Chairman  will  establish  subcommittees,  working  groups,  and  advisory  bodies  as 
necessary  to  support  the  work  of  the  Committee. 
With  the  approval  of  the  DO.  the  Committee  Chairman  may  invite  representatives  of  rel- 
evant United  States  Government  entities  with  national  security  interests  to  participate  as 
appropriate. 
The  Committee  will  be  supported  by  an  Executive  Secretariat. 
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