THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF DISCUSSION AT THE OFF-SITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86M00886R000600110051-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: September 25, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
ACTION
INFO
DATE
INITIAL
1
DCI
2
DDCI
3
EXDIR
4
D/ICS
5
DDI
y
DDA
x
7
DDO
8
DDS&T
9
Chm/NIC
10
GC
11
IG
12
Compt
13
D/Pers
14
D/OLL
15
D/PAO
16
SA/IA
17
AO/DCI
18
C/IPD
21
22
Executive Secretary
25 Sep 84
Da
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FROM ExDir
NOTE FOR: DDA
Harry,
There was a good deal of discussion at the Off-Site
Conference about the problem of retaining people once hired,
Someone suggested that we explore t e no ion o
some kind of "reenlistment" or retention bonus scheme which might
give us a way to more effectively hold people.
I would like to ask you and Bob to think about a couple of
issues and get back in touch with me. First, are we using all
the bonus authority we have? What could we do that we have
previously for some reason decided not to do to reward people?
Second, can you see how we might effectively use a bonus program
which would be targetted at hard-to-keep kinds of people? Off
the top of my head two approaches come to mind. First, we might
find a way to give someone who is about to leave (and who is
judged in some kind of process to be a crackerjack person) three,
four or five thousand dollars to stay. Or we might emphasize a
more aggressive approach to rewarding individuals within
designated "hard to hold" groups in the hopes of motivating
others to stay (and maybe themselves earn a bonus).
cc: DDI
DDS&T
/30D