SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS RELATIVE TO AGENCY PERSONNEL CEILING CONSTRAINTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00357R000300090054-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: March 14, 1977
• Content Type: REGULATION

D R A F T
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SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS RELATIVE TO
AGENCY PERSONNEL CEILING CONSTRAINTS
I. Impact of Recent Temporary External Controls on the Agency's
Authorized Personnel Ceiling
A. Lm,_,_act_on the Agency (less ICS)
1. The current Agency (less ICS) authorized personnel
ceiling previously approved by OMB for FY 1977 is
2. President Carter's memorandum of 1 March 77 and the
subsequent 3 March 77. guidance memorandum from the
Director, Office of Management and Budget directed a
partial freeze on hiring and imposed a temporary
ceiling at the on-duty strength as of 28 February 1977.
According to the on-duty strength report for 28 February
1977, our new temporary ceiling is ORIB plans 25X1
to work out with the agencies new ceilings for FY 77
and FY 78 by "early April."
3. Under the provisions of the temporary hiring limitations
75 percent of the vacancies occuring before the imposition
of new ceilings in "early April" may be filled. A partial
exemption to this limitation permits agencies to enter
on duty any individual where a commitment to hire was
made prior to 1 March 1977.
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4. On the basis of past experience, the projected
attrition for March and April 1977 are as follows:
FY 75
FY 76
(Projection)FY 77 (est)
April
STAT
Application of the 75 percent limitation guidelines to
the projection implies that F-Imay enter on duty during
STAT
March 1977 and should the partial freeze continue through
April, another that month. At the present time firm STAT
commitments have been made toF--]applicants for entry STAT
on duty in March, leaving a reserve of 8 for priority
needs.
5. Should the partial freeze persist into April, the Office
of Personnel anticipates establishing EOD dates on fully
cleared applicants as follows:
Clerical. Twenty EODs, with first priority to typists
and second priority to stenos.
Professional/Technical. Forty EODs with priority to:
(a) Those with committed entrance on duty
dates in April;
(b) Minorities;
(c) Those already cleared but for whom
entrance on duty dates have not been
committed as of this date, and
(d) Members of the Communications class
scheduled to begin 11 April 1977 (ten are
expected to enter on duty).
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6. Compliance with President Carter's directive relative
to-temporary limitations on hiring will be monitored and
controlled by the Office of Personnel to meet established
priorities but is not expected to have serious impact
if applicable only through April 1977. Any OMB action
reducing our current authorized ceiling for the remainder
of FY 77 and FY 78 will negatively impact on the Agency's
programs - with.varying severity in relationship to the
size of the reduction.
B. Impact on the Intelligence Community Staff
The House Appropriations Committee recently imposed a temporary
moratorium of indefinite duration on any new hires by the
Intelligence Community Staff. Should the HAC lift their
moratorium before the end of March or early April, then ICS
will be subject to the Presidential partial limitations on
new hires (i..e., the 75 percent rule) until OMB confirms
their new FY 77 and FY 78 personnel ceilings.
II. Agency Supeade Ceiling Constraints
The Director of Central Intelligence, with the approval of the
Office of Management and Budget establishes the number of super-
grade allowances (i.e., ceiling) for the Agency. Within that
ceiling, the Director determines the number of Agency personnel
who may hold supergrade rank.
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A. At present, the OMB supergrade ceiling for CIA is fixed at
II
In recent months both the OMB and the House Appro-
priations Cosnittee have questioned the justification for
this high a ceiling and have suggested that it be reduced.
The Agency's previous ceiling of
through transfer of these allowances in conjunction with the
reorganization of'the Intelligence Community Staff.
B. In relation to the Agency's supergrade ceiling
number of supergrade personnel on duty. at the present time
This on-duty total allows for only
accessions or promotions to supergrade rank from within the
Agency. Thus, in determining personnel who may hold super-
grade rank, the Director is limited at any given time by the
numerical difference between the 0MB approved ceiling and
the total supergrade personnel currently on duty.
C. The statistical summary of supergrade ceiling distribution
and personnel on duty at the present time is as follows:
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