SSCI PERSONNEL REVIEW TEAM MEETING(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000600720016-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 10, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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OCA 86-3450
10 October 1986
SUBJECT: SSCI Personnel Review Team Meeting
On 9 October 1986 Deputy Director of
Personnel for Policy, Ana valuation briefed Gary
Moore and Tom Schultz, the GAO detailee on the SSCI
personnel review team on the new secretarial system.
in the briefing.
of PMCD also took part
2.I fused viewgraphs to illustrate the
growing awareness in the Agency of a need to reassess the
role of secretaries which resulted in a 1984 study. She
discussed some of'the conclusions of that study. In 1985 a
task force was organized to work on the development of a new
system. Its members met with our own leadership and also
got advice from outside consultants. Among its
recommendations for a new system were a new pay schedule,
job enrichment program and a training program. Each of
these aspects of the new system which was initiated in July
1986 were discussed in detail with the staffers.
3. A number of major conceptual points about the new
secretarial system were made to the staffers. The briefers
pointed out that the grade of a secretary was not based on
the grade of her boss as in the previous system, but instead
on what she herself does. They explained the dynamics
behind the development of the new job duties. They stressed
the consulting role played by PMCD in assisting managers and
secretaries in drawing up the new duties. They explained
that the feedback they have gotten from both groups about
the new system has been very positive.
4. Schultz asked whether the Advanced Work Plan (AWP)
is still being used. He was told that it was not and
explained the problems that we have found with it. Schulte
speaking from his GAO background, noted the importance of
expectation setting in the boss-secretary relationship. Our
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people agreed and explained how that will take place under
the new system but also expressed interest in the GAO
procedure. Moore asked whether there was a need for
additional legislation or other assistance from the
Congress. Oreplied that our present authorities
appeared to be adequate. He said, however, that when the
Agency announces a new and innovative program the Congress
is sometimes reluctant to support it and he urged that we
should be able to exercise our separate authorities. He
added that throughout our history we have had a personnel
system that mirrors the rest of the federal service and have
only made changes where they were clearly needed to
compensate our people for their unique service. Moore and
Schultz appreciated the briefing and had two follow-up
questions. One of them had to do with whether the PATB
results are a part of the applicant file and the other was
whether the security clearance given to Co op employees is
the same as other applicants or if it is delayed until they
come on board full time. will provide them with
answers.
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1 - EO/OCA
1 - O/Compt
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(14 Oct 86)
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