TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH JAMES BUSH OF HPSCI ON 10 MAY 1978, 0810 HOURS (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: May 11, 1978
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11 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with James Bush of HPSCI on 10 Ma
1978
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25X1 0810 Hours 0
25X1 1. 0 Jim Bush called to request that we provide him with
information on the amount of effort undertaken by the Agency in
the evaluation process. He stated the Committee was about to begin
studying the DCI reorganization request and the reprogramming
action that had been submitted. The Committee was interested in
the various evaluation shops that existed in the Intelligence
Community Staff (IC Staff), the proposed Collection Tasking Staff
(CTS), and the CIA (NFAC). He said they were requesting additional
information from the IC Staff on the evaluation shops which were
in the Resource management area and the CTS. He specifically wanted
to know how many people there are involved'in the NFAC effort
and a functional breakout of these poeople. He requested an
organization chart as well.
25X1 2. On a separate subject, Mr. Bush was asked what was
the basis for the HPSCI reduction of repositions in General Support
in their markup. Specifically, did i elate to a review of the
increase requested in the General Support area or was it tied
to the Agency contribution to the CTS. Bush stated without hesitation
that it related to General Support. They had reviewed the request
for additional positions and did not feel that they were all justified"
25X1 and, therefore, had marked I br denial. Bush was told that the
rationale for th"r cut was extremely important in how we formulated
25X1 our appeal. A L-Position cut in our General Support request would
have a serious effect, but were they not to be restored as a result
of our appeal, we would be placed in double jeopardy in that we
25X1 would lose the sitions and also be required by the DCI to
ante up Agency Pitions for staffing CTS. We stood to lose, there-
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Acting Comptroller
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