CIA PROMOTION POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000600050016-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 4, 1954
• Content Type: MISC

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CIA Promotion Policy
Attachments as bs c, and d to it 3 of the agenda illustrate
aerie pf the types of statements concerning policy ;and procedures for
pro otice T.qhich have been developed independently * Agency compaaents?
There are many other such issuances in various stages of development?
The inclepsadent efforts are commendable and have produced local so-
2.-teAone to the promotion Problem in most parts of the Agency. However,
it cappot be expected that ?en ?policy 'and procedures will result
autainat.ically from these in+ ;. approaches, In fact, as time
pas, they will probably hamper solution of the over-all Agency problem
zas d-ivorgent policies and procedures are crystalized, practiced, and
na-tor dafended by separate components.
2. The ,Trotmation Policy" question is not new business to the CIA
(12:20.sr earvice Board,.
Q. In November, 1952, the Review Committee of the CIA Career
Somlee Board discussed a proposed statement of promotion policy
fitted by the Assistant Director for Personnel, The disagreement
1:3149 ROVLOW Committee on the question of whether to refer the paper
to t!..ze Board was such that the Comittee was disbanded and the paper
;laver reached the Beard,
b. In July, 1953, the Chairman, CIA Career Service Board ad-
dressed s. letter to the Chairman of component Boards which pointed
to confusion concerning promotion policy, suggested the adoption of
iThr timo.in.grado controls and strapped that promotions be based
ori. ndprzonstrated ability to perform work of a higher grade",
a. In Ottober,1953, a staff study prepared by the Office of
Forvonnal proposing Agency promotion policy and uniform time.in?grade
was Erubmitted for consideration by the CIA Career Service
Th6ne proposals were the result of a survey conducted by the
ckff: of Porsonnel during August and Septeiber which had disclosed.
divers? prazotion po3.iciesspractices and tiriesInwgrade requirements
.1-21weigh,otit the Agency, The proposal did not receive thorough comas
adoration by the Board.
d. In December, 1953, the Chairman submitted a statement pro-
posing competitive promotions for consideration by the Board, This
ca
proposal has not been acted upon by the Boar4
4?... In Februarys 1954, the "competitive pranotionft proposal waa
again submitted for Board consideration as one element of the Chativaangs
memoranchun of 26 January 19514, to the DCI concerning the Career Service
Program.
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3. As:Taming that Agency promotion policy and controls are necessary
to an Agency Career Service, the following questions rain to be answered:
a. What basic principles are to govern pronotions in CIA?
b. What promotion controls are to be established by the Agency?
CD With respect to promotions*, what are the specific responsibil-
ities and authorities of supervisors, Office heads, career components
and the Office of Personnel?
46 Resolution of the problems stated it paragraph 39 above, will re.
tab.ire the support and active participation of all components in the interest
of the Agency,' A possible way of achieving this might be to assemble a
woridng group composed of representatives of the members of the Board with
_.::structions to prodice a proposal for the Board.is consideration as soon
aLt possible?
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