INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR EMPLOYEES EARNING BACHELOR AND ADVANCED DEGREES
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December 9, 2016
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April 3, 2000
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Publication Date:
September 20, 1973
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FOR: Secretary, CIA ?4 nagemwt Com ttee
Deputy Director for get, nt and Services
SUBJf Incentive Awards for l loyoos Earning Bachelor and
Advanced Degrees
1. Action uested: grave the awarding of a Quality Step Increase
( I) to an c? g- txye earning a bachelor or advanced deg,principally on
the eplayee's own time.
2. Background': The superior overall intellectual quality of Agency
+ Ioyees -tago',ther r .th the value to the. intelligence profession of ex-
pertise gained fro formal education suggests that incentive awards would
encourage fEther academic achieve ennts by Agency personnel. Use of a QSI
for such a purpose would be a tangible and continuing form Of recognition
to an employee with the initiative to improve his or her professional
qualific tiors. Although the Agency does sponsor some employees for fill-
time academic training, paying all costs including salaries, it is neither
practical nor economically feasible to do this on other than a very selec-
tive basis. Consequently, a supplementary program supported by the incen-
tive of a QSI should ctall ge some employees who otherwise would not
improve their academic standing. ,
3. Staff Position: The anticipated minute increase in average grade
r :sultirag 'rc : h arc s+e pro aia w ld be a simple and inexpensive ula)r
to benefit both the Agency and the ezployeo. Specific guidelines as to
eligibility of employees and other governing criteria are now being studied.,
however, no unusual obstacles are evident that would delay early imple-
mentation of the progra s .
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4. Rocs wndatio : Approve in principle the concept of warding
Quality S tep n es to employees earning bachelor or pranced frees,
principally on their own time.
LLD L. BRt SAN
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for
Mgt and Services
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