REDUCING ON-DUTY STRENGTH DURING FY 1965

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700090024-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: November 6, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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: x. MO1 NDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT : Reducing On-Duty-strength During FY 1965
1. The Director of Personnel recently compiled and
forwarded to me the first report of current Agency-wide plans
and efforts to reduce our on-duty personnel strengths to approved
ceiling levels.
G. The report indicates that within the Intelligence
Directorate there are eight components with current strengths
which are over ceiling. Of this group all but two have submitted
plans for reducing to ceiling strength by the end of the fiscal
year if not (as in one case) by 31 May 1965. With respect to the
six components with apparently adequate plans, I am sure that
these plans are well-considered but feel it necessary to express
a sew words of caution as follows:
a.. Components which have projected personnel
losses through regular attrition factors such as
resignation and LW OP should be alert for unexpected
and unpredictable changes in these attrition rates.
Alternate plans for accomplishing losses may be
necessary.
i:. i careful marriage between personnel
ceiling and dollars allocated has been rnaa4e. Accordingly,
any stretch out of reduction can result in a shortage of
personnel funds in your Directorate.
c. When planning the specific personnel losses
aieeded- to reach ceiling levels, the components should
continue to keep in mind the types of actions directed by
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3. it appears from your reports that 00/1
unc~~have not yet developed adequate plans forrzs~ rnr
personnel strengths to calling levels by year's and. I do not
believe that reliance upon unexpected retirements and unprojected
unknown attrition represents adequate planning for the specific
objective of reducing strengths by known amounts. I also do
not believe that the general identification of a number of employees
by name for possible reassignment represents a tight plan for
action. You are requested to reconsider the staffing situations
within the two components concerned and, in concert with the
Director of Personnel and the Agency Manpower Control Officer,
propose new, specific, and vigorous plans for reducing strengths
to the degrees required.
4. 1 have instructed the Director of Personnel and the
Director of budget, Program Analysis and Manpower to insure
continuous monitoring and updating of the reporting required
under Action Memorandum A-417. This rigid overview is
essential if the Agency is to meet the commitments on manpower
levels set forth to the President and the Bureau of the Budget.
We must avoid the traditional last-minute race to meet deadlines
on force levels or by inaction, precipitate undesirable limitation
an our room to maneuver. In this regard it must be fully
appreciated by all supervisors that the Agency's manpower goals
have not necessarily been reached when each of its components is
within its personnel ceiling. Our repeatedly stated objective is
to reach minimum levels of essential personnel coupled with a
skills balance. As you can appreciate, the factor of time and
ogran priority is continuously suggesting change in the niix.
Therefore, the component which does not exceed its ceiling is
in no way relieved from further responsibility for continuing
jgressive action to achieve personnel economies which will
assist you in meeting other IUD/I or Agency requirements.
n B. ic:.irkpatrick
Executive Director-Comptroller
cc: Director of Personnel
BPAMI
Ikfh (6 Nov 64)
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