CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1955 TO 30 JUNE 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000100090010-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 30, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Period 1 July 1955 to 30 June 1956
Major Accomplishments and Significant Developments
During FY195.6
I. Workload Statistics.
A. Contract Personnel.
As of the end. of the reporting period, the Division had on
record approximately =individuals under contract, broken 25X9A2
down into the seven contract categories. Approximately = 25X9A2
new contracts were prepared by the Division during the period
and approximately M contract amendments were prepared
and executed during the period, including approximately = 25X9A2
Social Security amendments. In accordance with established
procedures, the Division also received and reviewed during
the period approximately=ontracts written and executed
in the field.
B. Staff Agents.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Division had on
25X9A2 record- Staff Agents, ^ less than at the end of last Fiscal 25X9A2
Year. During the period, the Division processed M Staff Agent 25X9A2
personnel actions, including approximately 310 periodic step-
increase actions. Despite the decrease in the number of Staff
Agents, it is noted that the number of actions has increased
proportionally.
C. Military Details.
25X9A2 There were ^ active Military Details as of the end of the
reporting period, including approximately- with Letters of 25X9A2
Authorization. During the period, -Letters of Authorization 25X1A
were prepared and executed for Military Details, and Wetters 25X1A
required amendment.
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D. Allowances.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Division had on
record individuals drawing equalization allowances. During
the period, ew equalization allowances were authorized and
= such allowances were revised. Also, .contract agents
were authorized additional compensation in lieu of allowances.
separation allowances were authorized during the
period. At the end of the period there were 12 posts classified
for allowances by the Agency.
E. Miscellaneous Agreements.
special agreements were prepared during
the period and certain of these required amendment.
II. Non-statistically, the following items required considerable staff
time during the year:
A. Processing social security amendments for U.S.. citizen
contract employees, who acquired eligibility under the Social
Security Amendments of 1955.
B. Processing compensation changes for contract personnel who
were deemed entitled to increases similar to the legislative increases
for staff personnel.
C. Reviewing ? contract agent cases involving allowance pay,
ments, and processing amendments as required by the operating
components to provide additional compensation to offset the
increased tax liability resulting from an opinion of the General
Counsel that such payments are taxable.
D. Furnishing support to Project Aquatone in the form of contracts
and Letters of Authorization.
E. Attending Administrative Plan meetings and reviewing and
coordinating on proposed Administrative Plans and changes thereto,
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III. Except for the Agency Regulations on the Education Allowance
and the Home Service Transfer Allowance, Fiscal Year 1956, did not see
any substantial progress made on the proposed regulations relating to
the functions of CPD. The following Regulations are still needed and are
still in process": R -(Contract Employees), R- (Independent
Contractors), (Staff Agents),
(Allowances).
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CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Period 1 July 1955 to 30 June 1956
SECTION 2. Objectives for FY1957 and Status of Current Program
I. A primary objective for FY1957 involves the publication of the.
as yet unpublished regulations relating to the functions of CPD, as
follows:
A.
regulations on Contract Personnel
regulations on Standardized Allowances
regulations on Staff Agent Personnel
II. Another objective for FY1957 involves the development and present-
tation to the operating components for their consideration of certain pro-
posals relating to retirement and insurance coverage for contract agents
who represent long term assets. Serious thinking on these matters commenced
on FY 1956 and is expected to result in. the making of concrete proposals
early in FY 1957.
III. A continuing objective of CPD involves participation in the edu-
cational task of advising Case Officers and other interested personnel of
the policies and procedures relating to personal services contracts. This
objective will be pursued. through any media which are open to us.
IV. Another objective for FY1957 is the implementation of the Edu-
cational Travel Grant policy recently approved by the Director, and also
the implementation of a new Standardized Allowance referred to as the
"Supplementary Post Allowance", which is expected to be approved by the
State Department at an early date.
V. Another obvious continuing objective of CPD involves the more
effective handling of "routine" matters such as the processing of contracts,
Staff Agent actions, LOA's etc. Projecting actual workload statistics for
FY1957 and FY1958 is, however, a difficult matter in view of the fact that
CPD must process those cases or actions which are referred to it, regardless
of the volume. Nevertheless, our estimate of the future workload for FY1,957
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would entail no decrease and a possible increase in the volume of
contract work, a probable increase in the volume of LOAts for Military
Details and a slight intensification of activity in the allowance field. It
is difficult to estimate with any exactness the future workload on Staff
Agents because of the study which has recently been made. It is possible,
however, that there could be a decrease in the total number of Staff Agents,
but it is believed that, as far as CPD is concerned, any possible saving
in manpower would be offset by the increased personalized attention which
would be given to the remaining Staff Agents.
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CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Period 1 July 1955 to 30 June 1956
SECTION 3. Program Outlook for FY1958
The outlook for FY 1958 is for a continuation of the present
functions, with possible changes in emphasis only. As for actual
workload, the estimate set forth in paragraph V of Section 2 is the
best that can be made at this time. It is reasonable to anticipate,
however, that as more Agency personnel become skilled in the policies
and procedures relating to CPD functions, more of the CPD staff time
can be devoted to the "finer points", such as benefits for long-term
agents and other agent-type problems.
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