DDCI REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TSS' ACTION ON CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S SURVEY OF TSS DATED APRIL 1957

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-01094R000200010014-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: August 5, 1958
• Content Type: MF

5 August 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
ATTENTION
UBJECT : DDCI Request for Information on TSSY
Action on Certain Recommendations in
the Inspector General'; Survey of TSS
dated April 1957
1. The following summarizes the action taken by TSS on
the specific recommendations in the Inspector General's survey
which you mentioned in our telephone conversation this afternoon:
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a) Inspector General's Statement, Page 69 - -
tion/Graphic Arts Reproduction Division
The Chief, TSS, in collaboration with the Director of
Personnel, study the present wage-hour pay scale
applicable in GARD and develop in its place a scale
more equitable and more suited to the peculiar
requirements of the Agency.
TSS Action:
Subsequent to the DDIP's reply to the IG survey, TSS
informally discussed the establishment of a new wage-
hour pay scale with Personnel. It was the opinion of
Personnel that it would be better to continue using
established industry practices as a basis for the CARD
pay scale. This provides a tangible basis for establishing
pay rates (since industry rates are well known) which
would be absent if a new pay scale based entirely on
situations peculiar to the Agency were to be established.
A pay scale not based on established industry rates
would be subject to the interpretation of the individual
concerned as well as that of the individual classification
analyst. In view of the foregoing, no further action
was taken by TSS pending approval by the DCI of the
DD/P reply to the IC survey.
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b) Inspector General's Statement, Page 69 -
tion/Graphic Arts Reproduction Division
The Chief, TSS, request the Chief, Management Staff,
and the Director of Personnel to collaborate on the
conduct of a detailed position audit of each slot in
CARD. Specific recommendations for streamlining
operations and saving slots should be made. Two
individuals, one each from Management and Personnel,
should be specially selected and cleared for this purpose.
Considerable progress has been made toward streamlining
operations and saving slots. Compared to the two
approved combinations mentioned in the IG survey, there
are now eight combination jobs in CARD. These are:
1, Offset - letter pressman
2. Compositor ? platen pressman
3. Finisher (formerly bookbinder)
4. Photoengraver - lithographer
5. Illustrator - negative engraver
6. Plate printer - dye stamper
7. Siderographer - finisher
8. Process photographer - negative engraver
Fourteen craftsmen have qualified for these eight combina-
tion jobs,and CARD at present has reduced Its personnel
by six craftsmen since the Inspector General's survey
was made. Detailed position audits have been made of
all but four positions in GARD.
c) Inspector General's Statement, Page 69 -
tlon/Graphic Arts Reproduction Division
The Chief, TSS, request the Director of Personnel to
study the application of the current Agency fitness
report to wage-hour employees in CARD and make
recommendations for the introduction of a more realistic
report tailored to the technical nature of the work.
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Subsequent to the DTI/P's reply to the IG survey,
TSS inform4lly discussed this matter with Personnel
who felt that GARD employees are career staff
employees of the Agency and as such are entitled
to the same benefits and subject to the same disciplines.
Consequently, they felt that the evaluation of the
performance of GARD personnel should be subject to
the same evaluation as other career staff employees.
They felt any peculiarities in the evaluation arising
from the nature of the work could be handled as comments
attached to the regular fitness report. It was also felt
that there would be little value in preparing a special
Agency Fitness Report to cover the approximately fifty
employees in GARD. Since TSS was somewhat inclined
to agree with the foregoing, no further action on this
recommendation was taken pending approval by the
DCI of the entire DD/P reply.
Z. With particular reference to the first and third recom-
mendations by the Inspector General, although in theory TSS would
like to see a special wage-hour pay scale and a special Fitness
Report prepared for GARD, in practice we cannot help but feel that
Personnel's position on these matters is a realistic one.
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