PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B01123R000100030013-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 14, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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14 AUG 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Communications
Director of Data Processing
Director of Finance
Director of Information Services
Director of Logistics
Director of Medical Services
Director of Security
Director of Training & Education
Executive Of I ficer to the DDA
SUBJECT: Planning Assumptions
1. We are re-instituting a simplified planning/tracking
system at the directorate level beginning in FY 82.
2. Part of that system will require each of your offices
to author a. short three-to-five year plan, or to extract from
your existing planning mechanism. Mr. Fitzwater believes that
these plans should be developed with some general guidelines or
planning assumptions which he providePyou.mintu He would like
your help in arriving at some of theseAplanning assumptions.
3. We propose to take about 1/2 hour after the Tuesday,
18 August staff meeting to review the attached strawman list of
these assumptions, and of course, to add or delete as you see
fit. The strawman list was developed as a result of a meeting
with Noel Firth who is chairing the current Agency planning.
activity titled the Capabilities 85 exercise.
4. DDA contact on this activity will be the planning
officer,
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Planning Assumptions - 5 Years
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The Agency has been shortchanged for the past 10-15 years. A
major recapitalization is needed and will begin with the
next budget year. The era of "Doing More With Less" is over,
though there will be a continued emphasis on cost effective-
ness and efficiency.
The Agency will adopt a multiyear, target-oriented program
approach as a budgetary strategy. It is likely that support
requirementswill be incorporated into a total program concept.
It will be our responsibility to ensure that our requirements
are included in these programs.
A growth in the support area will occur, but most probably it will
not be in proportion to the growth in other Agency activities.
A surge capability for quick response to intelligence demands will
be developed and will need a support structure which is equally
flexible.
The Agency population will increase significantly. Corresponding
additional support demands will follow.
Activity in support of a new building on the Headquarters compound
will continue.
New technical collection systems will continue to be developed.
The emphasis on increased analytical capabilities (languages,
country expertise, amalgamation of multiple source data) will
continue.
Increased emphasis on timely response from all support components
will be expected.
We can be expected to increase our support of joint Intelligence
Community activities.
We will be required to support a quick reaction anti-terrorism
capability in the military.
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