INSPECTOR GENERAL'S SURVEY OF TRAVEL ADMINISTRATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000300080010-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 8, 1966
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SUBJECT
Executive Director-Comptroller
Inspector General's Survey of Travel
Administration
RE RENCE : Memo dtd 16 Nov 65 to DD/S t r Ex. Dir . -Compt . , .
same subject 4< , ~..TM
1. 1 have reviewed the Inspector General ? e November
1 065 survey of travel administration and, per your memorandum,
I am submitting my comments. on the recommendations made by the
Inspector. General.
P. The following comments are keyed to the recommendations
made in paragraph 15 of the survey:
a.. I agree that travel authorizing officials through-
out the Agency do need additional guidance in the use of
their authorities so that.we may achieve a maximum uni-
formity in travel authorizations. However, I believe
that a written guidance which each authorizing official
could have readily available would be more effective than
periodic meetings with the Director of Finance. To this
end, I will, upon your approval, direct the Director of
Finance to prepare such written guidelines for issuance to
all Agency authorizing officiris in the near future.
prepare the statistical reports called for in this recom-
mendation without.significantly detracting from the effi-
ciency and timeliness of their primary functions. As an
alternative to this recommendation, I will, with your
concurrence, direct the Central Travel Branch to bring to
my personal attention instances where, in their opinion,
travel orders or vouchers deviate significantly from the
norm in the granting or claiming of special travel benefits
or where. Central Travel Branch is of the opinion that
b. I question whether, given present personnel
ren th the Central Travel Branch is in a. position to
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significant trends by Offices or components in this
regard are developing. Upon receipt of such information,
I believe I would be Imp position to ensure the validity
of such authorizations or to take prompt corrective action.
.a. Here, as in (b) above, I believe the routine
statistical reports should-not be called for, but that
alternately I should be advised of significant situations.
for the uniform treatment of all caseswhereptravel.NshortV
of tour is involved. I do _ not believe that action other.
than administration of this regulation is required.
S. I would appreciate receiving your concurrence in the
alternative actions I have proposed above.
R. L. Bannerm>n
Deputy Director
for Support
CONCUR ;
c
Executive Director-Comptroller
Distribution:
Orig - Addressee (Return to DD/S)
I - IG
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2 - DD/S
2 - SSA-DD/S
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 MMOR,AMUM FOR: Mr. Knoche
Executive Reistzyt
1 February 1966
With respect to the DDS memorandum of 8 .Tanuary containing
comments on the recommendations in the survey of travel administra-
tion, I offer the following comments, keyed to the DDS comments;
a. We believe this is an acceptable alternative to our
recommendation. While we do not think it will be quite as effective
as periodic meetings such as we propose, it will be simpler to
administer and will come Close to achieving the same objective.
b. We do not believe that the statistical reports which we
recommend would constitute any undue burden on the Central
Travel Branch. When we discussed this proposal with the Chief,
CTB, he assured us there would be no problem in carrying it out
and in fact welcomed the idea. However, if the DDS would prefer
to handle this recornnxendation as he proposes it certainly would be
a step in reducing travel inequities.
We believe a useful purpose will be served if this recom-
mendation is implemented, at least for several quarters. Possibly
after that we may find that the report required can be discontinued.
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d. The 1).)5 to quite correct in stating thaa- issued
on 9 September 1965 provides for the uniform treatment of all cases
where travel short of tour is involved. However, at the time of the
survey we were not convinced that the provisions of this regulation
were being implemented in each instance. Subsequently we have
determined that action being taken on an IG recommendation con-
tained in our survey of the Office of Personnel. will accomplish the
same purpose we hoped to obtain as a result of recommendation d
in the travel administration survey.
To sum up, then, the )135 response gives xrse no problems with the
exception of paragraph c which is, l hope, explained above.
1. S. arras
Inspector General
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DATE INITIALS
TO NAME AND ADDRESS
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ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY
APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION
RETURN
CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE
Remarks :
Jack:
Would appreciate your comments on the
attached.
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