MINUTES OF THE 26 MAY 1977 OTR STAFF MEETING (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00896R000100010019-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: June 7, 1977
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Secretary
SUBJECT: Minutes of the 26 May 1977 OTR Staff Meeting (U)
1. (U) The 26 May 1977 OTR Staff Meeting convened at
1300 and adjourned at 1500.
3. (U/AIUO) discussed the results of a
recent survey of the readership of the DDA Exchange. He
reported the three major results of this survey. First,
there was considerable sentiment for a question-and-answer
section, with questions supplied by the readers and answers
by a high-level DDA official. Second was the question of
who actually reads the Exchange. There was some evidence
that people in the lower grades were not receiving copies.
There was also some feeling that people in the lower grades
did not think it appropriate to read the Exchange during
duty hours. Finally, all DDA Offices were requested to
review the number of copies they received and their distri-
bution. distributed copies of the OTR distribu-
tion list an as a the Unit Chiefs to give him any comments
or changes by 1 June.
4. (U/AIUO) The DTR discussed accountability of OTR
training. He noted the reactions of the DCI to the reclama
on the decision to cease sending students to the Armed
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Forces Staff College. He also stated that the DDA, at the
MBO session, had asked how OTR was coming along in evaluating
management training. Chief, FTD, described the work. which
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has been doing in this area. The
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months after an employee has complete a management course;
this is particularly important in view of the pressure for a
report on progress which could come from the House Appropri-
ations Committee. The DTR stated that accountability applies
to all OTR courses, noting that we are in pretty good shape
in tEh operations training field. discussed the 25X1A
results of his survey of student responses on positive
indicators. Chief, FTD, noted that there is a distinction
between validity and accountability and both are important.
The DTR stated that both subjects should be discussed at
some length at the forthcoming Unit Chiefs' Conference. The
DDTR suggested that course schedules should reflect all work
which is done in connection with a course--pre-course work,
class projects including preparation time, and the like. In
connection with this, the question was raised as to the
applicability of provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
to overtime put in during or prior to a course. The Secretary
was tasked to determine the legal implications of this.
5. (U/AIUO) The members discussed the list of OTR
pending actions. They briefly noted several specific items.
The DTR then went on to state that there are still problems
in getting OTR employees to work on time and ensuring that
they work a full eight hours. He asked the Unit Chiefs to
discuss this problem at their staff meetings. He reported
on significant items from the DDA morning meeting and the
members recounted the day's' events.
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OTR STAFF MEETING
Thursday, 26 May 1977, 1300 Hours
AGENDA
1.
2. The DDA Exchange
3. Accountability for OTR Training
4. OTR Pending Actions
5. The Day's Events
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