OUTLINE OF INFORMATION NEEDED FOR DECISION ON AREAS FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00530R000601580006-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 9, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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Outline of Information Needed for Decision on Areas for
Detailed Analysis
a. Mission and structure
b. Size
c. Major occupational groups-numbers, working environment, and risks for
each group.
d. Personnel Office organization and delegation of personnel authority with
the agency.
IL LEGAL BASIS FOR PERSONNEL PROGRAM
a. Authorizing laws
b. Authorizing and/or controlling regulations from higher level authority
c. Other applicable laws and executive orders, e.g. FLSA, OSHA, CSRA,
Ethics in Government Act, Uniform Selection Guidelines.
d. Major problems created by current controlling laws or regulations or by
other applicable laws and regulations.
III. STATUTORY CHANGES IN PERSONNEL PROGRAM SINCE 1978
a. Law and date
b. Nature of change introduced by the law
c. Problem(s) addressed by law
d. Evaluation of the effect of the change brought about by the law.
W. STATUTORY CHANGES REQUESTED SINCE 1978 FOR PERSONNEL
PROGRAM BUT NOT SECURED
a. Bill and date
b. Nature of change requested in bill
c. Problem(s) addressed by the requested change
d. Reason(s), if known, for failure of proposal
e. Is the legislation still needed?
V. REGULATORY CHANGES IN PERSONNEL PROGRAM REQUESTED AND
SECURED FROM HIGHER AUTHORITY SINCE 1978
a. Change secured by the reporting agency.
b. Cite regulation and date
c. Nature of the change
d. Problem(s) addressed by revised regulation
e. Evaluation of the effect of the change.
VI. REGULATORY CHANGES REQUESTED FROM HIGHER AUTHORITY FOR
PERSONNEL PROGRAM SINCE 1978 BUT NOT SECURED
a. Proposal and date
b. Nature of change requested
c. Problem(s) addressed by the requested change
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d. Reason, if known, for failure of proposal
e. Is the regulatory change still needed?
VIL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE IN PERSONNEL PROGRAM SINCE 1978
WITHIN EXISTING AUTHORITIES
(Definition of significant change is as provided in conference report for 1978
Appropriation Act--"departures from current personnel management or
compensation structures.")
a. Nature of change; description.
b. Date
c. Problem(s) addressed by change
d. Evaluation of the effect of the change.
VIII. CHANGES CONSIDERED TO BE NEEDED IN CONTROLLING PERSONNEL
LAW AND/OR REGULATION
(Discuss law and/or regulation needing change which were not discussed in
sections IV and VI above.)
a. Nature of the change needed
b. Reason change considered needed
c. Status of proposal, i.e. draft, concept paper, idea stage, etc.
IX. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CONSIDERED NEEDED IN PERSONNEL
PROGRAM AND WHICH CAN BE MADE WITHIN EXISTING AUTHORITIES
BUT ARE BEING DELAYED BY THE 1978 APPROPRIATION ACT
CONFERENCE REPORT LANGUAGE.
a. Nature of the change needed
b. Reason change considered needed
c. Status of proposal, i.e. draft, concept paper, idea stage.
X. ANY OTHER MAJOR ISSUES/PROBLEMS IN THE AGENCY PERSONNEL
PROGRAM
a. Identify issue(s) and problem(s)
b. Brief statement of the issue/problem and impact on accomplishment of
the Agency mission.
c. Action needed to address to the issue/problem.
XI. RECRUITING AND RETAINING PERSONS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS
(Assessment by agency of problems in recruiting and retaining persons with
skills critical to the mission of the agency.)
a. Agency specific information on engineers, computer scientists,
mathematicians, and linguists; the skills cited in the Conference Report.
b. Identify any other skills which an agency has found are difficult to
recruit and retain staff.
c. For each such skill area, determine:
- numbers, required and obtained annually.
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current vacancy rate for the positions using the skill.
qualifications required
salary range offered
hiring levels; entrance level, experienced, or both.
nature of recruitment programs
turnover, by length of service and grade level.
quality assessment of new hires.
quality criteria used.
X1 [L ADDRESSING THE FUTURE
a. Anticipated workforce changes in coming 5-10 years
b. Cause of workforce changes--i.e. skill, technological, and/or
organizational changes.
c. Anticipated impact of changes in American workforce demographics on
agency workforce.
d. Is there a long range workforce plan for the organization?
XIII. CURRENT PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF EACH AGENCY
Recruitment programs
Appointment procedures and requirements
Job classification programs
Qualifications requirements
Salary structure and other benefit programs
Promotion policies and procedures
Performance appraisal
Training and career development
Mobility requirements
Reduction in force procedures
Adverse actions procedures
Retirement program
EEO and affirmative action
Interface with other personnel systems in agency-civilian and military
XIV. COMPETITION BETWEEN IC AGENCIES IN PERSONNEL PROGRAMS
a. Identify any area in the personnel area where the agency believes it is
significantly disadvantaged vis a vis other IC agencies because of different
personnel policies.
b. Secure agency views where and why it is believed that a greater
difference is warranted from the personnel policies of the non-intelligence
agencies of the government.
XV. AGENCY VIEWS ON TERMS OF REFERENCE ISSUES
a. Secure each agency's views on the issues suggested for detailed
examination in the Terms of Reference.
These are:
- competition with the private sector
-- security considerations
-- rewards for employees
-- training and retraining to meet changing staffing requirements.
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quality of work life
retirement systems
alternatives to the General Schedule and the need for increased
flexibility in this area.
occupational pay
leave and benefits
adequacy of career development programs
potential impact of war time operations.
b. Determine for each issue the importance of the issue; the reasons for its
importance to the agency; agency views and position on the issue; and
suggestions for how to approach a detailed inquiry of the issue.
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