QUALITY STEP INCREASE
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CIA-RDP80-01826R000400080013-0
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2
Document Creation Date:
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 16, 1998
Sequence Number:
13
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Publication Date:
June 21, 1963
Content Type:
REGULATION
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21 June 1963
OFFICE OF SECURITY DIRECTIVE NO. 63-6
FOR All Office of Security Employees
SUBJECT: Quality Step Increases
1. As you know, it has always been the policy of this Office to
encourage supervisors at all levels to recognize and reward employees
for sustained superior performance, or for a meritorious service act
or achievements.
2. With the issuance of dated 28 March
1963, subject: Quality Step Increases, another management tool is now
available to supervisors to encourage excellence by rewarding employees
for sustained high quality performance which is above that characteristically
found in the type of positions concerned.
3. It is the responsibility of supervisors to submit recommendations
for Quality Step Increases for personnel under their jurisdiction when, in
their considered judgment, such action is clearly indicated. However, in
the implementation of the following additional procedures and
guidelines are established:
. a. An employee.should only be recommended for a
Quality Step Increase when his sustained work performance
in every respect has been exceptionally strong and of a high
degree of efficiency. This means that in general, the work
history of the employee recommended should reflect a strong
record of superior performance at least during the current
rating period.
b. -Supervisors should consider all employees under
their jurisdiction performing similar duties prior to the
submission of a recommendation for the granting of a Quality
Step Increase.
c. An employee who cannot be promoted because of the
grade of his position or other factors but whose performance
over a sustained period of time has been so exceptional that
it warrants special recognition should be considered as a
possible candidate for a Quality Step Increase.
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d. An employee who has been performing in an
exceptional manner, duties of a highly specialized nature
with no possibility for promotion could be considered for
a Quality Step Increase.
e. Even though applies to all grade levels,
the identification of personnel in grades GS-13 and below
should merit particular consideration.
f. Recommendations for Quality Step Increases will
be submitted through command channels to the appropriate
Deputy Director or Staff Chief who will indicate his concur-
rence or non-concurrence together with reasons for such
action. The recommendation will then be submitted to the
Office of Security Career Service Board for review and
appropriate recommendation to the Director of Security.
g. Employees are not to be advised that they have
been recommended for a Quality Step Increase and all matters
relating to such recommendations should be maintained on
an "Eyes Only" basis.
3. All supervisory personnel should ensure that this most important
program is administired objectively and on a sound and realistic basis.
Sher l Edwards
Director of Security
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