LETTER TO BOB STUMP FROM DAVID D. GRIES

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 24, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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CenUal WZNF c Agncy
24 June 1986
OCA 86-2153
The Honorable Bob Stump
Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
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I understand that the full House Armed Services Committee
will shortly take up H.R. 4370, the DoD Reorganization Act of
1986. In a letter recently sent to Chairman Aspin, Director
Casey expressed his concern with respect to a provision contained
in the Senate-passed version of the bill that would have the
effect of requiring an arbitrary reduction in personnel assigned
to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Director requested that
the Chairman oppose adding that provision to the House bill, and
that remedial action be taken during Conference.
Enclosed is a copy of the Director's letter to Chairman Aspin.
I hope that you will give careful consideration to it in your
deliberations on this important bill.
Sincerely,
David Gries
Director of Congressional Affairs
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24 June 1986
ER 86-2796
The Honorable Les Aspin
Chairman
Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
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As you are well aware, a major issue before this Congress is the
reorganization of the Department of Defense (DoD). In May, the Senate passed
H.R. 3622, incorporating their DoD reorganization bill and your Committee will
shortly be considering similar legislation as marked up by the Subcommittee on
Investigations. I would like to share with you a concern I have with a
provision in the Senate-passed bill in the hope that the House bill will not
contain such a provision and that remedial action can be taken during
conference.
Section 117 of H.R. 3622, as passed by the Senate, requires a 15 percent
reduction in the total number of military and civilian personnel assigned in
management headquarters or management headquarters support activities in the
defense agencies and DoD field activities, and a 10 percent reduction in
remaining personnel, as allocated by the Secretary of Defense. NSA is
exempted from these reductions. These reductions are to be taken from
staffing levels as of 30 September 1985 and implemented no later than
30 September 1988. While I cannot speak to the impact on all these included
in this provision, as Director I can state my concern as to the potential
impact of these proposed reductions on the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
The necessity to provide our nation's decisionmakers with timely and accurate
intelligence is ever increasing and, along with it, the importance of DIA's
mission within the intelligence Community. DIA is specifically responsible to
ensure the collection and production of military and military-related
intelligence to meet national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence
needs. DIA is responsible for providing military intelligence support to the
Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CINCs, and other elements
of our government. in addition to numerous other responsibilities, the
Director of DIA is also the DoD Maw Manager. There is no question that the,
ability to fulfill our nation's intelligence requirements requires strong
congressional support for DIA as well as NSA and CIA.
DIA's capability to fulfill its responsibilities, including growing
support requirements for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the CINCs, could be,
adversely affected by the Senate-proposed personnel reductions. While the
Administration is committed to reducing Headquarters staffing, these
reductions should not be mandated in statute. I, therefore, am respectfully
requesting your support and assistance in maintaining the viability of this
important intelligence agency.
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The office of Management and Budget has advised that there is no objection
to the submission of this report from the standpoint of the Administration.
Sincerely,
illfam J. CJy
Director of Central Intelligence
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(24 June 1986)
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