PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002900010038-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2004
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 31, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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3 1 JAN 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Plans
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Deputy Director for Support
Deputy to the Director for the Intelligence
Community
Director of National Estimates
General Counsel
Inspector General
Legislative Counsel
SUBJECT : Personnel Reductions for Fiscal Year 1974
1. In my memorandum of 8 January 1973, we provided Directorate
personnel ceilings as approved for the FY 1974 Congressional Budget.
Subsequently, you forwarded to O/PPB information on the planned distribution
of this ceiling within your Directorate. On 17 January 1973 component
ceiling allocations for both staff and contract personnel were provided by
O/PPB. As you have previously been advised, you may make adjustments
within the total ceiling assigned to your Directorate. O/PPB and D/Pers
should be advised promptly of any changes you plan to make.
2. Revised staffing complements to reflect the FY 1974 year-end
ceiling should be prepared for each component and submitted to the Office
of Personnel not later than 15 May 1973. This will allow us to begin FY 1974
with a current position structure and clearly identified component ceiling
goals to be reached by 30 June 1974. It is expected that reduced component
staffing complements will be established at levels that will result in a
Directorate average grade no higher than currently authorized. Exceptions
will be considered only when strong justification is presented. No change in
FY 1973 ceiling levels is required but you are urged to reduce on-duty strength
as quickly as possible to minimize the impact on FY 1974 activities.
3. In my memorandum of 14 December 1972, I asked that you eliminate
or downgrade supergrade positions in your Directorate that are in excess of
authorized supergrade ceiling. I suggest that these adjustments be included
in the revised staffing complements to be submitted in May 1973.
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4. Our objective of reaching reduced personnel ceilings by
30 June 1974 with minimum disruption of activities is a challenging one
that will require thoughtful effort by each Deputy, Head of Independent
Office and senior. managers in general. As in past years, most. of the
reduction in ceiling will be achieved through attrition and controlled entry
on duty of new employees. It is important, therefore, that recruitment
plans be carefully developed to fill vacancies when critical skills are
required and to provide for junior personnel essential to the long-range
vitality of the Agency.
5. After submission of new staffing complements in May 1973 and
preparation of recruitment plans, all components and Career Services should
compare projected attrition and essential personnel gains and at least
tentatively identify numbers and, if possible, individuals whom they may
be unable to accommodate after 30 June 1974. This exercise should be
completed not later than 1 July 1973 and a report made to the Executive
Director-Comptroller on that date.
6. The hiring and promotion freeze imposed on the Agency has
been removed. Promotions will, of course, be limited to the extent
allowed by your Career Service Grade Authorizations. In addition,- it is
essential that your new hires and promotion rates be at levels that can be
accommodated within the funds provided in your FY 1973 and FY 1974
budgets.
cc: AO/DCI
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