LETTER TO ADMIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER FROM HARRISON WELLFORD

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002100060027-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 2004
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: October 17, 1977
• Content Type: LETTER

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Admiral Stansfield Turner
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Admiral Turner:
The grapevine says you may want to submit a reorganiza-
tion plan to the Congress in the near future. Since
the number of anticipated plans over the next year is
already larger than the number the Reorganization
Authority allows the President to submit to the Congress,
I hope you will inform me as promptly as possible of your
needs and plans. The Reorganization Project is responsi-
ble for reviewing and scheduling all plans (see enclosure).
We will be as helpful as we can.
Sincerely,
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Hrison Wellford
E cutive Associate Director
for Reorganization and Management
Enclosure:
.Memorandum for the Heads of Executive
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Reorganization: Coordination and Reporting
Procedures
President Carter's promised reorganization of the Federal
Government is now well underway, with projects led by the
President's Reorganization Project in the Office of
Management and Budget and by the departments and agencies.
It is now necessary to adopt government-wide procedures
for keeping track of those efforts, for reviewing the
appropriateness of major proposed changes, and for schedul-
ing the reorganization plans to be submitted to the Congress.
Accordingly, this memorandum outlines a coordination and
review process, establishes a reorganization reporting
schedule, and requests the submission of a. summary of organ-
izational initiatives already undertaken.
Coordination and Review
In his April 7, 1977, memorandum to department heads, the
President asked that Harrison Wellford, who directs the
President's Reorganization Project (PRP), be notified of
all internal r~-o.rganization initiatives "-at least thirty
days prior to implementation." This procedure is intended
to ensure that related efforts are coordinated and that
every significant organizational change is assessed against
the President's criteria for reform.
Not every internal organizational change requires such
review--only proposals for significant reform. For these
purposes, we define as "significant" proposals which:
require reorganization plans, legislation, or
Executive orders,
implement new legislation,
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are likely to evoke substantial congressional or
public interest, or have significant indirect
impact on other agencies,
substantially affect the structure or authority
of field organizations,
concern areas or programs already under study by
the President's Reorganization Project or by
other departments or agencies, or
are of such magnitude (significantly affecting
more than 100 positions or ten million dollars)
as to deserve a place in the record of the
Administration's reorganization achievements.
If you are unsure whether a proposed action falls within this
definition, please consult with the Reorganization Project
staff.
For each proposed reorganization submitted, we need a brief
description of its:
objectives.
effect on functions or authority.
? budgetary impact (dollars and positions).
expected improvements in delivery of services
and performance of agency missions, with
suggestd indicators to measure those improve-
ments, whenever possible.
. degree of public involvement in the development
of the proposal.
. proposed timing of implementation.
implementation mechanisms: administrative
orders, Executive orders, reorganization plans,
or legislation.
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Activity Report
Only three reorganization plans may be before Congress at
any one time. Reorganization efforts now planned or under-
.way will absorb most of the limited numbers o'f congressional
"slots" available over the next two years. For this reason,
as well as to ensure the coordination of efforts at an
early stage, we ask all departments and agencies to submit
brief, monthly Reorganization Activity Reports to Harrison
Wellford. These reports should identify newly initiated
organizational studies, and should specify objectives,
expected completion dates, and probable implementation
mechanisms. They should also outline the current status of
studies underway. The reports should provide the name and
phone number of the person responsible for each reorganiza-
tion effort. They will be due the fifth day of each month,
beginning October 5, 1977, and cover activities of the
preceding month.
Because the submission of reorganization plans to the
Congress will require careful scheduling, the Activity Reports
should identify studies which may lead to such plans as soon
as these studies are proposed. PRP is responsible for
reviewing tie content of all proposed reorganization plans
and for scheduling their submission to the Congress.
Summary of Tnitiatives Already Completed
To ensure the completeness of our record of all of the
Administration's reorganization efforts, we request that you
submit a one-time summary of significant internal reorganiza-
tion actions already taken. The summary should be presented
in the format outlined above for the proposed reorganizations
submitted to OMB for review, and will be due on October 15,
1977.
T. McIntyre, 4rLqz-
J4nes .
Ling Director
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