CONSULTANT PAY LEGISLATION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06489083
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2018
• Case Number: F-2013-02252
• Publication Date: April 12, 1966

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MEMORANDUM FOE:.
SUBJECT:
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12 April 1e66
.Executive Officer, Office of Personnel.
Consultant Pay Legislation
Memorandum from Executive Assistant to.
Director Of Personnel, DDX, Same sub- :
jectl dated 14 February 2966
I. Sorry for the long delay in providing yea with
the additional information on,consultants you requested
in your reference. We now have the new team prettycU
-briefed co we can get on with other things.
2. fin it rather cult to give you as speeific
inforlee as y probably like on tho ty.:)en of
consultants Aflkinds of service they provide.
Instead, . ..me talk about a_couple of our offices
use sultants.- ONE,414.-examtelle-, has about a demon �
outstanding . n comprising the Princeton consultants.
These men are scholars; mostly from the acadmic world,
although some are from other institutions. l'er en-ample,
the form Probident of the Council on Foreign Affairs,
the Editor of Foreign Affairs, the Chairman of the CarneceIe
Institute, and the President of the Emoort-Import Bank
are members of the Princeton consultants. Theo� men neat
about twice a year to review estimates with "Cue Doerd
of National Nstimates. They bring to bear execrtise of
inestimable value on problems of vital national importance.
Similarly, mil uses distinguished scholars and industrial
:Leaders to advise on the research techniquee and substance
of many of their economic reports.
3. The guidance these men provide the WI is almost
priceless. It has reached the stage vhere the $50 per
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dny consulting fee is almost inl-mlting. It locrttiniy
does not come close to coroensating them for tte
Um.,,e of the contribution they rao. Yhne all of then
do their work out of a Ilease of patriotism, thoy are
extremely busy men whosetic is extmaely valuable.
Some of the industrial leaeers work without compenuatioa,
but �those from the acneex.ic rorld cuppl=ent thoir
regular income by their consulting fees. &Woo the
c=petitiml is so fierce for their time, thsy are receiviaz
higher and higher fees from other organizations. Eolle
exav,ples rill illwitrate this point. Oae of the 0=
consultants regularly receives $150 a day tnd recently
t'Ad.ORTI he would like this from the Agency. A
demographer turned down CBI because he received hinor
1,,i7los from other Government agencies. By t'pealia:; ta
his riatriotisn, on' finully securoa the service2 of a
noted authority 04 USW. vtography, but only nfi;,:!-:c laz!c�Dt:14
with htm for a yr. 4nother geographer refused to worlt
for us because be ras oetting $250 a day from tho ;State
Tiv.)artment. Finally, one of our Princeton consultants
wv,Ite us that he is now getting $1,000 -oar month Zron
Auerican Telephone and Telegraph Company for one or tya
dayg of ro-P:c per month! Mile wa cot o=oect to comI;ei:e
with AT2.1, we must be able to nay more than-$50 a day
to attract. and keep the calibre of men we need as consul-
tants.
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4. The problem is worsentng. with the competition
on the one hand ..tmd the Director's imaistent nitiug that.
W' make more use of consult*mts. Vt. have considered
alt*rnate arranqements to compensate conoultantsr such. � .
as payin4; them a fae fer. a product, but this rould be a -
circumvention of our own relulations because these men
are r'ally being used as-conzultatts. We weuld prefer
At to get involved In this subterfuze, but we may be
forced in to it.
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5; Fran the above, you'ean tell hew urgently re
'tefama that you aupp .A. an increa in oeupeazation for.
consultants. We believe "-at v. fould average about
$150 par day for thom,-vith ranfm being aluoat
exclusively ta the $100 ... J0 -4y rauga, re would,
of course, continue to n-gotiate.f a reasonable foe.
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6. Please advise me if you need further infor-
mation. .
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