FOIA
SUPERGRADES
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP80B01554R003000290001-1
Release Decision:
RIFPUB
Original Classification:
K
Document Page Count:
7
Document Creation Date:
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date:
August 9, 2001
Sequence Number:
1
Case Number:
Publication Date:
September 19, 1979
Content Type:
OUTLINE
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DCI
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SUPERGRADES
What set out to do - how far along?
Objectives: (order is not importance but priority of need)
1. Ensure against abuses
2. Improve public and self image
Adapt to changed role/environment
3. Unify Agency
4. Ensure quality of personnel for future
5. Improve service to customers -
Better analysis
Better tailoring: Executive Branch
Congress
Public
6. Improve security
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Ensure against abuses
Completed - Never ending
6-month survey
Quickly reassured against deliberateness
Deeply concerned at danger of another abuse
Past not malicious
But past not all directed from outside
Nosenko
Odious
Overzealous
Lack of balance/judgment
Due in part to compartmentation
Due in part to failure of leaders who knew
a little but not all (Your new load)
Can't take another
Can't let enthusiasm/compartmentation take over
Firings
Not under control - lying - disobeying rules -
responding to former employees -
Can't tolerate
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Improve public & self image
Largely done
Part - being more responsive to media
Part - changing recognition of public/Congress
e.g., last few weeks
But also leadership problem
Up and down
Protect your juniors
ESegzT
New environment
Media won't evaporate
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Unify
4 Agencies
4 pers systems
Lack mobility
Secretaries
Supergrades
Out sight/mind
Flo thru
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Quality personnel
More certainty - definition
More leadership
More opportunity
Not 100% tenure
Elite
Fairness/understanding of promotions
e.g., Harvard Bus School
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Customers
Analysis
Greater depth
More related to decisions
Exec Branch
Congress
Public
Publishing
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Security
Begins at home
Record poor
Kampiles
Moore
Boyce
Documents taken out
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