PROPOSED POLICY ON PROMOTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000500170011-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 8, 1953
• Content Type: REGULATION

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December 1953
1, A single Agency ide policy will govern all promotions.
This policy grid the major aspects of its implementation is as follows
: ronotions are based solely on mo rit, - on demonstrated ability to per-
form a higher job over a reasonable period of time. AU prom:'3tioru are
o.oiltpetitive0 Promotion boards for the five major components will .et
*ice amual,.]yo At these times t lose persons eligible and nominated
'ary their supervisors would be con,3idered by the Hoards on a comparative
basis for the promotions available? PromotioI:s would not be considered
between Board meetings except by direction of the Director, Final
promotion authority will reside with the Director for promotions to
grade 16 through 18, with the three Deputy Directors, the Assistant Director
for Communications and the Director of Training for promotions to grade ,
and with the Assistant Directors and Senior Staff Chiefs for promotions
to grades 2 through 1I
20 Cuotas for promotions will be allotted annually to the approp-
riate approving authorities by the Personnel Director as approved by the
Director
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PROPMED POLICY ON RIGHTS, BINEFI750 A"ID OBLIGATIC S
1, The rights and benefits accruing to members of the CIA Career
Service include t
a,, The opportunity to establish a career in a field of vital
importance to the National Security. This affords to each Career Employes
the personal satisfaction of contributing to that efforto
bo The opportunity to associate with a highly selected group
of persons who are making intelligence their 1ife4e worko
co The opportunity$, when determined necessary in the needs of
the services, to perform duties in foreign land s*
2 o Specific benefits *coming to members of the CIA Career Service
are as follows t
ao Caly Career Employees normally will be afforded the opportunity
of assignment or detail for training to other government or private
institutions with tuition and related expenses provided by CIAQ
b, Leave In accordance with normal Government practtcetrQ In
addition, employees abroad may be brought home to their places of residence
for leave at Government expense at the completion of their current tour
of duty, (CIA plans to request the Congress for the right for its
employees to accrue specifically home leave while abroad,)
a, Retirement in accordance with normal Government practices.
(CIA Pima to request the Congress for a modification of existing
legislation to permit more liberal retirement st-ndards and scheduieso )
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dp Death and disability benefits in accordance with normal
Government practices. In additions for those people stationed abroad8
medical care and hospitalization is provided on a more liberal basis
than in other civilian Government agencies genera13 0 This more
liberal policy is similar to that of the State Department*
ea Eligibility to secure hospitalization under either of two
plans, Group Hospitalization, Inco, or Mutual Benefit of Qnahao
fe Eligibility to secure term insurance through War Agencies
Employees' Protective Association*
gQ While serving abroad, a member of the Career Service is
entitled to receive appropriate post differential, cost of living
allowance, and quarters allowance in accordance with normal Government
practiceso
39' A member of the Career Service can expect a career in the Agency
including equitable consideration for advancement in responsibility and
grade in accordance with his demonstrated capabilities. A Career Maployee
is afforded the opportunity of participating, in the formulation of his
Career Development Plan which aims at making him more useful to the
Agency and at the same time offers him the opportunity of advancing in
responsibility and grades Career Employees are afforded preferential
consideration over other categories of employees in connection with
assignments to key jobs, rotation, training,* and, of course, in the
vital matter of reduction-in-force procedures,, should the latter ever
become necessary*
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4. A membor of the Career Service may expect equitable procedures
to be applied in the event it is neoeasary to consider him for separation
from the Career Services He has the right to appeal such a determination
through appropriate channels and have his appeal finally heard by the
Directors
5, Certain of the principal obligations assumed by CIA Career
Employees includes
ao A Career Employee accepts the obligation to serge anywhere
and at any time and for any kind of duty as determined by the needs of
C1Ao This policy will be applied with full consideration to each indivim
tai's capabilities, interests, and personal circumatanceso
b,, It is the obligation of each Career Employee to apply h3.sseeif
to his daily tasks with his full aapabilitieso
co By the very nature of the mission of the Agency., Career
Employees must assume a degree of anonymity which is not normally found
elsewhere in Government* There will be additional security restrictions
an personal lives of Career Employees which will vary in many individual
cases according to circumstance,
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