FEASIBILITY OF TWO-GRADE PROMOTION POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000700020038-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: August 29, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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29 August 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, DCI/MAG
Chairman, ADMAG
Chairman, DDO MAG
Chairman, MAGID
Chairman, DDS&T MAP
FROM: John F. Blake
Acting Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Feasibility of Two-Grade Promotion Policy
REFERENCE: Memo dtd 18 Aug 77 to ADDCI via Cornpt fr D/Pers,
. same subj (ER 77-5578)
1. MAG groups historically have shown a lively and proper
interest in the personnel management policies of the Agency. One
of the problems of Agency management has been how best to interface
with the MAG groups so that management can capitalize on their feed-
back when major personnel policy changes are under consideration.
2. There is at hand an instant case where I believe Agency
management and the MAG groups can have a dialogue on a proposed
personnel policy change. The issue involves the Agency changing its
promotional policies up to the grade of GS-l1. The attached paper
states the issue and develops the considerations. I am somewhat
concerned over two aspects of this policy and it is those aspects
primarily to which I invite your attention:
a. I am as equally concerned with those who currently
hold the even-numbered grades as opposed to those in the
future who would be promoted, under this policy, on the two-
grade basis. My question therefore is whether we are being
fair, in recommendation 4.B., to those individuals currently
Ong the even-numbered grades.C
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. b. The recommended policy change is for professionals
only. This raises the question as to whether we are being
Oequi tabl e to those who are either ..par-professional or
tech n cians and, secondly:, to those in the secretarial ranks.
3. It would be appreciated if you would discuss this matter
with your colleagues and submit your views to me by 12 September 1977.
Att
Ref memo
Distribution:
Orig - Chmn, DCI/MAG
Xcy - Each additional addressee
1 - DCI
1 - Comptroller
1 - Acting DDA
1 - D/Pers
1 -ADDCI
1 - ER
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