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    "ocrText": "SECREI\nSECRET\n4\n(\nagency operations centers and shared transmission media will be\nconducted under the management of a newly-created MEDUSA Project\nOffice (Tab D) (S)\nThe MEDUSA Project Office will develop a detailed two-phased upgrade\nprogram that will build initially on existing/already planned capa-\nbilities. This two-phased plan will:\n,\nFocus on improved methods for expeditiously sharing/ dissemi\nnating crisis related information, facilitating the delib-\neration process and furnishing feedback on crisis actions.\nRecommend improvements to communications media, information\nprocessing/display, requisite procedural modifications and\nmeasures to enhance security.\nEnsure compatibility/interoperability and standardization\namong all nodes with the new WHSR/CMF complex.\nMinimize the impact on department/agency resources and\nongoing operations. (S)\nV. PHASING AND MILESTONE SCHEDULES\nPROJECT MEDUSA upgrades, as described above, will be implemented in\ntwo phases: (S)\nDuring PHASE I the MEDUSA Project Office will:\nInvolve the first tier of CIMS participants:\n-\nWHSR/CMF\n-\nDepartment of State\n-\nDepartment of Defense\n-\nThe Intelligence Community\n-\nFederal Emergency Management Agency\n-\nFederal Bureau of Investigation\nInterconnect the first tier of CIMS participants via th\nWashington Area Wideband System (WAWS) and provide\nminimum capabilities including secure video telecon-\nferencing by October 1984.\nReview existing and planned capabilities of first tier\nparticipants and prepare proposed PHASE I PROJECT MEDUS\na system architecture and system specifications for\napproval by a Crisis Information Management Review Grou\n(CIMSRG), chaired by the Assistant to the President for\nNational Security Affairs. This will be accomplished\nwithin the scope of already planned departmental/agency\ninvestments in crisis management related modernization,\nacknowledging that review and perhaps redirection of\nsome resources by the departments/agencies may be\nrequired."
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