REPORT OF PROGRESS AND PROGRAM PLANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000100090008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 31, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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PLANS STAFF
REPORT OF PROGRESS AND PROGRAM PLANS
SECTION I. Progress and Accomplishments During Period
From 1 July 1955 Through 31 December 1956
A. GENERAL SUNII+RY? . . . . ?
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B. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHNENTS . . . . r ? . a . ? . . ? ? a 2
1. ,Allowances. ? ? . . . ? ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? a a . ? 2
2, Fitness Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Tables.of Organization. . ? ? . . . a ? . . ? . ? 2
4. Details . , . . e . . . . . . . r . ? . . . . . . 2
5o Retirement. . a ? . . . . ? ? . . . . ? . ? ? a a 3
6. Pay Administration. + ? ? . .. . . . ? ? . 3
7. Recruitment . . ? + ? ? ? 3
S? Hours of Work r ? ? ? . ? a . 3
9. Leave ? . . s ? ? ? r ? . r . + 3
10. Compensation. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
11. Processing and Records* r . . . ? . . . ? . . ? . 4
12. Separations ? ? ? ? a . ? . . ? ? . . r a 4
13. CIA Career Council and the Career Services. . . . 4
14. Employee Services . ? ? . r ? ? ? . ? . ? ? ? ? ? 5
15. Employee Conduct. . . . .. ? . . . . . ? 5
16? Overseas Personnel. . . . . . ? ? . . ? ? ? ? a a 5
17? Office of Personnel Memoranda a a ? ? a ? a a ? a 5
18. Assignment and Promotion. . . . . + . . . a ? . 6
19. Other . . a . . . + ? . . r . . a ? . ? . . . . + 6
SECTION II. Program Plans for the Six-Months Period
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R POR2 tiF PROGRESS AND PROGRAM PLANS
SECTION I. Progress and Accomplishments During Period From 1 July 1955
Through 31 December 1956
A. GENERAL SU1+RY
summary of plans Staff Activities and Accomplishments During Period From
1 July 1955 Through 31 December 1956.
1. The conceptual change in the approach followed by the Plans Staff in
the performance of its responsibilities, which was activated immediately prior
to the beginning of this reporting period during the reorganization of the
Office of Personnel, resulted in the initial preparation of a number of regula-
tions and internal instructions by the Divisions and Staffs. In the coordina-
tion and processing of these regulations by the Plans Staff, clarifications
were obtained and differences resolved resulting in an agreed position.
2. The production and priorities program of the Plans Staff during this
period was almost entirely based upon assignments externally levied which
included the following:
as The processing of all regulations, in the area for which the
Office of Personnel has responsibility, required to rescind Confidential
Funds Regulations;
b. The coordination and review of legislative proposals referred
from the Legislative Counsel and the preparation of comments thereon;
c. The provision of staff assistance, as required, in the prepara-
tion of staff studies, regulations, notices, analysis of legislation and
other material for the consideration of the CIA Career Council;
d.. The processing of implementing regulations required by the
enactment of new legislation, or, the revision or amendment of regula-
tions required by the revision or amendment of public laws;
e. The meeting of the Agency requirement that field and headquarters
regulations and notices be coordinated and published simultaneously;
f. The consideration and handling of Agency notices expiring during
this period in cognizance of the requirement that material, the substance
of which is of a permanent nature, be published in Agency regulations;
g. The processing of replies to internal memoranda received by the
Office of Personnel which were forwarded to this Staff for handling;
h. The review, coordination and preparation of comments on non-
personnel regulations of the Agency.
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tow' 3. In addition to the work performed in accordance with the externally
imposed priorities and assignments mentioned in paragraph b, above, the Plans
Staff continued with the processing of the yet unpublished basic personnel
regulations.
B. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISH NTS
Described in the following paragraphs are the specific areas in which this Staff
made accomplishments during the period from 1 July 1955 through 31 December 1956.
1. Allowances
The development of a group of regulations in the allowance. field and
the realignment of all allowance regulations into a consecutive series in the
Agency regulatory system was substantially completed during this period. In
addition to the evident desirability for comprehensive regulatory coverage in
this area, the development of these regulations will also effect rescission of
Confidential Funds Regulations in accordance with the program for that purpose.
When this series of regulations is published, all standardized allowances will
be covered in one regulation, clothing allowances in another and two special
allowances in two other separate regulations, In addition to the regulations
developed in this area, it was necessary to develop an interim Agency regulation
covering the Home Service Transfer phase of the omnibus standardized allowances
regulation to provide coverage until the basic regulation is published.
2. Fitness Report
In conjunction with the Assessment and Evaluation Staff of the Office
of Training and under the immediate direction of the Deputy Director of Personnel
for Planning and Development, this Staff participated in: the revision of basic
Agency fitness report regulations; the development of a fitness report handbook
which serves as a guide to reporting supervisors and reviewing officials; and
the major revision of the fitness report form. This process of revision and
development extended throughout the entire reporting period and culminated in
the approval and use of the new form effective 1 January 1956.
3. Tables of Organization
The Plans Staff participated with other interested divisions of the
Office of Personnel in the development of the new conceptual approach to the
Agencyta T/O structure to include staffing and development complements. A
definition of ceiling for staff employees and staff agents was also completed.
Development continues on the establishment of a T/? control system for contract
employees on which a contract employee ceiling can be based.
4? Details
As a result of a long outstanding objective and in order to comply
with the program for the rescission of Confidential Funds Regulations, issuances
were developed which, together with the regulation on Detailed Military Personnel,
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