SUMMARY OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL HISTORY

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Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 BEST COPY A VAILABLE Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 ,Background for -this paper is con1eined in notss i.ritten 'for HS/I CI by rersonnel Office in 1952 and for those lther' ? Clark C3rT nittee, August 19514, in addition to miaaeUar ad to i t Fli material Ced up in".1.952 by HC1, 2oo'1BO0t60oo1 T Approved Fo Iease 2003/01/27 CIA-RDP80-018201000060001-8 THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL ,'25X,1 A9A The Office of Personnel, CIA, did not cone into being as such with the formation of the Agency in 19147, but had its origin in CIO, with the ,ab- Ull :ra' f..a r;t liehment ofjho Personnel and Administrative Branch,Axhich was charged with the responsibilitr of developing an organization. and from the Ward Department (including 't'he 'Air .Corps); which supplied 79. were drawn equ y from State and Navy The staff of; .the Central Intelligence Go up totaled l65 persons. These I I second draft, Pe.'sohnel Office/ The Strategic Services Unit (descendent of the OSS) was still in axis- tenoe, with the Overt section ` (The - Research end Analysis Division? Group?) transferred to the State Deparbaint and the covert (the SSU) taken over by I the War Department. It was the smal,l+; 'olaseitioation unit in this :Latter group which worked on position descripticns for : the UIO Table of, th ,; -.dza.. Lion in oo3lahoration with the Person e1 and 'dministrative 'Prwich, CIG, and which was subsequently , transferred toy that Branch. Memo, Melooa Jackson, 13 Dbo 54, Bubi t History, Office' Personmel; CIA./:::. There was no -- ---- _ .. ......,. ...aag %aiv -L-,L.r. uava January `40 .Q~,i;~~hf:,y CIG Znin Order cto6er- 3:n A in arde s 25X1 The following sec nn were esliehod: Class & 1 nth 'iS it es. Services! Prot r n fieg'}e~ .Medical ' ux ement rani, Assessment; Transacti with He;-.* d ons and Rea,~rd Y~" ? ? f an T rair _rg T,0(7,e tiler Hq. Dot.+ and Na1rz1 gyp arid acid Q3 ``~nnploy* e la-ti:418 ..:. ,,:. :... _ Sectjon. Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved Forelease 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP$0-0182601000060001-8 1 Attention Was therefore' directed in eor1.y racxui.t1 ent. t:x) rotor-a Departrre of U t. tE, fia transfer ofpdrsonnel-and fact- ties fran th~a ? 1946 aid no formal recru3iment'or procuIrQnnent ERct.c:~ s 3tic' ricr tt. Septen*er, 1946 F) since the dir6ctive eetal~l_ sr:~x1?> (IC r~rv`~ci` d for procurement. Some individuals; `were brought to the s 3 (indistiduslly) by direct interview and negotiation w ya;s c.= rersomnel and Ad~n3iz3 etrative Branch,: but this still appm:r,3sa;e agency transaction. Certain other w.ts of CIG were of transfers' from other orrgards iions. ? (Neloon; to aCt:.:,, `,h) Qk~ag_'4 Onie of the diffiob`lties of this a;rrargm,,cnt was that the Di f tYe c' mtra7_ Intelligence Croup had h6rit` of ?are or fire. w.. Sal., ri interested and t xpetiees:of the, Group were, to;,be borne, by the three gee -t "eerab ahd,' nor rag the authority c Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP'8p-0.1826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 25X1A9A _r t3/2J disburse any funds gut at disposal. Each department was held respor. L, for the clearing of the personnel it would send, with its security officer having the right of review. The 'final decision in every case rested with the DCI. The suggestion that there be an interdepartmental screenAng committee! fof this purpo ie did not'. most approval,' and e t the screening of V individual agency did rot prove satisfactory, the directive establishing this was *escinded h October 1946 LL Ills page 5i.,/ The CIO itself then took Ifuli responsibi1ity'for;alearing its personnel. The in of hiring or firing at will aatuallyntook away 1==Part- from the D rector his authotity oar the Group, since each intelligence agency worrced along the lines of interest. to its own Department, J-6 was not easy to secure the necessary personnel; by rec tisitiosi fr an the depart- ments,, and fthe DCI. felt for reasons ,of security as well'as of, efficiencp ho should be given fu71 charge of 'selection and direction of his personnel: TPA 13-16; III, page'? 13/ ? This he Wa~able to effectuate .L 19146. (September?) with the c a0ability of the CIG,,to hire its own personnel., and subse- quently wit!} the establishment of the' C".f;A4 personnel was conaiderah ,y in- creased and programs were in iite4to teaks personnel operations more Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved ForRelease 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP.80-01826R001000060001-8 efficient? It was. difficult to :obtain. qualified person'nol # etef f ties: programs, however. To increase the efficiency of the more an more demands, were made, pon ity changes were read:. ;,, t.:hf? 1 tc tim organiz tional -structure and size' of the varir us sepmc' its of the Office. ing ff l January 1949 with the general. a c imie trative change t aline As' vlace in the AEetav. the' overatir nal :"eleripnts' of the personnel manaaexn nt `function were decentralized to . tqo' personnel' divisions thin admi ri.s- x i trative 3orgmizations c r }~e v! rt (Sp cita:L Support Sty ~` '', and overt (Administrative Support Staff) components of the Agency, re ec tip Staff personnel management responsibilities.,- including final position. Hist P0, 1954 classifjcationauthority, were located ins separate personnel version ataff.:: At the same time, a Petsonnel ' Staff, etas` establishedfo provide Approved For Release 21003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-018268001000060001-8 1.7 y qre~ policy guidance to the Executive of the - Agercy on personnel matters. In October, 19,O, the organization of various adrrini,,^,trative Approved For Rglease 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 was" again altered in an effort to improve service to operating uni two' .'orsonnel Divisions (overt and covert) together with the Parson:' Staff were united ender the-Personnel Director aid reorgard ed tnd.sr follo,Wng semi-functional bacist Personnel Divisitiu (Overt) was N;-t- to provide placement, personnels relations,. and transactior. and recor service for the overt offices and a 'clerical pool and testing serer' ce the' Agency; Personnel Division (Cov rt) was established to provide p1. still, in ef- personnel relations,. and transactions and records t.,3rvice for the coy feet 19 Dan offices. The following were' set up! as central servwc~ s; ~:l.aszif5 ca~- i and$ Wage Divijdon for a central ,Mge and s~if. ,ry ads :` r: Nr tiofi programs Personnel` Procurement Division, for c.+mntral raorv A,jrc- service for the Agency, .replacing the recruitment services formerly' 1. "bye ks-!-ge~aeY Branches of .the two Personnel. Divi.ttcm by the Placement Personnel Division, previoua.Ly located in the overt rvtsviu,e*! visic want set up independently to continue its f"unotion as The- central mils ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP86-01826R001000060001-8 There are many unique problems which cannot be solved by following customary Federal peaaonnel policies, procedures and practices, and for this reasa the Agency has been exempted from various requirements generally .established for Federal agencies; for example, the Civil Service Commission in September of 1947 excepted the Agency from all civil service -_rrr;;tive examination and certification procedures which are' normally followed in making Federal appointments. In addition, in October of 1949 Congress exempted CIA from the Federal poeiton classification and e compensation system, and despite other provisic*13 of few governing the separation or rennvai or Federal employees, the National Security Jot of 1947 has vested in the DCI auhorityto effect ter .nations of employment wherever deemed "neLessary or advisable in the interests of the United States." the etceptt ons' and exemptions accorded the Agency have determined the sbaracter'of the Office of`Personnel.; Its own lack' of staff made it:dmpossible for tne Personnel Office to g1ve _t1} -& major' pro grams w 41, eh L t e lzv b e~ .~ /Ytle r good management ,practice, ee Mart rearaitn.ent co; li--go Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For-Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-018268001000060001-8 Sosraa l.. Tin, recruitZmenti j too,...the dearth of personnel on : t r r .aff hindered proper fulfillment of its functions. There r'o"i r -j organize attempt/ to i.ve priority to search for given types o professions which seemed to be most needed. " Because of the press of need for rsr 1, ti Personnel Office was forced to.; "recruit individuals, without knowing whet tha se- i va .e Mould- adequ ~." serve the gency's r^ciirement for effective? productive 'n;. The necessity #,rr placement follrit:>- iq establtahnient of qualification, standards to insure thE~ obtaining a: int. -J, CA (I zatior of the best qualified i dtaiz establishment of cl assificatior standards to insure equal pay' for substantially similar work -- all the were realized and desired in those early years, but could not be concert upon because of the press of more immediate problems. Sri the and of and of itself the expansion of recruitment forced the establishment of an adequate personnel organization, whic*a reflected 1 those' operations, the names of which bespeak the duties performed. These units are: personnel procurement, placement, personnel relations, i,ransaotions and records, central processing, classification and %,e ai istration; pool administration, testing and tred.ning; military personne administration; career service, and a peosonnel. Studies and Procedures The growth of these will be discussed in the-,**i4 paragraph Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP8O-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Personnel With the expansion of the Agency, the increasing demand for qualified Procurement applicants had, grown so urgent, that in late 1950, the personnel procurenet function of the former Prootirement and Placement Branches was separated from these; Branches and was. establi$hed in the Personnel Procurement As hag been stated before, lack of people on its owr staff presented the Personnel Office from adequately carrying o u t its duties. In *IL' ,,s connec- tion,, the task of the early recruiter was tremendous. J r of !. Dec 'eber, the ftigres for the following years looked like tt?_s: 1947' .. ? . ? 1 recruiter, ??part-time 1948 ..... 1 " ri 4i , In 1950s with the eetablishmesit of the Personnel Procarc::mrlr.` -. Di the T/0 6f the now unit was authorized at 19 positions, a?ub start:t afl v mo.: e 1949 . ?. 2 recruiters, plus ohe addilk.nai., pa -tir ii than that formerly allotted to recruitment. There was an increase to 109 & - .ee authorized positions in were these 8 full- or part time? =' Y~:: i t t: _, oer recruiters,, plus one part-time, tiritil. September; and e1 ,):,,h`, to December, inclusive. In 1951, there were 18 through r'ay'; as of 31 December 1951, 45 recruiters and one 'oondultapt on dutr. It was conten. w { ~y plated tMt ~y 30 June ' 19 2, there wand be ~72 ;.,.cm liters and 25 consul.taa: Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 some of whom would be only part-time emplcyo: portio?r. :if thesc r cruiters. would be general recruiters; some of tnei:, be .'c f pJ ' offices. In January of 1952 there was at lerast one; sx )cia:'j. z,z^us:;:cre:~~r official for each office of the Agency. By June 3953, the tuat, 25X1.A6A /identical? changed in any respect? / rvey and re-evaluation of the functions and accomplishrrietits of Personnel Prot iement D3visd.c-'t was conducted, in April and Nair of 1951. In the resultant; rear~!Q r r ,n of cTt.tie :t 5>] reco, Y,ition wn.s -Ton to fact that field rermitment mtat be intensified; that these recsm::;. to be= responsible eitia,ena of"'broad acquaintance Jr, i ndtistry, businesj. education' sciences an4pecialized fields of endeavor; and that this st, should be allowed maximum flexibility and freedom,' consistent with secum quirementa, in ocntacting potential candidates for ve a vacancies. Colleges and urdverait3ea; technical ' and vocational schools; high school Approved For Felease 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-018268001000060001-8 Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826RO01000060001-8 commercial schools; overseas scholarship holders (Rhodes,'Fulbright, Rotary International, etc.) all these were_..tapVd- as ppssjs,=1.e Mr 0 for personne]?1?)Ihe Junior Chamber of Comi erce ~a-J3 Y irony prc-mi 3i n? young citizens of towns where it has chapters. Field recruitment has been supplemented by local recruitment in Washington via the Personnel` Office itself, and by suggested et=es of qualified candidates from the personnel presently on duty. saving gotten the, name o'f, the candidate anc having lea his person ril form completed, and forwarded$ Procurement was really not done ..:ith t} mattor until the individual wa? actually on the ,job, for c^nce.vabl i long waiting for clearance, an individualfmight ,et tired of we. pressed by circumstance or any numbers of ui,no1wn factors,--W a position elsewhere and slip away, thus leaving the w cruite . star his task again. ,'thin was one problem. Other problems ..associated with p w , 3-onr al p. went} in this Agency art inherent within the' work itself s t"r perso.-rnl- regsairements are varied. One, cannot. go to, a Civil service reg1 tor. a, request individuals for certain Types of 'work., for t~-7es ar4 ot Covered in the o rdinary' rou# a Beourity. i e.`s li dting fa o v r. "1 aT1~, Approved For Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-01826R001000060001-8 Approved For-Release 2003/01/27 : CIA-RDP80-018268001000060001-8 .1;01 Is this cor.o, root? Covert , 1 The proce4vx ?,;w oti rwise uesirabLe candidates are disqual.itied for this reazor, considerable amount of time and money has been spent (v-j ~.hem. 'i'}i of the work and personnel may be time r j-: ~,i ve to a car . , : n type 0", *entality. Personnel must be Willing to serve a ioro at any' tim must' have' familiarity with' the problems-of agencies CTA $~: r Me youth of our organization and the changes 'vyw, . r certaz my :a} '.. is a' special relationship with other branches- of t`._e Qovor.as ant ar.,t, wailed during the early years keys made more difficult the recx-u._t= holdixig of personnel. lhe.'Dulles Report' (pages J1:. , , as of June i;'53 was The Personnel. Procurement Division L-a-4-w s tabi:fized to provide program of overt and covert person el.procurement and to inclA:d:s the oi*nent of recruitment sourdes and the procurement of qualifisa pers m 'at the Agencyta staffs ~'equirem9nta,. l ~:i ..r;31n 0.[ c:yt ~i -tf porn, _n F)1 is genorkl y at the outset to that; of 'osrert. Personnel procua ement bot, l ' i , i