COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE FBIS NORTH AND EAST ASIA PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00024R000500160001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 29, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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FROM:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Director of Finance
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Compressed Work Schedule for the FBIS North and
East Asia Program
1. This memorandum recommends in paragraph 7 authorization to institute
a compressed work schedule in the North and Fast Asia (NEA) Program of the
FBIS Near Fast/Asia/Africa Division.
2. Office Functions: The NEA Program, located in Key Building, has a
full-time staff of six. Its primary function is to monitor newspapers and
journals from Japan and North and South Korea, but it also prepares written
translations and provides on-the-spot language and area knowledge support to
various consumer offices.
3. Compressed Time Schedule: At the present time, two of the six NFA
staff members wish to-utilize a compressed time work schedule under the
5/4-9 concept over 2-week periods. The first week would comprise four 9-hour
days and one 8-hour day; the second week, four 9-hour days and one day off.
The compressed time schedule will ensure staffing of NEA from 0730 to 1700
hours, Monday through Friday. The consensus among all six members of the
program is that having two of its members on compressed time will be bene-
ficial to overall operations.
4. Key Services: There will be no reduction in key services. Indeed,
since one of the two language officers involved can provide Korean language
support in addition to Japanese, the services offered by this program will
actually be broader. There will always be personnel on duty competent in
both major languages of the program.
5. Benefits: The extended duty workdays will make NBA services avail-
able for longer periods of time each day. For example, the program will be
better able to service early morning queries from the FBIS Daily Report and
Wire Service, and other Agency and IC components.
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SUBJECT: Compressed Work Schedule for the FBIS North and Fast Asia Program
6. Supervision and Security Duties: NF,A personnel are carefully selected
professionals with a proven record of independent work. The -presence of Chief,
NEA is not required for more than the normal workday. In the chief's absence,
one of the other personnel will be designated to exercise the chief's adminis-
trative functions. Security assignments, given on a rotating basis, will not
be affected.
7. I recommend approval.
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