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Title: Congressional News Release, March 16, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-011160
Creator: United States. Congress. House
Topic: Computer security, Security classification (Government documents)
Dates: 1987-03-16
1987-03-03
Box: 2007-255-620
Folder: file 8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A Congressional press release announcing the National Security Council's role in policy formation and implementation, the lack of congressional access to national security documents, the fact that they are issued in secret by the Executive branch, and the fact that they have the force and effect of law.

Title: Congressional News Release, March 17, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-011159
Creator: United States. Congress
Topic: Computer security, Security classification (Government documents)
Dates: 1987-03-17
1987-03-17
Box: 2007-255-620
Folder: file 8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A Congressional new release announcing that presidential aide, Poindexter, and a former National Security Coucil aide will comply with a subpoena as the White House moved to cooperate on computer security legislation proposed by Congressman Jack Brooks. The announcement highlights the corruption of using high-level, privileged positions to escape penalties for illegalities. Congressman Anthony C. Beilenson addressed the issue of the Reagan administration's use of national security decision directives for policy purposes and their lack of availability to Congress. The announcement states that national security decision directives pose a threat to a free and open society, and and can lead to authoritarian, totalitarian, and shadow governments.

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks introduces legislation to provide government-wide coordination in the acquisition and utilization of Automatic Data Processing equipment and a Congressional Press Release
Identifier: camh-dob-011143
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Correspondence between Congressman Jack Brooks and Colonel W.J. Baird, with a Signal Magazine article
Identifier: camh-dob-010922
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Correspondence between Congressman Jack Brooks and R.W. Bemer, and a draft Computer Journal article written by Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-011139
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to Ed Hunter, and a statement given by Brooks at the National Bureau of Standards Conference
Identifier: camh-dob-011026
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Letter from Datamation Magazine editor Robert B. Forest to Ernest Baynard, May 27, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-016619
Dates: 1968-05-27
1968-05-27
Box: 2007-255-124
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Datamation Magazine editor Robert B. Forest to Ernest Baynard requesting an article to be written by Jack Brooks about standardization, May 27, 1968

Title: Letter to Congressman Jack Brooks from Joseph L. Gipson and an article in Government Executive Magazine.
Identifier: camh-dob-011037
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Newspaper Article by Linda Greenhouse, Special to the New York Times, June 23, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-011158
Creator: Greenhouse, Linda
Topic: Computer security, Security classification (Government documents)
Dates: 1987-06-23
1987-06-23
Box: 2007-255-620
Folder: file 8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A newspaper article written by Linda Greenhouse. The article is a special piece for the New York Times, and includes handwritten notations. The article states that the House will interfere with President Reagan's plans regarding access and control of computers, and the bill proposed by Congressman Jack Brooks will restore civilian authority over non-classified security data.

Title: Remarks by Congressman Jack Brooks, March 18 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-010947
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computer security, Computer security
Dates: 1970-03-18
1970-03-18
Box: 2007-255-124
Folder: PR-10-"Brooks Speeches 1965-1974"
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks given by Congressman Jack Brooks for the "Panorama" TV Show. Brooks discusses the leap in computer technology that occured post-World War II. He calls it "the most fundamental breakthrough of the century." He says computers are needed in Congress "for budget data, to keep track of legislation and budget requests, and to improve the knowledge index in the Library of Congress," among other things. He says computers can help solve societal matters in the fields of health, education, and science.