RESPONSES TO CORE INQUIRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-01146R000200030032-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: January 1, 2000
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, CORE Working Group
Deputy Director of raining and Education
SUBJECT: Responses to CORE Inquiries
Herewith are two attachments. Attachment A describes the
savings incurred by OTE since FY-78, an arbitrary cut-off date for
information. Attachment B describes the
by making capital investments now.
Attachments:
As Stated
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OTE Savings Since FY 19JS-.
(OTE has estimated a savings of $2,095,280 since FY 78
as re?-lected by the information outlined below)
Agency Off-Campus Program
The Program has offered a number of area studies courses for
training requirements within several directorates as an alternative
to the expensive external
employees completed these
mately $109,222.
area programs. A total of 188 Agency
at a cost savings of approxi-
$109,222
External Training
The Training Support Division, via its screening process
under Title 5, has either detailed some requests for internal.
courses or disapproved these requests, for a total savings of
$91,000.
$ 91.,000
External Training--In-house Runnings
The Training Support Division has arranged and/or administered
three runnings of the Nuclear Weapons Advanced Course usually
given at the Interservice Nuclear Weapons School, Kirtland AFB,
New Mexico; two runnings of the Army's General Transportation of
Hazardous Materials course usually.given at DARCOM Headquarters at
Savanna, Illinois; and one running of NACSOM 5100 course usually
given at Lackland AFB, Texas. For the Nuclear course,
were trained for a savings of $102,960, to both the Agency and the
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Intelligence Community. For the DARCOM course, 77 students were
trained for a savings of $55,255. For the NACSOM running, 9
students were trained for a savings of $6,470. Total savings of
$164,685.
$164,685
Management Training
Management and Administrative Training picked up one-week
management training of Midcareerists eliminating the requirement
for a contract with AMA of $6,000. Savings of $18,000.
$ 18,000
Postpon-&-d--remodeling of Management and Administrative Training
area to await a staff reloca i~ ,other quarters. Savings of
$10,000.
10,000
ounseling Course
Two o e runnings of the Counseling Course have been moved
to the Chamber of Commer ilding thereby eliminating travel and
other overhead costs for 20 people inc three instructors for
residential training
Savings of $2,000.
$ 2,000
Intelligence Training
The Defense Industries Course and the Industrial Training
Course have been discontinued for a savings of $35,000, plus
staff.
$ 35,000
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Travel Reimbursement
The requirement for 3-person carpools to qualify for reim-
has reduced travel payment to staff and trainees
during the past year of approximately $12,500.
$ 12,500
Use of Less Expensive Television Cameras
Television cameras are generally the most expensive item in
OTE's production inventory. The $42,000.000 RCA camera was
recently switched to a very serviceable $7,000.00 JVC camera. The
RCA camera is being utilized
in a savings of $36,000.
A recent purchase resulted
$ 36,000
Consolidation of OTE and OTD Television Facilities
The sharing of equipment and personnel by these two units has
provided better quality productions. If similar facilities were
established at both locations
have cost an additional $150,000.
CofC Building) it would
$150,000
Conversion to Videotape From Film for Media Presentations
Produced In-House
An individual film presentation ranged in cost from $75,000
to as much as $150,000. Videotape presentations cost $25.00 per
60-minute cassette, and as a rule only one cassette is used per
presentation. Talent and technical crews are salaried Agency
employees. Each production may range from 18 to 331 man-hours.
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Since 1978, OTE has produced or has in process 18 videotape pro-
ductions. Total cost, excluding man-hours is under $500. The
production of 4 films during a 4-year period would have cost
approximately $300,000.
$299,500
Computerization of Training Records
Computerization of LS training records has permitted a much
more timely response to ..report preparation and to ad hoc requests
for language statistics. The--,4vings here relate to the man-hour
costs used in manually gathering stat cal data (approximately
$616 now vs. $5,000 previously). The Annuat -.Language Development
Committee Report was prepared for $4,000 as oppos to $6800 in
1980, a savings of $2800.
Savings Through ROPE Testing
Language School now pouches Recorded Oral Proficiency Exams
(ROPE) to individuals requesting language testing. There were
535 ROPEs requested. If Language School instructors were sent to
testing sites, their travel time and per diem would be consider-
able. The savings on this activity is $26,792.
$ 26,792
PDP Computer
The installation of the PDP computer has resulted in savings
for OTE. Previously this work had to be handled on a contract
basis. The net savings (after the investment) for the last two-
year period would be about $25,000. Savings will continue to
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accrue since the software utilization period extends beyond the
period under consideration.
$ 25,000
Items Received From Government Disposal Depot
Various items from government disposal depot were received at
The items include trucks, generators, forklifts,
road graders, typewriters, calculators, TV console, etc., which
mean cost factors are considerable if we had to buy the items
amounting to a total of $465,397.
$465,397
CTTC Vehicles
A total of 1,051 vehicles have been received. At a conser-
vative cost estimate of $800 per car, there is a savings of
received to purchase cars as a test,case. Three cars were bought
and it was thus felt that obtaining cars as is presently done
would be more cost effective.
$340,800
25X1 I ITV Production Studio
By using ITV production studio, considerable costs are
saved when compared with costs for commercial TV contracts. An
example would be a $37,000 production Ihich would have cost 25X1
approximately $150,000 on outside contract.
$113,000
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I jEnergy Conservation Program
~ The energy conservation program will amortize-in excess
of $100,000 during the next four years. Program includes storm
windows, heat pumps, attic installation and vinyl siding. The
expenditure of $187,000 for 85 heat pumps installed in certain
buildings at an installed unit cost of $2,200 would amortize over
an estimated 4 1/2 years based on present cost factors for fuel,
electricity, etc.
$100,000
The use of vinyl siding compared with installation hard-
board is a ma energy conservation factor. Additionally, this
cost for the siding will a : 'ze in 4-6 years as it relates
to the cost of painting and other mai e,r requircments. An
example would be a $2,200 expense for vinyl siding of -a'-ho-u-se__as
opposed to $800 cost for painting approximately every two years.
2,200
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By the use of an outside labor contract and on-hand mater-
ials and supplies we refurbished one of
than demolish it as was contemplated. The cost to redo the house
was $10,000 for a labor contract plus $8,000 in government fur-
nished materials which will amortize in approximately 4 years
based on rental charges. The cost of a newly constructed house
is estimated at $85-90,000.
$ 72,000
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Installation of Xerox
With the use of a newly installed Xerox 9400 in place of an
ABDICK 1500 copy machine, we expect to realize over a three year
period savings of $15,000 to $20,000 due to a reduction in over-
time for the operators and the use of one type of supplies (Xerox)
and machine in place of two types of supplies being purchased.
$ 15,000
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