CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL SHUTDOWN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92G00017R000800180002-9
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 4, 1989
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: Contingency Plan for Operational Shutdown
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Administrative Officer, DCI Area
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Gary E. Foster
Deputy Director for Planning and Coordination
Contingency Plan for Operational Shutdown
1. As we have discussed over the past week, Agency management needs to
consider how our activities would be shutdown if efforts to mediate
differences with the Intelligence Committees are unsuccessful, and the
President elects to veto the FY 1990 Intelligence Authorization bill. Several
years ago, faced with the threat of a shutdown, then-DDCI John McMahon
informed the Office of Management and Budget that, if forced to do so, we
'would institute the following steps to produce an orderly shutdown of CIA's
activities:
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the DCI how he might use the information. Concurrently, I will provide the IC
Staff with the present order of shutdown so that they can develop a parallel
list for the rest of the Community.
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3. me know if you need anything further to address this
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Letter to OMB
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Gary E. Fester
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D. C 20505 OGC 82-08612
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The Honorable David A. Stockman
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Mr. Stockman:
This responds to OMB Bulletin No. 80-14, Supplement No. 1,
"Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations." The nature
of the work of the Intelligence Community, involving the protec-
tion of intelligence sources and methods and the conduct of acti-
vities essential to the national security, in many cases will
permit detailed assessments by line managers of their situations
only at the time of a lapse in appropriations. An evaluation at
this time of our options for contingency planning is further
complicated by that portion of our workforce which is overseas.
It is difficult at this time, of course, to determine the likeli-
hood of the absence of appropriations, and any special
circumstances will have to be taken into account, but I do not
believe that Congress would attempt to use a lapse in appropria-
tions at the end of this fiscal year as a way to manage the
budget and shut down essential intelligence functions. Moreover,
the Agency's Reserve for Contingencies, which is a two-year
appropriation that will not lapse this year, may be available to
continue essential functions in the short term.
Last year the operational, as well as staff, components
within the Intelligence Community were deemed to be engaged in
the conduct of essential activities and continued their opera-
tions during the funding hiatus resulting from the failure of
Congress to enact appropriations prior to the end of fiscal year
1981. Consistent with what we did last year pursuant to OMB
guidance and direction in light of our particular needs, I would
expect the Community to continue to be exempt in order to assure
that intelligence components operate as a unit until any funding
crisis has ended. However, I am cognizant of the legal opinion
set forth in the Attorney General's memorandum of January 16,
1981, and will make every effort to expedite identification of
those activities of the staff elements of the DCI and the Central
Intelligence Agency as a whole that can be curtailed if the need
arises. Of course, we would begin cutting in those areas that we
find to have the least potential impact on critical operations.
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The collection, analysis, and production of intelligence would be
expected to continue, as would special activities and functions
in support of the foregoing. However, we would delay all travel
for administrative purposes, conferences, training, and other
functions not directly related to ongoing operations, and delay
starting new programs, contracts, or procurements without direct
approval in each case, pending enactment of appropriations.
In response to the specific questions you have asked about
our plans for a potential shutdown or limitation of activities,
we will in general use the following principles in determining
furloughs or retention of personnel, which shall take effect
within 30 days unless the Director believes it is in the interest
of national security to delay the effect of these procedures for
a longer period:
We would expect, given some notice of a funding hiatus, of
being able to begin implementation of the above plans by the
third day of a period of no funding.
Sincerely,
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John N. McMahon
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
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SUBJECT: Contingency Plan for Operational Shutdown
ORIG: 0Compt/LHazlewood:bas
Distribution:
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