LETTER TO GARY L. ACKERMAN FROM CHARLES A. BRIGGS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: May 7, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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7 MAY 1985
The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman
Chairman
Subcommittee on Human Resources
Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
I have been asked to respond to your 17 April 1985 letter
to Director Casey requesting data on the Agency's utilization
of temporary employees and its compliance with the Office of
Personnel Management's new regulations concerning the hiring of
temporary employees, as outlined in FPM Letter 316-21, dated
2 January 1985.
As you may be aware, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
possesses independent statutory authority under Section 8
(a)(1) of the CIA Act of 1949, as amended, 50 U.S.C. Section
403j(a)(1), to hire and appoint persons as necessary to carry
out Agency functions. Because of this independent authority,
Agency employment practices are not affected by the FPM letter.
Given this fact, I trust that your request for detailed
information about CIA employees and job descriptions, which
would be classified, is not pertinent to your current inquiry.
I hope that this response will be helpful in your review of
federal agency compliance with the OPM regulation cited above.
Sincerely,
/s/Charles A. Briggs
Charles A. Briggs
Director, Office of Legislative Liaison
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Central Intelligence AgFncy
The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman
Chairman
Subcommittee on Human Resources
Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
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I have been asked to respond to your 17 April 1985 letter to Director
Casey concerning Agency compliance with the Office of Personnel Management's
new regulations concerning the hiring of temporary employees, as outlined in
FPM Letter 316-21, dated January 2, 1985.
We do not believe that the OPM policy is intended to or does apply to
this Agency. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is not bound by the OPM
regulation cited above, but rather possesses independent statutory authority
under Section 8 (a)(1) of the CIA Act of 1949, as amended, 50 U.S.C. Section
403j(a)(1), to hire and appoint persons as necessary to carry out Agency
functions. Accordingly, Agency employment practices have not been affected by
the FPM Letter. Given this fact, I trust that detailed information about CIA
employees and job descriptions, which would be classified and have to be
submitted to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), is
not. pertinent to your current inquiry.
I would be very pleased to meet with you to discuss this matter
further, if that would be helpful.
Sincerely,
putt' Director, Office of
Legislative Liaison
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