ADMINISTRATIVE ADOPTION OF STATUTORY BENEFITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000600030015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 25, 1971
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT
Administrative Adoption of Statutory
REFERENCE : Memo dtd 29 Dec 70 to D/Pers and SSA/DDS
fr DDS, subj: Travel Benefits for
Civil Service Retirement System
1. Pursuant to referent memorandum, this office, in
collaboration with the Director of Personnel and the Deputy General
Counsel, has developed the attached memorandum for your signature
which recommends the extension of the sane death and retiree travel
benefits for participants in the Civil Service Retirement System as are
now provided for participants In the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System. We believe this new memorandum
provides a completely justifiable rationale for the proposed action.
recognize this is a rather lengthy document but feel it desirable to have
a comprehensive statement of the reasons for approval for the record.
With the number of retirements scheduled between now and the end of
this fiscal year we urge early consideration and approval.
2. From the earlier studies made by the Director of Finance on
the added cost of the proposed benefits. we established that the average
500. 00 per employee and that only about 25 percent of those retiring
under CIARDS had then opted to move to a new retirement point. Considering
the deferment of move within the regulatory six months and extensions of
actual date of retirement move beyond the regulatory six months. the
is undoubtedly low but the average cost per move was arrived
at on a voucher-by-voucher review. From 1 July 1970 through
31 March 1971, a total of 186 CSRS participants will have retired and
between 1 April and 30 June 1971 we expect roughly 140 more such
retirements. Funds for these retirements do not have to be centrally
budgeted; the individual offices/divisions/staffs having the retirees would
be expected to fund the cost for their retirement travel and. we believe
this would pose no unusual problems.
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3. While the proposal in the attached memorandum seeks only a
limited additional benefit for participants in the CSRS, it is interesting to
note that the Department of State is proceeding rapidly to afford all of its
career officer CSRS participants the full benefits of the Foreign Service
Retirement System. Management Reform Bulletin # 8 dated 16 February 1971
subject "Toward a Unified Personnel System--The Foreign Affairs Specialist
Corps" states that the Department of State "will seek conversion to the new
Foreign Affairs Specialist Corps, on a voluntary basis, of eligible career
Civil Service Officers, Foreign Service Reserve Officers, Foreign Service
Staff Officers, and a few Foreign Service Officers". Those General
Schedule graded employees who convert to Foreign Service Officer or
Foreign Affairs Specialist will be encouraged but not required to serve
abroad If they are now age 50 or over. Exceptions from overseas service
for other officers will be made on the basis of staffing needs for their
specialty or to accommodate medical or family problems. It is also
interesting to note. that hereafter, the Department of State will make no
new officer appointments in the General Schedule category, I. e., all new
officer appointments will be covered under the Foreign Service Retirement
System.
25X1A
cial Support Assistant/DDS
/s/Larry B._ richer
2 5 MAR 1971
Harry B. Fisher
Director of Personnel
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Deputy General Counsel
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