PERSONNEL SAVINGS IN HEADQUARTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002400130008-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Content Type: MF

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MEMOBANDUI FOti The Director
sUBJWCTI Perseasel Savings In Headquarters
PRODLEM4 To develop anti adept a pre
eppreach to
effect personnel eaviaus in Hasdasrters.
ASSUMPTIDPSI.
1, That there eight oziot somewhere In the Age
unnecessary overlapping and duplication.
2. That alterations in some projects end fun t
toward effecting manpower savings might be undertaken
tit heat under-fulfilling the Agrimel basis regimasib
0(
Jr.
totes It 1* important that either these essomptiees he
outdated end action taken to effect savings or the
enter *lemons of the Agency gives the confidence that
he socuaptiene have bees found invalids)
A r.duttiu of persosnel in flesdqsstters Is
t can be ssf?ly brought abOut.
2,
as* in personnel is the F *Id will be
pen merits of any proposed expansion,
3. There is et the present time no system of
"se tt a eat* in the Agency except fir individual
case
pAlm
There are three principal appreaches to the
f effectieg aampewer unplugs. They re:
a. Weeelag.out such persommel as nay be
latently utilised. In edditiee to inefficiently
ed individuals, this includes the elteleatien
notion of administrative overlapping
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cation within waits and so b,twua other
, (This approach ted
tters net isrolviag the najor org stoma
tare of the oompo out d,) rhis
itch also tactual's tho is ion of sub..
rd parsons/4, which is a saatiiuinj r.spsui
of *very supervisor,
Aiterieg the eebeteetleit
sumod by the Agency,
a. Extensive shanties la the major orgaalast
striae at of itatadquartorso or of the major lead?
natters compataints (DIP/A, 310/4 ODA, and Off i..
of that DCI.)
2, Although it is probable that cal modest savings
can be *(loated by Approach 1, a, (nffLeI.at manpower
u fallere to press this approach vigorously
would be ladefausible, regardless of action taken 'oder
Approaches I. b, sad I a,
3, It is probable that the most lucrative potential
saving* would be fouad through Approach 1. h.
f substantival Agency falsettos* or projoets),
fhts approach involves tho eontinuing attention of the
(table officials of the 'Wesley and the respoosible
dataisions of the most senior offisials. A
hod of facilitating this approach and Identify..
able faaations and projects for oencerteal
ttention? would be for each Domani to require
*widow of those funetions *ad projects in
that planning and operatioull units aossorated,
to him, Each Deputy Director ehould then
present those questionable functions and projects to the
FRC for imaedIet* end plamemeal consitorstion and rearm
meadatioa, flt is resognisod that thitemamination also
has a p.t.ntisl for savings other than In the field of
maspower, bat these are not holey &Alit with, es sash
this particular paper.) lianpowor wrings resulting from
this cation would be temulative with those from Approach
1, a,
?MI
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4.
ace ceo fro
changes).
roes,* to e
up the 00/P,
within each o
appropriate,
should cantina
the orgenisation
ach1.
hie that empower ming* might
e. Mier organisetiestal
here does not new seem to be may
current major structure whisk sets
IS, sad the Office of the DCI.
there mmy or may not be major changes
ny *vest, the Deputies themeelves
efforts to improve and streamline
sir respective components. Al;.,
be Inspector Geneva should continue his inspections
sad surveys end make recommendations bearing upon each
organisations* The meapower savings resulting from any
of these orgattinational changes would likewise be
cumulative with those resulting from Approach 1* a,
S. lesul s from theme approaches should net be
*red as a stioductioa-le..Poree** Reductions in
eel ceilings made possible should he effected
tidy by the DO/6? Persetteel changes indicated
result of the approaches, should be effected through
on end reassignment; and through a system of
ion outs which should be developed
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That a "Manpower Task Feree* be eppointed
terms of reference as Tab A, to deal with Approach 1,
2, That in order to carry oi Approach 1* h..
respective Deputies he directed to require a systematic
lett and appraisal by the plouning and operational people
tuned* of all functions and projects In their areas.
re any function or project is found to be questionable,
to Deputy concerned sheald submit them to the Project
ow Committee for immediate and piecemeal consideration
and recommendation*
hat in order to carry out App
ve Deputies be directedova
nisatioaal structures, and where
end other resources can result,
al changes es required*
10 Os,
S heir
S savings
ncke
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4. Ttt the 'napes
is a. chump* in his
spctivas end surveys
80 i be 1 is
IeLiou
the respective
"NMI
That th Director 01 Personsel be di .ted to
study proposing e spites ter "Seleetiou ? *
nunbers et personnel on it plumed basis.
Thet T*b A be published it en ?Agency Sella*
t Ageney personeel of %bet partioaler step
B.
C. P CAUL'.
*sant General USAF
Peputy Direct*
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