YOUR PROPOSED REMARKS TO OFFICE OF PERSONAL EMPLOYEES 13 JULY 1989 10:00 A.M. HQS AUDITORIUM

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• Publication Date: June 30, 1989
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DCI Proposed Remarks to Office of Personnel Employees 13 July 1989
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Director, Public Affairs
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RE: Your proposed remarks to
Office of Personnel employees
13 July 1989 10:00 a.m.
HQS Auditorium
You are scheduled to make 10-15 minutes of remarks to about employees
of the Office of Personnel (DA). You may wish to answer questions afterward.
In the remarks we have prepared, you note that Personnel officers are "the
real ambassadors of the Agency." You express appreciation for their work in
building and maintaining the CIA as the most professional and effective
intelligence organization in the world. After discussing some of the major
issues the Office of Personnel is currently dealing with, you note that
technologies and collection priorities are changing as we near the year 2000.
You then say: "...As an Agency, our only limits will be those we put on our
own initiative, imagination, and ability to make it possible for everyone to
use their talents in furthering the mission of the Central Intelligence
Agency."
In the conclusion, you mention that the Office of Personnel's slogan, "We
care enough to make a difference," points to the dedication of the Office and
should serve employees well now and into the next century.
The proposed remarks have been coordinated with the Office of Personnel
and are attached (see opposite for cards).
Attachments:
As stated
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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
TO THE
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
JULY 13, 1989
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GOOD MORNING. I WAS DELIGHTED TO BE ASKED TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY. I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP
TIME TO BE THERE -- AND WAS IMPRESSED BY
THE SUPPORT THAT CAME FROM OUR COMPONENTS AT HEADQUARTERS.
BUT I KNOW THAT IN SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY, I AM SPEAKING TO THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THE MANY TALENTED PEOPLE WE HAVE.
YOU, IN MANY WAYS, ARE THE REAL AMBASSADORS OF THE AGENCY --
YOU OFTEN REPRESENT US TO THE PUBLIC, AND YOU CREATE AND RUN
THE PROGRAMS THAT KEEP GOOD PEOPLE WITH US. AND SO, YOU ARE
OUR REAL DIPLOMATS.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN BUILDING
AND MAINTAINING THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AS THE MOST
PROFESSIONAL AND EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION IN THE
WORLD. SUCH AN ORGANIZATION DOES NOT JUST "HAPPEN" BUT IS THE
RESULT OF CAREFUL PLANNING, HARD WORK, AND DEDICATION TO OUR
MISSION.
-- AN EXCITING
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I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO CONSIDER SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT YOU, IN PERSONNEL, MUST DEAL WITH, AND THEN TO LOOK
AHEAD AT SOME OF THE ISSUES WE WILL ALL NEED TO ADDRESS.
IF THERE IS ONE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION THAT KEY
IS ITS PEOPLE. WE NEED TO ATTRACT AND KEEP TALENTED PEOPLE, WE
NEED TO HELP THEM DO WHAT WE ASK OF THEM, AND WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE WELL TREATED. ALL OF THIS IS THE BUSINESS OF
PERSONNEL.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB IN RECRUITING
AND PROCESSING APPLICANTS. THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK -- YOUR
SUCCESS IN RECRUITMENT WILL DETERMINE OUR SUCCESS TOMORROW.
THE C.I.A. IS ONE OF THE FEW FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCIES WHICH
ACTIVELY RECRUITS ITS EMPLOYEES. RECRUITMENT IS SUCH A PART OF
AGENCY LIFE THAT WE TEND TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED AND FORGET THAT
MOST OTHER CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DO NOT ACTIVELY
RECRUIT. BUT HERE, WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE MANY SPECIALISTS WE
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NEED TO DISCOVER US, AND SO WE ACTIVELY SEEK THEM OUT. AS OUR
AMBASSADORS TO THE PUBLIC, MANY OF YOU FACE THE EXTREMES OF
PUBLIC OPINION. LIKE YOU, I HAVE FACED THE PUBLIC ON A NUMBER
OF OCCASIONS, AND I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT ONE SUCH OCCASION,
WHICH SHOWS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR OUR EFFORT. LAST SUMMER, ON THE
WEST COAST, I SPOKE TO NEARLY 1500 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
OTHER LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA. WHEN I TOLD THEM
THAT WE WERE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 1,000
A MONTH, THEY BROKE OUT IN APPLAUSE. THAT'S AN INDICATION OF
THE IMPORTANCE THAT THEY PLACE ON OUR WORK, AND A RECOGNITION
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR EFFORT.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING APPLICATIONS IN IMPRESSIVE
NUMBERS, WE HAVE MORE TO DO TO GET THOSE BEST SUITED FOR OUR
WORK ON BOARD. THOSE OF YOU WHO WORK TO KEEP THOSE APPLICANTS
WITH US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS DESERVE SPECIAL THANKS. I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO HELP REDUCE THE TIME IT
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TAKES TO GET EMPLOYEES ON BOARD, AND I ENCOURAGE THESE
EFFORTS. BUT NOT ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS WILL BE ABLE TO MEET
OUR EXACTING
STANDARDS, AND
WE MUST BE SURE THAT WE BRING ON ONLY THOSE BEST QUALIFIED FOR
OUR WORK.
AND ONCE THOSE PEOPLE JOIN US, OUR WORK BEGINS IN EARNEST.
HOW ARE WE TO PAY, SUPPORT, MANAGE, MOTIVATE, RETAIN THOSE IN
WHOM WE HAVE ALREADY INVESTED SO MUCH? THIS WORK REQUIRES A
GREAT DEAL OF CREATIVITY, PATIENCE, AND DEDICATION. WHAT I'VE
SEEN HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE. LAST YEAR YOU ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY
FOR RUNNING THE AGENCY'S WORKERS COMPENSATION AND THE CIVIL
SERVICE RETIREMENT PROGRAM FROM THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT. YOU ESTABLISHED A CAREER TRANSITION CENTER TO HELP
THOSE WHO WERE RETIRING AND THOSE WHO WANTED TO BEGIN ANOTHER
CAREER. YOU'VE CONTINUED THE EXCELLENT INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT OF
BENEFITS PROGRAM BEGUN IN 1986, A PROGRAM THAT CANNOT BE
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MATCHED IN ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY. AND WE'RE ALMOST READY TO
GO FORWARD WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS -- THE CHILDREN'S
DAY CARE CENTER WILL SOON OPEN, THE "FLEXIBLE BENEFITS" PACKAGE
WHICH WILL LET OUR PEOPLE TAILOR BENEFITS TO THEIR NEEDS IS
PROGRESSING.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE RESULT OF HARD WORK AND OF KNOWING
WHAT THE AGENCY NEEDS TO KEEP IT COMPETITIVE. I BELIEVE THEY
ARE ALSO THE RESULT OF WORKING FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS
BECOME MUCH LIKE A FAMILY. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE SHARE THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT. AND ALL OF
US BUILD UPON THE WORK OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE US. I
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
RETIREES ASSOCIATION, AND THEY ARE EAGER FOR NEWS OF THE AGENCY
AND NEWS OF THE PEOPLE THEY REMEMBER.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR OUR PEOPLE IS NOT GOING TO
CHANGE, BUT MANY OF THE TECHNOLOGIES WE CAN USE TO ACCOMPLISH
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THAT MISSION WILL. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON
BUILDING AND INSTALLING A NEW HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TO REPLACE OUR CURRENT SYSTEM. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL BE
COMPARABLE TO THOSE USED BY LARGE BUSINESSES AND WILL ENABLE
THE AGENCY TO ENTER THE NEXT DECADE AND THE NEXT CENTURY WITH
THE CONFIDENCE THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF MANAGING ITS HUMAN
RESOURCES TO THE BEST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE.
OUR PRESENT EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR
EMPLOYEES, AND OF FINDING QUALIFIED MINORITY APPLICANTS TO JOIN
US WILL NOT CHANGE EITHER. OUR STRATEGIES AND OUR APPROACH,
HOWEVER, SHOULD MAKE US MORE SUCCESSFUL. TO THAT END, THE
DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE TO
RECOMMEND WAYS TO MEET OUR MINORITY RECRUITMENT GOALS. ACTING
ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS TASK FORCE, THE OFFICE OF
PERSONNEL HAS ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES
BRANCH TO PLAN, COORDINATE, AND FACILITATE OUR HIRING OF
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COMPETITIVE MINORITIES. THIS INITIATIVE, ADDED TO OUR OTHER
PROGRAMS IN EEO AND THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY, SHOULD HELP US
RECRUIT THE PEOPLE WE NEED. I PLAN TO ANNOUNCE THIS INITIATIVE
TOMORROW WHEN I ADDRESS THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE.
AS MEMBERS OF AN OFFICE THAT SERVES THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY,
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE VALUE OF TAKING EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
WHEREVER IT'S NEEDED. WE WILL, AS AN AGENCY, NEED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND TALENTS IN ADDRESSING .
A NUMBER OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS. THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER
AND THE COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER ARE EXAMPLES OF THE SORT OF
INTERDIRECTORATE COOPERATION WE NEED. THESE CENTERS ARE
STAFFED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH DIRECTORATE, EACH BRINGING
TO BEAR ON THE PROBLEMS AT HAND HIS OR HER OWN UNIQUE
BACKGROUND, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERTISE. I AM PLEASED THAT THIS
APPROACH HAS ALREADY PAID DIVIDENDS IN THE FORM OF PRACTICAL
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RESULTS -- WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BETTER COORDINATE OUR
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EFFORTS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WARN OF A
NUMBER OF POTENTIAL TERRORIST INCIDENTS ABROAD. I AM CERTAIN
THIS SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE. AND I AM CERTAIN THAT THE NEWLY
ESTABLISHED COUNTERNARCOTICS CENTER WILL PROVIDE SIMILAR
SERVICE AND ENJOY SIMILAR SUCCESS.
MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY WILL SEE THE AGENCY INTO THE 21ST
CENTURY. THE ACTIONS WE TAKE AND THE POLICIES WE PURSUE OVER
THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL DETERMINE HOW WELL THE AGENCY WILL DO
WHEN THE YEAR ON THE CALENDAR READS 2,000. YET THEN, AS NOW,
OUR TECHNOLOGIES WILL CHANGE, OUR COLLECTION PRIORITIES MAY
SHIFT. BUT, AS AN AGENCY, OUR ONLY LIMITS WILL BE THOSE WE PUT
ON OUR OWN INITIATIVE, IMAGINATION, AND ABILITY TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO USE THEIR TALENTS IN FURTHERING THE
MISSION OF HE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. THE SLOGAN YOU
HAVE ADOPTED, "WE CARE ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE" POINTS TO
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THE DEDICATION OF THIS OFFICE, AND THAT DEDICATION SHOULD SERVE
YOU WELL NOW AND INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.
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