DDI INFLATION-FIGHTING MEASURES: ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2005
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: January 27, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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2 7 JAN 1975
DDI Inflation-Fighting Measures:
Achievements and Suggestions
Part I: Achievements
A. Personnel
2. OPERATIONS CENTER has reduced overtime pay for communi-
cations clerks by 95% by hiring sufficient personnel to man these
round-the-clock positions on a normal basis.
by 5% .
3. OGCR has reduced overall pay requirements for overtime
4. FBIS has saved $3,690 in 1974 by rescheduling the pickup
and delivery of JPRS material to eliminate special courier service
requirements.
5. OSR has reduced overtime authorizations and expects
savings in the thousands of dollars" as a result of this action
and the reduction in the use of office equipment discussed below
(see Part I, B, 6.)
B. Materials, Supplies and Equipment
1. CRS has reduced subscriptions for Saturday issues of
major US newspapers by 45?x, resulting in a savings of about $2,000
per annum.
2. CRS has converted its AEGIS Keyword occurrence
listings from computer paper to microfilm, resulting in an annual
saving of 31 boxes of computer paper, the space to store 7.5 boxes
of printouts and 48 hours in computer printing time.
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3. COMIREX has reduced its film expenditure by closer
monitoring of requirements.
4. FBIS has expedited material and equipment procurement
requests to acquire necessary supplies before price increases took
effect.
5. FBIS has replaced one of its Xerox 4000 copiers with
a less expensive machine.
6. OSR has instituted a program for multiperson use of
calculators and other office equipment.
7. OGCR has achieved an overall reduction in equipment
and supply costs of 5%.
8. IAS has realized a saving of $160,000on light tables
by transferring some no longer required tables to NPIC and replacing
them with equipment costing only half as much.
C. Paper
1. CRS is saving 104 boxes of computer list paper annually
by cutting its dissemination of AEGIS batch request printouts in half.
2. OPERATIONS CENTER has instructed all personnel to cut
down on reproduction and dissemination of routine materials to
regular customers.
3. COMIREX is attempting to measurably reduce its standard
distribution of documents.
4. FBIS has undertaken a major paper-saving campaign resulting
in a savings of about $11,000 during 1974, largely through converting
incoming teletype copy from triple to double spacing.
5. OSR has initiated a study into the feasibility of
expanding the use of Letterex vice Xerox copies and started a
campaign to limit the number of copies of inter- and intra-office
use.
6. IAS has required two-sided copying.for most Xerox
reproductions of office documents.
7. CGAS and FBIS are reusing manila envelopes as
frequently as possible.
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D. Energy
1. FBIS has realized additional savings by more conservative
use of electric lights, telex communications and telephone service.
2. CGAS has reduced the number of telephone lines in
its office.
E. Miscellaneous
1. OSR has established a new resources management staff
and expects to eliminate a previously projected office deficit of
$62,000 in FY 1975 by means of paced hiring, reduced travel and
external contracting.
2. OSR has requested an independent records management
survey by ISAS in an effort to save paper, equipment and space.
Part II: Other Suggestions for Fighting Inflation
1. Turn lights off and heat down after 1800 hours in all
areas not actually being used by night-duty personnel. (OCI)
2. Reduce expenses for external and internal training by
(1) reviewing CIA training courses and eliminating or consolidating
overlapping or marginal courses; and (2) conducting more internal
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3. Reduce paper costs by (1) selling all usable waste
to industrial paper recyclers; (2) sponsoring a special Agency-
wide campaign with cash incentives for the best money-saving ideas
in paper conservation and reduction in the paper flow among and
within offices. (OCI)
4. Encourage individual offices to accomplish some of
their own routine maintenance and beautification chores. (Why
should we pay GSA $30 to paint one safe?) (OCI)
5. Conduct periodic drives to re-collect idle and unused
equipment and supplies. (OCI)
6. Bring the watch officer staffing for the Operations
Center and the NMCC up to its authorized strength to reduce
overtime costs now being incurred. (OPS CENTER)
7. Require more rigid justification for the use of
mag-card machines, calculators, reproduction equipment. (FBIS)
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