MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION - PRE-PRESS COMPOSITION SECTION FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE/DS&T

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-01355R000400300044-5
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: June 7, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: (Optional)
Meritorious Unit Citation - Pre-Press Composition Section, FBIS/DS&T
FROM: R. W. Manners
Director
Foreign Broadcast
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Information Service
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
VIA: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
xecu ive ary, Honor and Merit Awards Board
SUBJECT: Meritorious Unit Citation - Pre-Press Composition Section
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/DS&T
1. I am pleased to note that the Meritorious Unit Citation has been
approved for Pre-Press Information Service, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service, Directorate of Science and Technology. A copy of the memorandum
which will be placed in the Official Personnel File of each employee named in
the recommendation is attached for your information.
2. We are committed to present awards as soon as possible after their
approval. When you have informed the unit of their award, please ask a
member of your staff to mail the attached "Return Copy" of this memorandum to
the Protocol Branch no later than 21 June 1988, and the name and telephone
number of the individual whom the Protocol Branch should contact to arrange
presentation of the award.
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Executive Secretary, Honor and Merit Awards Board
SUBJECT: Meritorious Unit Citation - Pre-Press Composition Section
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/DDS&T
1. The Meritorious Unit Citation has been approved for the personnel of
Pre-Press Composition Section, Foreign Broadcast Information Service,
Directorate of Science and Technology, for the period July 1987 - December 1987.
2. The list of employees is attached. Please distribute one copy to each
awardee's file as highlighted.
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FBIS PRE-PRESS COMPOSITION SECTION STAFF EMPLOYEES
July 1987 - December 1987
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M 0PA1,,1?DUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
VIA: t duty nirector for Science and Technology
1:,xecu iw. Secretary,, Honor and Merit Awards Roard
JR.JECT: Meritorious Unit Citation - Pre-Press ConiDasition Section
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/DS&T
1. I a;, oleased to note that the Meritorious Unit Citation has been
approved for Pre-Press Information Service, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service, Directorate of Science and Technology. A copy of the memorandum
which will be placed in the Official Personnel File of each employee named in
the rec J ,.endation is attached for your infori ation.
2. we are committed to present awards as soon -ns possible after their
a;--roval.. When you have informed the unit of their award, please ask a
mm-ter of your staff to mail the attached "Return Copy" of this memorandum to
the Protocol Branch no later than 21 June 1988, and the name and telephone
number of the individual whom the Protocol Branch should contact to arrange
prcrentation of the awar;4.
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Aw.erdte notified of awfpd on
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.A CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE SA/CDI
RECOMMENDATION FOR HONOR OR MERIT AWARD 25X1
(Submit eight copies with: description of performance or service 25X1
warranting award; biographic profile; and unclassified citation)
1. SOCIAL SECURITY NO.
2. NAME OF PERSON RECOMMENDED (Last, First, Middle)
3. POSITION TITLE
FBIS Pre-Press Composition Section
4. GRADE 5. YOB 6. SD 7. OFFICE OF ASSIGNMENT B. EXTENSION 9. RECOMMENDED AWARD
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10. INCLUSIVE DATES FOR WHICH RECOMMENDED 11. IF RETIRING. DATE OF RETIREMENT 12. POSTHUMOUS
July 1987 - December 1987 YES NO
13. HOME ADDRESS (include ZIP CODE)
14. NAME OF SPOUSE
15. HOME PHONE
Have any other persons received or been recommended for an award for this service or act?
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATING COMPONENT
REPORT OF HONOR AND MERIT AWARDS BOARD
The Honor and Merit Awards Board having considered the foregoing recommendation
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REMARKS
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NARRATIVE FOR MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION - FBIS Pre-Press Composition Section
1. A Meritorious Unit Citation is strongly recommended for the Pre-Press
Composition Section of the Headquarters Engineering Division, FBIS.
responsible for the successful transition and operation of the AFS
Unclassified Segment systems under difficult circumstances. Although 20%
understaffed, this team has composed an increasing volume of FBIS reports,
including over 400 pages of Daily Reports per day, on a regular basis. They
have not missed a single production milestone and have worked effectively with
their counterparts at the Office of Logistics, Printing and Photography
Division, to produce the time-sensitive Daily Reports on schedule. They have
also composed an ever-increasing complexity of material, incorporating tables
and graphics into reports and articles for both the FBIS Operations and
Production Groups. They have developed excellent working relationships with
the editors in the FBIS groups, suggesting many procedures which have saved
the editors time and effort and have improved both product and product flow.
3. The Pre-Press Composition Section has successfully maintained the
ATEX Editorial System. They have performed all of the "normal" duties
(including file purging, backup, and data maintenance) in an exceptional
manner. What makes their performance so outstanding, however, is that beyond
the normal duties, they had to step in when the contractor lost key personnel
and take over all responsibility for the system very early in the transition
at very short notice. Without proper documentation and with only a hurried
technical hand-off, they had to keep the system operational, train themselves,
and debug and tune the system. Especially during the early phases, this
required them to work very long days. This was a time of dynamic change with
many system problems which required them to be "on-call" for additional hours
each day and often for days which would normally be their "weekend" time. The
successful operation of the AFS Unclassified Segment for the Wire Service
Staff, the Daily Reporting Division, and the JPRS Coordination Review Staff is
due to the abilities and dedication of the Pre-Press Composition Section.
4. As compositors for the Daily Reports and JPRS Reports, they have been
responsible for not only the daily operations, but also for the institution of
operational procedures. Before the AFS was installed, the bulk of the FBIS
composition task was accomplished manually by a combined staff and contractor
"typing pool" (MIDAS semi-automated production accounted for only 15-20% of
daily output). Setting up automated methods for efficient handling of
responsibilities and job flow was a new experience for FBIS, but the Pre-Press
Section worked very hard to facilitate the process. The aforementioned
members of this section expended a great deal of time and effort working with
the staffs in Production and Operations Groups to find better ways to process
FBIS reports. They have solved the myriad of problems that arise when what on
paper seemed like a good procedure ran into operational problems the first
time it was tried in the real world. So great was their dedication that there
were times when the compositors felt that either a mistake was their fault or
that they should have known how to correct it and would work overtime until
the problem was satisfactorily resolved.
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NARRATIVE FOR MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION - FBIS Pre-Press Composition Section
5. The move of the individual components of the Daily Reporting Division
to the AFS was dependent upon FBIS' ability to adhere to an ambitious phased
plan for transition and to convert the Daily Report books from hard copy to
soft copy production. The Pre-Press Composition Section performed their role
in the transition so well that FBIS management was able to move the last two
Daily Report books to AFS several days earlier than scheduled.
6. The Pre-Press Composition Section has functioned as a true team in
every sense. The aforenamed team members provided mutual support to each
other shifting resources and work schedules as required to meet changing
demands of production requirements and system problems. Through intensive
self-taught on-the-job training they initiated new operational procedures
while totally supporting the transition schedule and FBIS operations. The
members of the team have instituted changes in standard operating procedures
and specialized system software to improve the system in the FBIS
environment. Through their professionalism and dedication they have quickly
adapted to a new working environment and have become respected and essential
members of the larger FBIS team. AFS transition--indeed, FBIS operations in
an automated environment--owes its success to the skills of the Pre-Press
Composition Section and the incredible number of hours the team put into
making the system work.
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FBIS PRE-PRESS COMPOSITION SECTION STAFF EMPLOYEES
July 1987 - December 1987
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CITATION
A Meritorious Unit Citation is awarded to the FBIS Pre-Press
Composition Section for exceptional dedication to duty and exemplary
professionalism exhibited over an extended period from July to
December 1987.
The members of this unit were responsible for the successful
transition and operation of the AFS Unclassified Segment systems, the
cornerstone of the overall FBIS modernization effort begun in FY-85.
The success of this initial phase of the FBIS Headquarters
automation project was due in no small part to the abilities, initiative,
determination and seemingly boundless energy of the members of the
Pre-Press Composition Section. Transition from manual composition to the
AFS system - indeed, FBIS operations in an automated environment - owes
its success to this newly formed team and the innumerable hours its
members put into making the system work.
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