PROPOSED REGULATION NO.(Sanitized), CATEGORIES OF PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000800120026-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: May 17, 1961
• Content Type: BRIEF

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SUBJECT: Proposed Regulation No. - Categories of Personnel
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1. Proposed Regulation No. Categories of Personnel, is
submitted for your consideration and cosanents.
2. This draft was prepared as a result of my discussion at the
14 November 1960 meeting of the Council (see paragraph 4 of minutes).
It is intended to establish a structured appointment system somewhat
similar to and compatible with those used in the Civil Service and the
Foreign Service. This proposed system provides for the appointment of
staff personnel as Career, Career-Provisional, Reserve, or Temporary
depending on the planned use of the individual's services, the period
during which it is expected that his services will be required, and his
interest in and potential for career service with the Agency.
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3. The previous regulation No.- which dealt only with the
Career Staff and its selection mechanisms, was rescinded effective
7 February 1961 as approved by the Council. Proposed procedures for
the selection of Career Employees are described in paragraphs 2b(l) and
(2) of the attached draft and are based on the decision of the Council
to place principal responsibility for such selection in the heads of
Career Services. It is proposed that individuals who were previously
selected for membership in the Career Staff automatically be converted
to Career Employees, as defined in the attached draft. This would be
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Rescissions: (1) R S dated 3 June 1953 and 15 November 1954
(2) Paragraph 2 of R - dated 13 December 1954
(3 CFR 5.1 a and b, dated 26 April 1951
1. GENERAL
This regulation describes the various categories of personnel in the Central
Intelligence Agency, defines the intent of the Agency toward individuals
serving in these categories, and establishes policies for the selection of
CIA Career Employees.
2. STAFF PERSONNEL
a. The term "staff personnel" includes staff employees and staff agents.
Such personnel are appointed under the authority of the Director of
Central Intelligence to serve in an employment relationship which en-
titles them to normal benefits provided by Federal law or regulation
for appointed employees except as otherwise provided in Agency regula-
tions. A staff agent must meet the same employment standards as a
staff employee but performs his services under cover and is appointed
in pseudonym for security reasons. Staff personnel must be citizens
of the United States.
b. Staff personnel are appointed in one of the following categories, depend-
ing on the planned use of the individual's services, the period during
which it is expected that his services will be required, and his interest
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in and potential for career service with the Agency: Career Employee,
Career-Provisional Employee, Reserve Employee, and Temporary Employee.
These categories are defined below.
(1) Career Employees
(a) Career Employees are staff personnel who, having attained age
25 and having served a provisional period of at least 3 years
in CIA, are selected for long-term service in the Agency. The
selection of an individual for Career Employee status will be
based on his job performance, his personal conduct, evidence
of his intent and capability to fulfill the obligations of the
Career Service to which he is assigned, and his potential for
long-term service in CIA.
(b) Staff personnel who have met the above criteria and who are
recotnended for Career Employee status by the head of their
Career Service may be converted to such status by the Director
of Personnel with the concurrence of the Director of Security.
Service as a Reserve Employee or in a non-staff status (see
paragraphs 2b(3) and 3 below) may be credited, when requested
by the head of the appropriate Career Service, toward the
required three-year provisional period after review and decision
by the Director of Personnel in each individual case.
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(2) Career-Provisional Employees
(a) Appointment
Staff personnel who are employed with the intention that
they shall attain Career Employee status will be appointed
as Career-Provisional Employees.
(b) Trial Period
An individual who is appointed as a Career-Provisional Employee
will serve in a trial-period status for the first twelve months
of his employment in CIA, during which time a determination
of his suitability for continued employment in the Agency will
be made.
(c) Selection for Career Employee Status
(1) Career-Provisional Employees who are 25 or more years of
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head of their Career Service when they complete their
three-year provisional period.
The Director of Personnel will coordinate a review of
Agency records of each employee to be considered for
Career Employee status, including records of the Office
of Personnel, Office of Security, Office of Training, and
the Medical Staff, and will refer pertinent information
to the head of the employee 's Career Service.
The head of the Career Service will carefully evaluate
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the individual's suitability for selection as a Career
Employee and will recommend to the Director of Personnel
that the employee be converted to Career Employee status,
or that decision be deferred for a period not to exceed
one year, or that other specific action be taken.
Based upon the recc nendations of the heads of the Career
Services, the Director of Personnel will take appropriate
action for each Career-Provisional Employee considered
for Career Employee Status.
Reserve Employees
(a) Staff personnel who are employed with the intention of serving
in a non-career status for a period of more than one year but
not to exceed five years will be appointed as Reserve Employees.
Reserve appointment may be renewed for additional periods of
five years or less upon recommendation of the Deputy Director
concerned.
(b) Reserve appointments will be used to meet requirements for
personnel when such requirements are believed to be of less
than five years duration or to employ specialists or other
individuals possessing special qualifications which are
urgently needed by the Agency but who do not desire a career
with the Agency.
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(c) Reserve Employees who demonstrate potential for and interest
in a career in CIA may be selected as Career Employees, if
otherwise eligible, upon the recommendation of the head of
the Career Service concerned.
Temporary Employees
Staff personnel who are employed with the intention of serving in
a non-career status for a period of one year or less are appointed
as Temporary Employees. Temporary Employees are employed to meet
Agency requirements not expected to last more than a year or to
fill seasonal jobs or continuing positions that are temporarily
vacated.
3. NON-STAFF PERSOIUM
a. The following groups of individuals are non-staff personnel:
(1) Contract Personnel
Contract personnel are individuals whose services are acquired to
meet Agency needs which, because of the nature of the duties to be
performed or the qualifications required, cannot be met by the
assignment of staff personnel. The Agency's relationship with these
individuals is established in their contractual agreements.
(2) Consultants
Consultants are individuals with unusual or special skills, knowledge,
or experience who are employed to serve in an advisory capacity. The
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Agency's relationship with these individuals is established in
their contractual or employment agreements.
(3) Detailed Personnel
Detailed personnel include military personnel and civilian employees
of other Goverment establishments whose services are acquired on
detail to perform particular duties in CIA. Detailed personnel
are associated with the Agency for periods specified by agreement
with their parent organizations and receive the benefits to which
they are entitled as members of such organizations.
b. Policies concerning the procurement and utilization of the services of
contract personnel, consultants, and detailed personnel are contained
in Agency regulatory issuances which are applicable to these respective
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