Career Service Panel Office of Research and Development 3 May 1971

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• Publication Date: May 3, 1971
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AGENDA
Career Service Panel
Office of Research and Development
3 May 19 71
0900 hours
Room 607 - Conference Room
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1. Review of agenda for 3 May 1971
2. Review of minutes for 5 April 1971
3. a. Promotions
b. ORD staff additions and changes
c. Advance notice of special ORD
training
4. Career Development Program --
Monthly Report
25X1A9a GS-13 to GS-14
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CAREER SERVICE PANEL
Minutes of the Meeting
5 April 1971
1. The Chairman called the meeting to order at 0907 hours.
2. There were two additions to the Agenda under new business:
a. Nominees for the Mana ement Advisory Group
b. Fitness Reports
3. Discussion followed on Item 10, minutes for 1 March 1971. Some
of the members stated they would not have voted for the Quality Step
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be changed to step 8. felt that the action should have been25X1A9a
returned to the Panel. It was pointed out by that while the
25X1A9a QSI was in process for approval, a government pay adjustment had put
in the GS scale thus changing his step from 5 to 8.
25X1A9a 4. reported on the following:
PROMOTIONS:
None
QUALITY STEP INCREASES: (APPROVED AND PRESENTED)
25X1A9a a. AP/ORD from GS-12, step 3 to GS-12, step 4 -
7 March 1971
25X1A9a b. AP/ORD from GS-13, step 4 to GS-13, step 5 -
7 March 1971
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QUALITY STEP INCREASES:
(APPROVED AND PRESENTED) Cont'd
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An/ORD, from GS-11, step 8 to GS-11, step 9 -
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TRANSFERS:
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RESIGNATIONS:
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25X1A9a AP/ORD - GS-14 - Phys Scien - Research - Illness
25X1A9a GS-6, Secretary Steno, PMS/ORD - Maternity Leave
GS-6, Clerk Typist, RP/ORD - Maternity Leave
TRAINING NOTES:
Senior Mgmt. Seminars (Notice distributed in March)
Public Service Awards - 1972 (Usually circulated in May)
Brookings General Administrative, Science & Policy Conferences - 71 - 72
MISCELLANEOUS:
Training approval was obtained from CSP members by telephone on training
25X1A9a for Optics/ORD to attend Massachusetts Institute of
Technology from 19 - 30 July 71. The tutition was $520.00.
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5. - gave his monthly report on the Career Development
25X1A9a Program. He stated that his committee, comprising of Messrs.
had a meeting on 8 March 1971 and the following topics were
discussed:
a. Reviewed the CSP minutes to make sure the committee
understood its assignment and what was important to
the Panel. The committee wishes to remain within these
boundaries in fulfilling the assignment.
b. Reviewed grade criteria to find out if there might be
other factors that could be incorporated into it. There
was a difference of opinion as to language meanings
within the committee.
The following comments'were made in the discussion about the Career
Development Program:
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Felt that there should be more to a professional career
with the Agency than being a project monitor.
Felt that there are several ways of being a project
monitor: (1) Only be an accountant; (2) do a job
and the key things that identify a doer would be
the papers he writes, presentations he makes, and
how he is able to get other resources.
Suggested ORD screening if competitive evaluations are
to have real meaning. He felt ORD should have
technical seminars which would give the ORD Division
Chiefs an opportunity to see project monitors perform.
He stated he didn't care for ORD's very deep departmentalism,
particularly as an excuse for lack of organized dissemination
of technical information and programs.
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Stated that (1) ORD should set up a systematic schedule
for technical presentation so ORD personnel can describe
what they are doing; (2) a key in judging a man's
development concerns his performance in taking the
initiative and contributing to the solution of a problem
and also whether it agrees with management requirements.
You can judge the man on the basis of specifics. ORD
should have a schedule set up, at least on a monthly
basis, so that a project officer can make a presentation
and describe what he is doing and how he is going about
it. ORD should then use this as a basis for judging how
individuals are progressing in career development.
If ORD can give the professionals a standard of per-
formance at one grade level, and what is anticipated at
the other grade level, they will know what they should
aspire toward to achieve promotion.
Requested that report on what the promotion
experience has been within ORD.
Asked that more attention be paid to GS-15s and to their
careers.
As I have brought up at previous meetings, about 25%
of ORD personnel are not under the purview of this CSP.
The Senior Panel does not seem to communicate with the
Office Panel -- each then operates in its own little
vacuum.
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Recommended that the Career Service Panel suggest to D/ORD
that it be recommended to the Career Service Board/DD/S&T
that GS-15s in ORD be permitted to make presentation to
the Career Service Board/DD/S&T on technical matters from
time to time, both in written and oral form. This will
give the GS-15s the exposure that they need. No panel
action was taken.
CSP/ORD should get comments from those ORD professionals
in midcareer to get their views. Rotation of selected
personnel with ORD, including the front office, would
give them more idea of what is going on in ORD and serve
as an excellent operational training approach.
ORD should have overseas slots so ORD professionals could
get a tour of duty overseas for two years. It might help
to assign them into the DD/P for appropriate tours.
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Stated CSP members have no chance to study what the
committee on Career Development Program is trying to
present. He asked - to prepare a report and circulate 25X1A9a
to the Division Chiefs before the CSP meeting.
Reminded that the original assignment to his 25X1A9a
committee called for verbal reports at the CSP meetings
and interim written reports on what his committee is
trying to cover. - further stated he would be glad 25X1A9a
to submit a written report covering items discussed by
his committtee during the last three meetings such as
rotation, training sabbaticals, growth experience and
opportunities. He said he would not be able to complete
25X1A9a this report for the next CSP meeting on 3 May 1971
25X1A9a as he would be on leave during April.
25X1A9a 6. moved that An/ORD be recommended for
promotion from GS-12 to GS-13. llllllllllllseconded the motion. Vote
was unanimous. Motion carried.
25X1A9a 7. tated he felt that some career development program
25X1A9a should be p anne for , as well as others in "A" category.
25X1A9a 8. -moved that Optics/ORD be recommended
25X1A9a for promotion from GS-14 to GS-15. seconded the motion.
Vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
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9. The Career Service Panel then took up the task of converting
the following Career-Provisional employees to Career Employee status
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The Career Service Panel was cautioned that if any of the members felt that
any of the above employees should not remain in the Agency that they should
not select them for this category. It was further stated that personnel
not selected could be retained in a Career-Provisional status until further
decision is made to convert them to Career or they are asked to leave the
25X1A9a Agency. stated that if we don't convert any of these employees,
ORD will have to discuss with the individual what their career should be.
ORD should have a plan on what we intend to do with these employees.
25X1A9a questioned the basis for conversion just: now
25X1A9a coming up for appointment when he EOD with the Agency in 1966.
10. The Career Service Panel voted and approved unanimously the
conversion to Career Employee status of:
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25X1A9a The decision on was turned over to the Special Panel/ORD
for secretarial and clerical employees.
11. There were no nominees for the Executive Development Program
sponsored by Temple University, 1 - 28 August 1971.
12. There were no nominees for the Executive Seminars - Kings Point,
New York; Berkeley, California; or Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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25X1A9a 13. moved that Optics/ORD be
25X1A9a recommended for a Quality Step Increase from GS-14, step 4 to GS-14, step 5.
seconded the motion. Six members voted in favor of the
motion; two voted against the recommendation. stated there 25X1A9a
25X1A9a was inadequate documentation and he didn't see any major basis for a QSI.
25X1A9a stated he felt had used very poor judgment
in one situation in the recent past. No futher explanation was given.
Motion carried.
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14. Results on Competitive Evaluation - GS-13s:
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Division Reviewerts CSP
Name Division Rating Rating Rating
AP A A A
0 A A A
SPG C C C
An B B B
P-C C C C
RP A A A
0 C C C
AP C C C
P-C B B B
15. The CSP was then asked to submit nominees for the Management
Advisory Group to be sumitted to D/ORD for approval. The following names
were submitted:
25X1A9a 16. Fitness reports were then discussed.
following:
a. Any inconsistencies in ratings on fitness reports
will be returned to the Division Chief for written
justification.
b. No statement of pending promotion action will be
accepted on a fitness report.
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c. A memorandum on fitness reports will be discussed
with Division Chiefs as to supervisor and reviewer
assignments.
17. asked that the Career Service Panel take up
for consideration what should be done about those personnel rated "A"
in competitive evaluations. He requested that a study on the effect
this rating has had on career be made for the CSP/ORD.
18. The next meeting for the Career Service Panel was scheduled
for 3 May 1971 at 0900 hours.
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19. Meeting adjourned at 1145 hours,
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Acting Chair
CSP/ORD
"Executive Secretary
CSP/ORD
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