BRIEFING NOTES - DDCI INCREASING CIA SIS CEILING

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2007
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• Publication Date: November 18, 1982
• Content Type: MISC

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BRIEFING NOTES - DDCI
INCREASING CIA SIS CEILING
1. CIA is expanding on all fronts rapidly:
HUMINT and technical collection
Covert action
? Intelligence evaluation and production
Have received additional personnel resources to help us meet
increased requirements. Leads to subject of major concern--our
ability to provide adequately for senior management, technical
and analytical capability to direct Agency programs.
2. Our SIS ceiling situation is extremely serious:
? In relation to senior position requirements, SIS ceiling
has steadily declined since 1976.
? We now haven SIS positions and a ceiling of. 25x1
We anticipate establishing 0 additional SIS level positions 25x1
within the next six months which will worsen the problem.
Without increasing the ceiling the percent would fall to
80%. _
? This precludes the promotion of qualified GS-15 level
officers serving in SIS positions and prevents the payment
of salaries commensurate with their level of duties and
responsibilities.
? Our SIS position structure is sound. Positions are reviewed
centrally by trained classification specialists against
established evaluation criteria. Each SIS position is
approved on a case-by-case basis by DCI or DDCI. All
promotions to the SIS are personally approved by DCI/DDCI.
3. Have noted with interest a recent OPM issuance (attached) to
Departments and Agencies which limits SES spaces to 95% of position
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requirements. We propose to adopt the same limitation in CIA and
maintain our SIS ceiling-to-positions ratio at that level hereafter.
Increased ceiling will permit us to attract, retain, and
promote qualified officers essential to Agency mission.
? 95% ratio, at present time, will increase our ceiling by
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4. Only in case it comes up, and to counter an argument that we have
higher percent of SIS than other Community agencies:
? Comparisons are erroneous since they do not consider
programmatic complexity and diversity, and CIA's sole
management and support responsibilities versus departmental
management and support by other Community organizations.
? Nor do they consider breadth and knowledge required of
CIA senior managers and analysts.
? We have a much lower percentage than State which is the
most comparable overseas-oriented Agency.
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United States
Office of -
Personnel Management Washington, D.C. 20415
SEP 24 90
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
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Therefore, in order to meet the statutory requirement, but in recogn on
of'.the difficulties inherent in projecting needs at this time, OPM has
decided to approach.this year's allocation process on a phased basis.
As a first step, it will be presumed-that agency allocations for FY.'83,
issued by OPM on September 30, 1981, will stand unchanged and serve as a
base point. Second, each agency is asked to submit, by December 31, 1982,
-a preliminary statement of its probable executive resource requirements
for fiscal years 1984 and 1985. This December statement should be predi-
cated on the assumption that each agency will receive no more than 95% of
its FY '83 SES space allocation for each of the ensuing two fiscal years.
Section-3133 of Title 5, U.S. Code, requires that, during even-numbered
calendar years, each agency (1) examine its Senior Executive Service
(SES) position needs, and (2) submit a written request to the Office of
Personnel Management for a specific number of SES position authorizations
for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. A number of departments and
.agencies have expressed concern over the timing of the biennial allocation
process, particularly with regard to uncertainties in the FY '84-'85 budget.
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. The statement should indicate whether this reduced SES allocation. would be,.
adequate, and what the,agency's probable requirements, above or below this
figure, would be. We urge agencies to make this forecast as reliable as
.is possiblein terms of available program and budget information.
'We recognize that smaller organizations, or those whose. SES spaces are habit-..
wally at or near 100% fill, may have difficulty in achieving the-revised.
level proposed. In such cases, the December submission should reflect the
allocation level which the agency believes is appropriate and feasible,
irrespective of the mathematical percentage it represents.
The preliminary statement of projected FY '84-'85 needs should be submitted,
in duplicate, by December 31, 1982, to:
Assistant Director for Executive Personnel
Office of Personnel Management .
Room 6R48
1900 E Street, N.W.
Washington,'D.C. 20415 .
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cooperation.
will be similar to that submitted in the past.
We hope this approach will keep-paperwork to :a minimum, while providing a
mechanism for.agencies to express.their true needs. Thank you for your
As the final step in the FY '84-'85 allocation process, OPM will issue an FPM
Bulletin early in 1983 with instructions for submission of more definitive
allocation requests by June 30, 1983.. Agencies which are able to accept
the 95% level for FY '84-'85 will not be required to submit additional.docu-
mentation. Those which.cannot achieve the reduced level will be required
to furnish detailed information and justification in support of requirements.
Complete instructions for the submissions will be contained in the Bulletin
,but, for planning purposes, agencies may assume that required documentation