MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, 8 DECEMBER 1980: COMPENSATION FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL(Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: December 24, 1980
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24 December 1980
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Committee Members
Special Assistant to the Deputy Director
SUBJECT Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting, 8 December 1980:
Compensation for Overseas Personnel
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1._ The Executive Committee met on 8 December 1980 to consider a proposal
for an overseas compensation scale. Mr. Carlucci chaired the session. Other
participants include Messrs. Dirks (DDS&T); McMahon (DDO); Clarke (D/NFAC);
Wortman (DDA); Hart (ADDA); Lipton (Comptroller); Silver (GC); Bri s 10
Hineman (DD/NFAC); Stein (ADDO); Sherman (D/OF); and 0 (OLC).
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2. Mr. Fitzwater reviewed a task force proposal for an overseas compen-
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sation scale. He explained that the scale was constructed to attain compara-
bility with the new Foreign Service Salary Scale of 1980. The task force also
suggested, however, a minimum increase of $2,050 for GS-4 - GS-9 employees to
recognize the broader and more complex range of functions they perform compared
to their Foreign Service counterparts overseas. (The Foreign Service provided
only minimum salary increases for many of its lower graded employees.) Employees
would revert to
the GS scale on return to the United States.
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3. The ensuing discussion focused on the comparability of the proposed
pay scale with the new Foreign Service Salary Scale, the problems of providing
adequate compensation for lower graded employees who often perform functions
overseas above those at their grade levels, and potential cost of the proposed.
.pay scale, and strategies for defending the proposal to 0MB and Congress. The
Committee reached a consensus favoring an overseas pay scale providing a 10.16
percent pay increase--the average amount of the increase provided by the new
Foreign Service Salary Scale--to all employees serving overseas. Employees
will revert to the General Schedule when returning to the United States.
Mr. Briggs emphasized the importance of a strong education campaign on the
latter point. Mr. Fitzwater noted that the Agency can also implement the
new allowances included in the Foreign Service legislation in February 1981.
Mr. Lipton explained the difficulties that will be involved in finding funds
for those allowances. Regarding funding and implementation of the overseas
compensation pay scale, Mr. Lipton suggested implementation the first pay
period in April 1981 if the Agency's supplemental budget request has cleared
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Congress, or, if not, the first full pay period in July. If necessary, a
Comptroller's meeting could be held to identify sources for funding. Through-
out the discussion, Mr. McMahon emphasized the importance of providing some
financial relief as soon as possible to employees serving overseas.
4. Regarding the contentions implied in the proposal and mentioned during
the discussions that CIA overseas employees should be paid more--as opposed to
comparably--than the State Department Foreign Service because of the greater
demands on them, Mr. Carlucci suggested this was a different problem than pay
comparability and should be treated separately. He noted that more persuasive
arguments would be required as State believes otherwise, and the solution
to that r 7 might necessitate a co:iiplete revision of the existing pay.
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5. Mr. Carlucci asked Mr. Fitzwater to revise the proposal, emphasizing
that the goal was to obtain comparability with the Foreign Service. Other
points that should be incorporated include the 10.16 percent salary increase
for all overseas personnel; the reversion to the GS salary scale when employees
return to this country; justification for applying the 10.16 average across
the board; and intentions to implement the new Foreign Service allowances at
the same time the Foreign Service does (February 1981). Mr. Fitzwater noted
that the Committee's revised proposal would cost about $80,000 less than the
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6. t-1r. Carlucci adjourned the meeting.
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