NON-STANDARD WORKWEEK-FOREIGN MISSILE AND SPACE ANALYSIS CENTER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01004R000200050016-1
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 16, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT . Non-Standard Workweek--Foreign Missile and Space
Analysis Center
REFERENCE . Memo for Executive Director-Comptroller; from
Director of Personnel; Subject: Non-Standard
Work Schedules; dated 21 December 1971
1. This memorandum submits a recommendation for your approval
in paragraph 6.
2. The Director, Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center has
requested approval of the attached irregular work schedule for Opera-
tions Center analysts. This proposal provides for four teams each
composed of three employees currently in.grades GS-08 through GS-10.
Each team would work one workweek of. three 12-hour days and another
workweek of three 12-hour days and one 8-hour Sunday within each 80-
hour pay period. Thus, in every case a total of $0 work hours are
scheduled in each two-week pay period.
3. The Director of FMSAC believes that adoption of this schedule
would be of operational advantage in the Operations Center which cur-
rently operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on eight-hour
shifts. This results in 42 shift changes in a ,two-week period. The
requested work schedule would reduce the number of these shift changes
to 30. The proposed schedule would permit all Operations Center ana-
lysts to discuss operational matters with other FMSAC analysts who
work the regular schedule of 0800 to 1700. Thus, they would be better
informed on various foreign space events.
4. Beginning in March 1971 the Center tried this proposed
schedule for a two-month period and the results indicated that opera-
tions were more effective.
5. In accordance with pertinent provisions of paragraphs 10
and 11 of the reference, the following guidelines would govern leave
and pay accounting under the proposed schedule:
A. Employees in grade GS-1l and below would be paid over-
time for work in excess of 80 hours in a two-week, 80-hour pay
period.
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SUBJECT: Non-Standard Workweek--Foreign Missile and Space Analysis
Center
B. Employees in grades GS-12 through GS-l4 would receive
either overtime payment or compensatory time for directed over-
time worked in excess of 96 hours in a two-week, 80-hour pay
period.
C. Employees who perform scheduled or directed work on a
holiday would receive holiday pay for hours worked not in excess
of 12 within a scheduled workday. When a holiday falls on a
non-workday, the preceding workday will be considered the holi-
day.
D. Annual and sick leave would be charged according to
leave taken during the employee's scheduled work hours.
E. Otherwise the provisions of lincluding those
governing work on Sunday and night differential would apply
without change to employees under this schedule.
6. At regular intervals the Operations Center analysts review
computer-selected messages on missile, launches and determine if it is
necessary to write an article for inclusion in a report which is is-
sued every morning. This work does not require sustained effort.
Thus it appears that employees can work efficiently for 12-hour tours.
An advantage to the proposal is that the overlapping of both 12-hour
shifts with the day shift permits communication between Operations
Center analysts and other FMSAC analysts so that details on missile
launches can be more easily clarified. The proposed schedule appears
to provide an operational advantage to the Agency. Therefore, I rec-
ommend that you approve the attached work schedule for the FMSAC
Operations Center. The Director, FMSAC will evaluate the effective-
ness of operations under this schedule and submit quarterly reports.
/s/Harry B. Fisher
Harry B. Fisher
Director of Personnel
Director, Foreign Missile & Space Analysis Center Date
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Deputy Director or Sci nce & Technology
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Director of Finance
Date
Date
The recommendation contained in paragraph 6 is approved:
1 Deputy Director for Support Date
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Distribution:
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2 - DDS watt
1 - DD/S&T watt
1 - D/FMSAC watt
1 - D/Finance watt
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1 - C/PMCD watt
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Irregular Work Schedule
Foreign Missile & Space Analysis Center
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22 July 19 71
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
THROUGH: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Director of Personnel
Office of General Counsel
SUBJECT: Request for Exception to Agency Regulations
1. This memorandum contains a request for the Deputy Director for
Support's approval for an exception to Such
request is contained in paragraph 5.
2. In March 1971, several employees in the FMSAC Operations Center
suggested a more flexible shift schedule of six 12-hour nonovertime shifts
and one 8-hour shift within each 80 hour bi-weekly pay period. The
Director of FMSAC approved an experimental schedule for a two-month
period and the new schedule began on 21 March 1971. Following the trial
period, all Operations Center personnel were interviewed by the FMSAC
Administrative Officer and clearly the majority (all but one) of the shift
workers prefer the 12-hour shift.
3. In May 1971, the Director of FMSAC asked the Inspector General
for guidance regarding the possibility of continuing the 12-hour shift
schedule on a permanent basis. The Inspector General suggested that
this request for exception to Agency regulations be initiated. A copy of
the Inspector General's summary report of investigation is attached.
4. If FMSAC is permitted to continue the 12-hour shift schedule, we
will be able to profitably reassign one staff position from the Operations
Center. Other benefits of this schedule are as follows:
a-. It permits all Operations Center analysts to discuss
operational matters of mutual concern with other FMSAC analysts who
work the duty schedule of 0800-1700. This keeps the Center analysts
better informed regarding the significance of various foreign space
events and helps them to remain alert to the gaps in operational
reporting.
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SUBJECT: Request for Exception to Agency Regulations
b. The need for overtime will be virtually eliminated.
c. Employees who wish to complete their college education
may be more easily accommodated. Agency training may also be
more easily scheduled.
d. Employees will have three days off one week and four days
off the following week. Operations Center personnel who were
interviewed consider this to be a significant advantage over the old
8-hour rotating schedule.
5. In view of the numerous advantages offered by the 12-hour shift
schedule, it is requested that FMSAC be granted an exception to Agency
regulations so that we can continue the schedule on a nonovertime basis.
DAVID S. BRANDWEIN
Director
Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center
Attachment: a/s
J16- Deputy Director for Sci ce and Technology Date
See Acting General Counsel's Memorandum of 3 September 1971 attached
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Deputy Director for Support
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