LETTER TO ABRAHAM A. RIBICOFF FROM STANSFIELD TURNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP95-00535R000300040010-9
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 15, 1980
• Content Type: LETTER

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? 1 5 MAY 1980
Honorable Abraham A. Ribicoff, Chairman
Committee on Governmental Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am writing you today in support of S. 2116, which
authorizes the establishment of a Senior Cryptologic
Executive Service within the National Security Agency.
This Bill will provide the Director of the National
Security Agency (NSA) with the equivalent management tools
and authorities already available to the Central Intelligence
Agency through its Senior Intelligence Service and to the rest
of the Executive Branch through the Senior Executive Service
provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. As you
know, the National Security Agency was excluded from the
Senior Executive Service because such coverage would have
been inconsistent with sound security practices. S. 2116
would provide statutory authority for the National Security
Agency to adopt and implement those features of the Senior
Service concept which are compatible with the Agency's
sensitive national security mission. As other departments
and agencies, including the Department of Defense, have
already implemented the Senior Executive Service, it will be
especially helpful to the National Security Agency if your
Committee would undertake early consideration of S. 2116.
The Office of Management and Budget has advised there
is no objection to the submission of this report from the
standpoint of the Administration's program.
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Yours sincerely,
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Washington, D.C. 20505
Attn: Congressional Affairs
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERN M ENTAL. AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20310
February 28, 1980
RE: S. 2116
Enclosed is a copy of a bill which has been referred
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
? The Committee would appreciate your views regarding-
the provisions of this bill and any recowmendations which
you may have concerning possible Committee action.
Please transmit your reply in quadruplicate. All
correspondence should be addressed to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs, 3308 Dirksen Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20510, Attn: Janiffer Baumann.
Your prompt attention would be appreciated. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Enclosure
Sincerely,
Abe Ribicoff
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