OFFICE OF PERSONNEL REPORT -- WEEK ENDING 7 JANUARY 1977

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00773A000100030070-2
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: January 7, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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7 January 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM . F. W. M. Janney
Direc:tor of Personnel
SUBJECT . Office of Personnel Report --
Week Ending 7 January 1977
1. Modern Language Association Meeting: Recruiter
25X1A of`- . 0=--ice of Training
attended the Modern Language Association Meeting in New York
City on 27 and 28 December for the purpose of interviewing
STATSPEC candidates for OTR, reports 25X1A
that about 15 applicants were interviewed. Their main focus
was on that portion of the conference attended by the teachers
of Slavic languages. We had asked our recruiter to be alert
to any exhibit or literature dealing with machine translation..
At present, it is our understanding that existing machine
translation systems are not satisfactory for STATSPEC
purposes, but that advances are being made in the area o
machine aids to translation, including machine-based diction-
aries and text editing terminals.
2. More on Job Market for College Graduates: The job
market for June 1977 ccollege graduates continues to improve,
but it is still a matter of the survival of the fittest.
This is indicated by a nationwide survey of 215 major
companies. The survey of national employment trends for
the Class of 1977 was made by Frank S. Endicott, a retired
Director of Placement at Northwestern University, who released
his findings at a press conference in December, which was
25X1A attended by our recruiter,. 25X1A
Endicott said that he found not only an improved J marce
for college graduates, but also an improvement in the general.
business outlook.
3. Return of Detailees: Mrs. Lois Moock, Administrative
Officer at.tFe National Security Council, has advised us that
many of our detailees may be returning to us in January or
February. One secretary returned on 6 January.
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4, Case: Considerable professional and clerical
time was expended last weekend and this week in conducting name
checks and assessing damage as a result of documents involved
in this case. For instance, 19 clerical manhours were spent
on 31 December on name checks alone.
5., Summer-Only Program: We have mailed a total of
510 applications for employment, of which 417
were returned by the 27 December deadline. Tests have been.
scheduled for 389 applicants, 260 of that number having
completed the testing b7`30 December.
6. High Per Diem Rate: The per diem rate for 25X1A
increased from ,10 to-T-1-7-7-on 19 December 1976. This was
the greatest single per diem increase on record in this
office,
7. Notices: We forwarded two proposed Headquarters
Notices to Regulations Control Branch for publication:
(a) "Performance Evaluation ProgramB9 and (b) "Duty and Pay
Administration on Inauguration Day."
8. Re ulations Revision: The proposed revisions of
25X1A have
been forwarded to Regulations Control. Bran tor publication.
9. Position Management Review: We began a review of
the Office of C muriIcat 'ions 1Ie a~arters and Field components
to identify possible organizational levels appropriate for
GS-10 Senior Telecom Specialist-Generalist positions. The
review will consider the validity of existing GS-10 positions
as well as determining; the requirements for additional GS-10
positions, The review is being done in response to a request
made by the. Director of Communications.
10, Study, We prepared an analysis of ratios of
secretarial total, personnel and personnel-related/total
personnel -within Government agencies. This is part of the
review of the Office of the Comptroller presentation about
the Personnel Inventory given to the EAG on 21 December.
1.1. Supervisors' Survey: Working level coordination
of the draft memora~L-m to t _e Director on the Supervisors
Survey of Morale is proceeding.
12. Rehired Annuitants: The following' rehired annuitant
cases were approved-for-The-Directorate of Administration:
25X1A -- Independent Contractor,
Office o ecurity, extended through 12 February
1977.
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--Independent Contractor, Confidential
Correspondent, Office of Security, extended. for
one-year.
13. Employee Response: Two recently released Employee
Bulletins have ad ed to the normal activity in Benefits and
Services Division. First, numerous calls have been received
in Personal Affairs Branch regarding the Educational Aid Fund.
Second, the Employee Bulletin on the Annual GEHA Meeting on.
24 January 1977, with its attached absentee ballot for
election of Directors, has brought a great deal of response.
Well over 300 ballots have already been received. in the
Insurance Branch. This already exceeds the total number of
ballots received in the previous election of GEHA Board of
Directors.
14. No Tax Seminar this Year: The Agency has in the
past arrangedwith the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to have
one of their representatives conduct a tax seminar each year.
Generally about 50 Agency employees have attended. these one-
or two-day seminars and, in turn, have served as tax advisors
in their areas. When we contacted the IRS District Director?s
Office in Richmond this year, we were advised that they have
a new policy and that they will now conduct tax seminars only
for the military. An Employee Bulletin is being prepared
regarding the availability of tax forms. This Bulletin will
advise of the cancellation of the tax seminar.
15. EAA Store: The EAA Store completed its inventory
and opened for u-siness on Monday, 3 January 1977. Preliminary
figures indicate gross annual sales for 1976 were $390,600.
This exceeds the 1975 figure by approximately $43,000. This
becomes even more significant in view of the fact that the
store was closed for llworkdays this summer due to its move
and remodeling.
16. Voluntary Investment Plan: We have been advised by
Connecticut General that the guaranteed rate of interest for
1977 will be 8.150, the same as prevailed for 1976. Sometime
in March 1977 we will receive an additional increment of
interest for 1976. We have been advised that the outlook is
very good for a better-than-average increment due to the
fact that the company had a very good financial experience
in 1976 and due to the probability that the cost factors for
1976 would be :less than had been anticipated.
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Coming Event
We will continue our work on the Career Service
Comparative Charts of the APP.
Dist:
0 FT 2 - Add
L -- DD/Pens/SP
1 - DD/Pers/REP
I - DD/Pers/PFIC
J -- C/SAS
- Subject File
:l -- D/Pers Chrono
OD/Pegs/ ; jmm (7 Jan 77)
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