IG SURVEY OF THE IMAGERY ANALYSIS SERVICE

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• Publication Date: May 3, 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller ,
SUBJECT z IG Survey of the Imagery Analysis
Service
1. 1 have reviewed the Inspector General's survey of the
Imagery Analysis Service (lAS), and I am understandably pleased
with Its favorable findings. It is reassuring to have an independent
judgment confirm my own high opinion of the relevance of IAS and
the highly effective manner in which it does its job.
2. The survey teani is to be commended for its apprecia-
tion of the imagery function performed by IAS and its relation to
the work of the production offices in this Directorate and DDS&T.
The team's understanding of the particular problems facing the
IA careerist is clearly demonstrated in the survey. There is only
one general finding with which I would disagree and that is in the
statement regarding lack of "visible headroom" for the IA careerist.
As the survey makes clear, IAS, as a young and growing career
service, enjoyed a high rate of promotion in the past. This high
rate obviously had to decline as IAS matured. Nevertheless, the
fact is that IAS has considerable headroom for promotion, although
the promotion rate admittedly has slowed further this past year as
lAS and all components of the Directorate have complied with the
OMB injunction to hold average grade levels constant.
3. The recommendations made by the IG survey team were
put forth to improve the overall administration and management of
IAS and to lessen some of the "people-oriented" problems noted by
the team. The recommendations were constructive and generally
acceptable to myself and' the leadership of IAS. I find that most of
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MEMORANDUM FOR : Director of Personnel
THRU Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT IG Survey of the Imagery Analysis Service
Please note the attached copy of a memorandum to DDI
commenting on the IG Survey of the Imagery Analysis Service. This
survey has some useful coaarmaents to make on the problems of young
analysts recruited as college graduates to perform technical functions.
The questions arise whether they are given a full understanding of the
conditions under which they will, be working and whether we have appro-
priate mechanisms for their growth, career potential and transfer,
with a clear selection process. As you are well aware, analogous
problems may exist in other offices and Directorates, such as:
DDP/ISD
DDI/NPIC
DDI/CRS
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Perhaps some of the DDS components
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2. 1 would appreciate your comments on this kind of preiblenn,
the degree to which it exists in the Agency and your thoughts se_.to how
we might alleviate it through changes in recruitment procedures, train-
ing programs, standardization of selection processes for rotan or
transfer to new functions, etc. I would be particularly intergpted in
suggestions for over ?all.policias, procedures or standards we-'could
discuss with the Deputies.
/$/ W, E., Co11al7
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MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT XG Survey of the Imagery Analysis Service
1. Forwarded herewith is the Inspector General' a report of
the survey of the Imagery Analysis Service. You have already re-
ceived copies forwarded separately to you by the 1G.
2. I am delighted to note the over -all favorable tone of this
report.. I am particularly pleased to note the credit given the Director,
Howard Staertz, and the reflection of the excellent relations with NPIC.
The interface between these two services working in such a similar
field could be marked by friction and bureaucratic problems; it is a
credit to the leadership on both sides and to the DDI sense of teamwork
that it is as the IG report notes it.
3, 1 would appreciate your response to the recommendations
in the attached report by 1 May. I am sending a separate memorandum
to the DDP with respect to recommendation number 5, inviting him to
consider ways to increase the use of LASS by the Cll.
4. 1 note the remarks on page 43, paragraph 12, with respect
to Equal Employment Opportunity. This of course fits in our over-all
review of CIA's policies and performance on this important subject.
I hope you will give attention to this problem in the context of our over -
all effort.
5. I confess some concern as to the problems we may experi-
ence with the young analysts (pages 40, et segq. , ). By a copy of this
rtoranduxn, I am asking the Office of Personnel to consider their
situation in conjunction with others in somewhat similar situations in
the various Directorates. I fully understand the motivation behind
hiring college graduates, even with advanced degrees, and starting
x off on technical work. At the same time, if we do so, I think
we should have a very clear presentation to those individuals that this
what is going to happen to them before they start and a very clear
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system of growth and career potential. One alternative to the
problems this can create may be to hire boss academically qua.li-
fied but more technically qualified individuals for long-term per-
formance of technical functions. Another is to work out the kind
of rotation arrangement, (recommendation number 7) or a system
of selection for transfer to more substantive analytical posts else-
where in CIA (recommendation number S). This kind of a problem
is by no means unique to IAS as I know it exists in various places in
the Agency. It is for this reason I am asking the Office of P.reoz nel
to take a look at how general a pro%lern it is so that we can perhaps
combine the experience and wisdom of various Directorates in seek-
lug its solution.
LAG W E, Colby
W. E. Colby
Executive Director -Comptroller
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