MAGID STUDY OF DDI ORIENTATION FOR NEW PROFESSIONALS

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• Publication Date: January 16, 1974
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16 January 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT MAGID Study of DDI Orientation for New
Professionals
Introduction
1. Recognizing the problems faced by new professionals
in the DDI, MAGID has studied the question of orientation
for these employees. We have reviewed OTR's Intelligence
and World Affairs course (IWA) and the individual orienta-
tion programs within the various DDI components. Moreover,
we have had discussions with a number of DDI professionals
who have been with the Agency for only a short time. This
paper summarizes our findings and makes several recommenda-
tions for your consideration.
Findings
2. The new DDI professional needs to have a general
awareness both of the organization and activities of the
Agency and of the various components of his own directorate.
The TWA course provides a view of the Agency as a whole and
is a good general course that should not be changed. What
is needed,,... ow~y .an.additj. n, a s.hox_t_ fi-
cally course similar to but not as
e dnsive as the Intelligence Research Techniques Course
run by OTR for NPIC and IAS.
3. In addition, new DDI professionals need specific
knowledge of their own components. Within the DDI, this is
frequently accomplished by an able senior analyst who takes
the newcomer in hand on an ad hoc basis. (A few components
are more systematic. CRS, for example, is experimenting
with an extensive internal orientation course.) The extent
of any internal orientation program necessarily must vary
from component to component, but each component should
have a clear plan. At this juncture, many components lack
such a program.
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4. The new professional also needs specialized knowledge
of the resources, activities, and organization of those
components with which he will be working closely. Frequently,
the newcomer acquires this information in an ad hoc fashion:
he is given a name and phone number, gets an answer to his
immediate question, but never understands the range of
support that may be available.
5. Our findings point to the need for a clearly defined
policy on orientation, which should operate on two levels:
(a) A specific program of orientation for all new
DDT professionals designed to provide an awareness
of the Agency and the Directorate.
(b) General guidelines which each component can
use to set up its own orientation program.
Recommendations
A. The establishment of a short (2-3 day) DDI Orientation
Course by OTR to expose DDT professionals to the missions,
activities, and structures of each component of the Intelli-
gence Directorate. (The Group believes that clericals who
hold responsible positions should also be sent to the course.)
MAGID would like to discuss with OTR our concept of such a
course.
Responsibility: DDI Training Officer and MAGID working with
OTR.
B. The promulgation (once the Orientation Course has
been established) of a DDI notice specifying that the IWA
course and the DDI Orientation Course are mandatory for all
new professionals (between the third and ninth month of
their entrance on duty). The Orientation Course can be
identified as optional for older professionals and as
recommended for certain clericals.
Responsibility: O/DDI.
C. A memorandum from the O/DDI to all heads of Directorate
offices, services, and staffs outlining a general plan of
orientation. The memorandum should instruct each component
head to:
-- Establish an internal orientation plan to make
each new professional aware of the organizational structure
and activities of his own organization.
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Insure that, within the first months of a new
professional's career, line supervisors schedule him
for working conferences with the principal organizations
with whom he will be in immediate and frequent contact.
This should include organizations both within CIA (e.g.,
FBIS and DDO) and outside (e.g., NSA and State). Super-
visors should also be advised to consider and arrange,
as appropriate, short (1-2 week) rotational assignments
to other DDI components in order to familiarize the new
employee with the capabilities and requirements of
principal supporting or requesting components.
-- At the end of the first year of the new profes-
sional's career, report to the DDI Management Staff on
completed orientation activities.
Responsibility: DDI Management Staff and heads of DDI
offices, services, and staffs.
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Remarks :
Attached for Mr. Proctor's review are
two MAGID memos. The first deals with
orientation for new DDI Professionals,
and comprised the task team
that. drafted the paper. The second memo,
a, brief note on Secure Long Distance
Electrical Transmission of Documents and
pictures, was. drafted by me, and is a
by^-vroduct of the MAGID study on the
relationships between production offices
and service units. Since this (over)
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paper is a bit technical, we touched base
with of the DDI Management
Staff. As always, MAGID bears joint
responsibility for these papers, and we
are available to talk about them at the
convenience of the O/DDI.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr . P ctor
(Walsh as copy)
Atta -dAre..__two mo.r-e..Lp-ers from MAGID,
one on-`orientation for new em lee' and a
second on wider u e o LDt equipment to
link outlying offces with Hqs. The first paper
makes some very useful recommendations.
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