PERSONNEL CEILINGS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000300050003-2
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 30, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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I DENTIALI
Aug 30 1957
MWFAMM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence
Personnel Ceilings
This memorandum submits recommendations for approval of the
Acting Director of Central Intelligence. Such recommendations are contained
in paragraph 5.
2.
To adjust the Agency's personnel strength to ceiling.
FACTS BEARING ON THE MMM:
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The Agency ceiling for fiscal years 1958 and 1959 is
23 August 1957 personnel strength exceeded ceiling by
As of
employees.
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3.
DISCUSSION:
Reduction of personnel strength my be accomplished by: (a) invoking
formal reduction-in-force procedures, (b) instituting a selection-out
program devised to remove employees whose performance is submarginal,
(c) accelerated retirement of eligible personnel, (d) personnel attrition
accompanied by a drastically reduced ration of replacements, or (e) com-
binations of the foregoing. These alternatives are discussed in detail
in Tab A.
4.
Pormsal reduction-in-force procedures should not be resorted to in order
to adjust personnel strength since this mechanism fails to segregate
our personnel assets on the basis of individuals who are most effective
from those less so.
b. The adoption of a program of selection out of substandard employees
(and accelerated retirement of older, annuity-eligible employees whose
performance reflects limited value) should have special priority, at
the same time recognizing that the volume of personnel affected will
probably not immediately result in the reduction required to achieve
the ceiling, level. Procedures proposed to initiate a selection out
system are outlined in s
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o. A program of personnel attrition will, when combin
of b., above, bring about a reduction of personnel to calling befo
the and of the fiscal year.
d.
Although clerical recruitment and hire should not be e*u ended, these
processes should be limited to the number of positions which can be
retained within the ceilings of Agency Components. Clerical positions
in excess to these which can be filled within ceiling should be
eliminated from Tables of Organizations.
e intake of Junior officer Trainees should be maintained on as full
a basis as is permitted by the resent 100 slots budgeted for the
program. Additionally, (1) appropria.ed action should be ins
to ensure that to the extent that JVV s are available and qualified for
Agency positions, this source be accorded priority over external later-
al recruitment; and (2) transfers of JOT's from the Office of Training
to the co onesnta of'`peramanerrt +sssigeroents be approved as promptly as
possible to free JOT slots for anew candidates.
In order to align Agency strength and ceiling consistent with Bureau of
, all regulargul employees on the payrolls of the
Agency and all
eluded and
including
be charged to
assigned immed,
policy is made fa.
;envy; these am
Training.
a assigned to the Agency will be in-
ailing. Personnel absent for any reason,
s., but who are in a pay status, will
;Bogs of the components to which they were
preceding their absence. An exception to th6as
Junior Officer Trainees selected from within
slotted to the JOT training complement of the office
5. RECOMMHMT"IO z
It is recommended that
a. No formal reduction in force procedures be used.
b. A program of selection out of substandard employees be instituted.
c. Appropriate action be taken to bring about the accelerated retirement
of older, annuity-eligible employees whose work reflects limited
effectiveness.
d. Those clerical positions which cannot be filled within established
ceilings be eliminated from current Tables of Organiaaation$ and
recruitment of clerical personnel be continued on a scale which will
insure that all T/O clerical positions will be filed.
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e. The JM program be maintained at its present level, insuring
this source of personnel be accorded priority over external lateral
recruitment.
All personnel absent from the Agency, but who are
be charged, to the coiling of the component to whic
prior to their absence.
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L. K. W E M
Deputy Director (Suppo
Attachments:
Tab A with 5 Annexes
Tab B
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ph 5 is APPROVED:
C. P. C.A.LL
Lieutenant General, B
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
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