CONTACTS 
0201 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers         415 977 8501 fax 8483
020101 - San Francisco District
020102 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief
020103 - Construction Operations Division
0202 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers         202 761 0011
020201 - Mr. James Lovo; Chief, CEMP-EC =202 761 4804 fax 4783
020202 - Construction and Design Branch, CEMP-EC

SUBJECTS
COE Evaluation Communication Metrics
USACE CESPN CSB Review
Construction Management
Wider Use Comm Metrics
CEMP-E
SDS Record in Possession of Government
Intranet Protection Security Limiting

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1110 - Summary/Objective
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111101 - Follow up ref SDS 20 0000, ref SDS 19 0000.
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111103 - Tom White approved web page version of his letter dated 981103 to Tom
111104 - Keesling on Communication Metrics.
111105 -
111106 - Tom Keesling had a constructive discussion with rep from HQ on
111107 - Communication Metrics.
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111109 - He also asks about security measures on the Internet. ref SDS 0 4494
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111111 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0000 linked to this record and the article on
111112 - 971021.
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1114 - Progress
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111502 - Tom White's Report Supports HQ USACE Review of Comm Metrics
111503 -
111504 - Follow up ref SDS 20 0207, ref SDS 19 2945.
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111506 - Received email from Tom White dated yesterday, responding to my
111507 - letter, ref DIP 3 5775, issued on 981104, ref SDS 20 4090.  He says
111508 - the HTML formatting and edits on his memo are approved for
111509 - publication.
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111511 -     [On 981123 Morris asked if Tom wrote his memo, ref DRP 6 3587, and
111512 -     I referenced Morris to this record. ref SDS 25 6392]
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111514 -
111515 -  ..
111516 - HQ USACE Review Communication Metrics
111517 -
111518 - Follow up ref SDS 19 4483, ref SDS 18 0000.
111519 -
111520 - Received ref DRT 1 5593 from Tom Keesling, explaining results of a
111521 - telephone call to a representative from HQ USACE, per discussion on
111522 - 981103. ref SDS 19 4483
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111524 - Tom says Welch is the only vendor, and recommends continued use of
111525 - Communication Metrics. ref DRT 1 3969
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111527 - There was no follow up discussed.
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111529 -     [On 981119 called Jim Lovo to follow up. ref SDS 24 1985]
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SUBJECTS
COE Evaluation Communication Metrics
SDS Record in Possession of Government
Intranet Protection Security Limiting
Security, Intranets
Links Overwhelming
Directories Discourage Spying
Links Discourage Spying Protect Privacy
SDS Features Security, Privacy

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211102 - Security on Internet - Use Passwords, Encryption, Intranets
211103 -
211104 - Follow up ref SDS 20 2886. ref SDS 6 1209
211105 -
211106 - Tom asks how to control access to the USACE record on the Internet, so
211107 - that the whole world does not know what is going on? ref DRT 1 8064
211108 -
211109 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0000 linked to this record and the article on
211110 - 971021.
211111 -
211112 -     [On 981110 Tom received the letter. ref SDS 23 4829]
211113 -
211114 -     [On 990211 USACE manager overwhelmed by SDS. ref SDS 26 7329]
211115 -
211116 -     [On 000124 security of dynamic knowledge repository was cited as a
211117 -     concern during a Colloquium at Stanford. ref SDS 27 4278]
211118 -
211119 - We could argue...
211120 -
211121 -      1.  The world is welcome to read the record showing that USACE is
211122 -          accomplishing its mission and meeting requirements, since
211123 -          that is the purpose of the record; and if someone can offer a
211124 -          suggestion to improve the work or sound an alert about lack
211125 -          of alignment, this would help in avoiding mistakes that cause
211126 -          extra cost and delay.  Scrutiny, oversight and feedback are a
211127 -          benefit.
211128 -
211129 -      2.  The structure of the record on the Communication Metrics web
211130 -          site is inherently discouraging to hackers and industrial
211131 -          spys. (see record on 980329, ref SDS 7 3675)
211132 -
211133 -      3.  People who follow links in SDS records, without being engaged
211134 -          in the work to recognize relevance and materiality, would not
211135 -          have time to cause harm, nor be able to assemble diverse
211136 -          threads of cause and effect, because links are endless and so
211137 -          take forever to follow, they reflect human memory, where
211138 -          everything is connected to everything else.  In 30 minutes,
211139 -          people become lost in loops and divergent paths, wondering
211140 -          what's it all about?
211141 -
211142 -          The letter from Max Wideman on 980712, ref SDS 8 6804,
211143 -          illustrates the challenge people face.  On 980831 Wayne
211144 -          Wetzel made same point. ref SDS 11 5828
211145 -
211146 -          This is related to the goal of providing clear, concise,
211147 -          complete communication, from discussion with Wayne on 980831,
211148 -          ref SDS 10 4214, and letter to Dave Bouncristiani submitted
211149 -          today. ref SDS 22 5583
211150 -
211151 - ..
211152 - There is no fail-safe protection of sensitive information. Ways
211153 - to reduce unwelcome review include...
211154 -
211155 -
211156 -        •  passwords
211157 -        •  encryption
211158 -        •  intranets
211159 -
211160 -
211161 - SDS has added protection by...
211162 -
211163 -
211164 -        •  flag a record to prevent publication.
211165 -        •  suppress publication of links to sensitive information.
211166 -        •  suppress personal and cell phone numbers
211167 -
211168 -
211169 - Inevitably information is published that later is determined to be
211170 - sensitive.  Communication Metrics makes it easy to withdraw
211171 - information, because the author retains control of the record. Since
211172 - people may draw unintended conclusions from even benign information,
211173 - a skilled Communication Manager is the best protection of sensitive
211174 - information by constructing connections that establish desired
211175 - meanings.
211176 -
211177 - The letter submitted to Tom on 971028 explains the advantage of using
211178 - intranets. ref SDS 6 1209
211179 -
211180 - Security and access control are discussed in the record on 971021
211181 - reviewing an article on using the Internet for project management.
211182 - ref SDS 5 6593.
211183 -
211184 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 linked to this record and the article on
211185 - 971021.
211186 -
211187 - The letter points out that the purpose of the Communication Metrics
211188 - web site is to demonstrate capability and benefits of the Internet for
211189 - delivering intelligence. ref DIT 1 4320  It cites letter received from
211190 - Tom White on 981104 as evidence that this objective has been
211191 - accomplished in substantial degree. ref SDS 20 4320
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211193 - Tom White's assessment seems to reflect Max Blodgett's evaluation on
211194 - 980803, ref SDS 9 5141, and more recently a report by District Counsel
211195 - on 981027. ref SDS 16 7315
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