SSCI PERSONNEL REVIEW COMMITTEE TEAM MEMBER MEETING WITH (SANITIZED), DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN ANALYSIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000600710021-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2012
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 1, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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OCA 86-3410
1 October 1986
SUBJECT: SSCI Personnel Review Committee Team Member Meeting
with Director of African and
Latin American Analysis
1. On 1 October 1986 Ms. Natalie Bocock, Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) staffer on the SSCI personnel
review team, was briefed by Director of
African and Latin American Analysis, from 1045 until 1130 in
3F45. Also attending the meeting were
Deputy Director for Personnel for Policy, Analysis and Evalua-
tion; Chief DI Mana ement, Planning and
Services Staff, and OCA/Senate Affairs.
2.I Isaid that he looks at manpower in a two-
tier track. Qualified people are needed to handle the general
needs of an office dealing with the Third World which includes
analysts to handle general basic requirements and analysts
with specific talents in major areas that are considered to be
hot spots for the upcoming years, such as South Africa, Panama
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officer can come from any
track.
He
noted
that an
increasing
number of intelligence off
icers
are b
eing processed
through
the career trainee program. Other groups consist of those who
have academically studied the area, in addition to economists,
etc.; and those who have lived in the area.
4. Spanish and Portuguese are the basic languages needed
for South America. Portuguese, French and English are used
in Africa. However, officers are encouraged to develop the
minor languages.
5. DI/ALA has an annual career review and other "rump"
career board sessions which look at training vis-a-vis the
individual. The board looks at courses that treat everyone's
needs; IA, secretarial; general analysis--military, economic;
and supervisory. This includes basic management training;
general analysis (military, economic courses); nuts and bolts
courses (how to interview, write PARs); broadening courses
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(Mid Career) and ADP courses. In the last two years 0
have been trained, which averages to more than
two courses per person per year.
Department, NSC, and colleges.
6. I lexplained the policy community rotations
(roughly at the GS-13 level) to the DO, overseas, NIO, State
ing part of their, time on DO task forces
second year. Some analysts are not on rotation but are spend-
otations to the DO are for one year with an option for a
(said that task force manpower
issue because he knows that analysts will have to go to the
that he is willing to go overstrength on the
needs are taken into consideration during planning. He noted
7. Officers on rotation maintain the category ranking
they had before they left ALA. ALA tries to ensure that an
officer is not disadvantaged if doing a good job on a
rotational assignment. It was noted th t some do wish to
return to their rotational jobs.
were recruited just out of school.
8. ALA has lost some analysts to academia when better
paying jobs have been offered. ALA has a young workforce--a
year ago 65 per cent of the analysts were still in their
probationary period. Probably 80 per cent of the analysts
request.
commented that Mr. Helms had been briefed on everything we
know. We will have to find other information to fullfil his
provision regarding a paper on Mexico and
9. Ms. Bocock mentioned the recent Helms amendment to
the Intelligence Authorization bill regarding the time
analysts spend in other activities. said that
current intelligence must be done, but the long-term work has
the most emphasis and careers are affected by the quality of
their in-depth work. Certainly time is spent in interagency
meetings but this is good time because it builds a bond and
helps ensure a high quality paper. Ms. Bocock read the
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