OPM DRAFT BILL TO REFORM CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00066R000900120007-6
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 18, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Congressional Affairs
ATTENTION:
Legislation Division, Office of
Congressional Affairs
Robert W. Magee
Director of Personnel
SUBJECT: OPM Draft Bill to Reform Civil Service
Retirement System
REFERENCE: Memo to D/OP frm LD/CA, dtd 13 Mar 86,
Same Subject (OCA 86-0751/1
1. This is in response to reference which requested CIA's
views on the office of Personnel Management's (OPM) draft bill to
reform the existing Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). I
recommend the following be incorporated into the Agency's
response to the Office of Management and Budget.
2. In reviewing the draft bill we find it substantively
similar to last year's proposal. Thus our response remains as
that provided last year in the two letters to the Director,
Office of Management and Budget from the Director of Central
Intelligence (DCI). For your convenience and reference, I have
attached both of these letters dated 11 and 18 March 1985.
Essentially, the Agency uses its retirement systems as a vital
management tool to ensure that we recruit, retain, and manage the
young vigorous cadre that is necessary to meet the time and
pressure sensitive demands of our foreign intelligence mission.
Retention of retirement at age 50 for those officers qualifying
for CIA Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS) participation
is essential. We trust that the conclusions and agreements
reached last year on the necessity for the CIARDS retirement age
of 50 for unreduced benefits remain equally valid this year.
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SECRET
SUBJECT: OPM Draft Bill to Reform Civil Service
Retirement System
3. At the same time, we continue to maintain that the CSRS
retirement age of 55 with unreduced benefits should continue to
be applicable to our non-CIARDS type employees. As stated by-the
DCI in last year's correspondence, the special requirements and
mission of the CIA involve all of its employees in a number of
ways unique to the Government. The Congress mandated special
status for CIA employees and its impact on all in the CIA is the
basis for a personnel system, different than any other
Agency--from recruitment to retirement. While a five year
difference in retirement age between those in CIARDS and those in
CSRS is manageable, a twelve-year difference would be severely
damaging to our ability to meet our personnel requirements and to
fulfill our mission. Such a situation would shatter the existing
Agency culture and risk paralyzing a workforce which to be
effective must be treated equitably if we are to maintain our
security and cover commitments.
5. We, therefore, maintain that all CIA employees should be
included in the special groups exempted in Paragraph 4 of Section
2 of the proposed legislation.
,Robert W. Magee
Robert W. Magee
Attachment:
a/s
0/RD/EBS/OP
Distribution:
Addr
1 - D/OPessee
1 - DD/Pers/EBS
1 - C/RD/EBS
(18 March 1986)
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