INSPECTOR GENERAL'S SURVEY OF THE CIA CAREER SERVICE - DECEMBER 1959.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05551A000200050015-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 7, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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ce Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Comptroller DATE: 7 March 1960
FROM . Deputy Chief, Fiscal Division
SUBJECT: Inspector General's Survey of the CIA Career Service -
December 1959.
1. The Fiscal Division is in accord with the general proposal
of occupational career programs instead of organizational and the
establishment of a Career Development Board to direct a program which
would develop qualified personnel to fulfill the requirements of the
intelligence operations. However, the survey report does not put
sufficient emphasis on the careers of certain professional, adminis-
trative and support personnel, who in many instances give up more
tranquil and lucrative careers.
2. An exception is particularly taken with Par. M-14, since
such professional personnel, who desire to remain in the Agency's
employment for the satisfaction of having a part in safeguarding
the country would by the loss of public recognition, limitation
of associates, limitation on discussion of work activities, etc.
lessen their opportunities to compete and secure comparable positions
elsewhere.
3. It is our opinion that the Career Development Board should
also inaugurate a career program for specialists and/or support
personnel to afford them the same opportunities for advancement and
job security as that proposed in intelligence operations. The work
assignments of many support personnel are parallel to that of
intelligence operations with regard to pressure, anxiety and manifold
tensions. Support professional personnel should also have a good
knowledge of operations in order to best serve the Agency in their
field and, therefore, upon EOD should be given the opportunity through
career development to gain this necessary knowledge and be intergrated
as part of the intelligence team for career recognition.
4. Without a career program to assure like benefits that are
afforded by other employment, the Agency may be caused considerable
embarrassment in recruiting qualified specialists and/or support
personnel which would ultimately hamper intelligence operations.
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