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MANPOWER SURVEY TEAM 

October 31, 1969 

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. McLUCAS 

SUBJECT: Manpower Audit and Work Force Study 

General: 

In September 1969 you requested a survey of SAFSS manpower 

for FY 70 be undertaken, The following personnel were detailed to 

conduct this study: 

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The team convened at the Pentagon on October 27, 1969. The 

Director of the NRO Staff, Colonel Allen, and his Staff conducted 

briefings and in turn were interviewed individually by the team on 

their organization and mission responsibilities and current status 

of manpower and workload in relationship to the FY ? 0 approved 

budgets for the NRO Program Offices -- A, CIA Re;:;;nnaissance 

Programs, C and D. 

In addition, the :earn interviewed Dr. Naka, Deputy L. . ~ iTr' 

NRO; I I :-!RO Comptroller; 

Joint Reconnaiss::.i:, ,.~enter; and discussed with various :,.;-t:..O Staff 

officers and civilia;, :1eir functions and working arrangements 

within the organizat:.. 

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The workload on which the team's evaluations are based were 

the approved FY 1970 NRO Programs. The work force was defined 

as: 

Personnel occupying OSAF manpower spaces and assigned full 

time to SAFSS. 

Personnel detailed from the Army, Navy, CIA, NSA and the AF 

Communications Service who are assigned full time to SAFSS. 

Tab 6 is the detaiied manpower audit and work force study report. 

Discussion: 

The team could find no previous manpower audit of the NHO Staff; 

howevei·, no wide trend deviations or fluctuations of personnel could 

be ascertained over the past six years. Tab 1 portrays NRO manpower allocations related to NRO program activity FY 60-FY70. 

Early in the study the team became acutely aware that this is a 

period of transition or evolution encompassing the NRO caused by a 

new administration; the change in the Director, NRO; new Deputy 

Director, NRO; a new Director of the NRO Staff; and an increa;:;ed 

workload on the NRO Staff resulting from the activity of external 

study groups being established to evaluate various technologies and 

systems of the NRO. 

~otwithstanding this evolutionary process of adapting to new 

forces, the survey team tried to assess normal working condit~ons 

and not be overly prejudiced by the new environment, which may 

well be temporary in nature. 

In reviewing : ~O ;:;.pprovcci manpower ::u·,horizations i1. became 

evident ~o the tea:: r:rn·, -.ne KH.O Staff has been .)redo;:r,::1::.n:ly manned 

oy Air Force pe:·,;onnel with fewer authorizations es·L !,:_~shed for 

personnel from CIA, KSA, and other military depa, :,·1,c;.,.s. The team 

noted, moreover, ~hat of the relatively few CIA au·;ac,r:za-:.ions several 

have bee~ vacant for an extended period of time. Tab 2 provides a 

breakml.: of approved manpower authorizations by participant. 

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A new analysis division was directed by the DNRO in May 1969. 

1\l:hough not completely implemented, the team concurred in the need 

fo1· this new role and recognized the difficulities of securing the appropriate capable personnel to accom1ilish 1.he analysis function. 

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The team observed the lack of emphasis from a manpower assignment standpoint given to support the aircraft and drone overflight re-

.sponsibility of the NRO. This was particularly noted in the lack of 

iormal procedures in obtaining from and providing to the DNRO appropriate information. Although the DNRO is receiving some information 

from the Director of the SOC, it is obtained by him informally and at 

times under trying conditions. To properly complement aircraft 

ELINT and photographic requirements with satellite requirements, 

these interfaces should be defined and formal ?rocedures devised. 

The team has ·,akcn note of several current uctivitics by organiz;:i.tions outside the NRO which could huvc an impact on ~he activity of 

the NRO Staff. either in terms of increased ad nae involvemer,t in 

periphera: study efforts or more specific.:..l~y in a significantly increased Staff ::.c~ivity associated with a "normalization of OSD intelligence program m::rnagement 11 which appears to be the direction in 

which Mr. Froehlke's organiza1.ion is heading. While the establishment of an analysis capability (already underway) within tt.e NRO Staff 

could enha:1ce generally the ability of :he Staff to respond to these 

"external" requirements, the team could not assess a specific impact 

or recommend a particular structural alignment or level of staffing to 

perform these yet undefined tasks. See Tab 3 for task group listing, 

Conclusior:s: 

Within ·,he presen: austere environment, t:1e rnanning of the XiiO 

Siaff is more than adequate w accompli.sh its mission. Reductions 

can be made and in:ernal realignment can provide a portion of the 

resources requir·ed to sta.:f the new analysis function. The rcdi.;.ctions 

are summarizr:c. in Tabs 4 and 5, which present recaps of manpower 

by function and by total, respectively. 

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I Uli ,Jll,...:;;,.,,,;;.r1. The receptionist function in SS-2 si1ould be eliminated and a 

telephone call system substituted for visitor access to the SA FSS 

ai·ea. One of the receptionist positions should be deleted; the second 

should be converted to a full time 702xx administrative specialist 

position in SS-2. 

2. One Deputy Assistant for Security position in SS-3 should be 

deleted. The third man in this clement was assigned in 1965 to support the DORIAN security program for MOL. The function is no 

longer required. 

3. Delete two airman positions in SS-4 Support Branch. This 

branch is in the process of converting programs from its organic 

Univac 1005 capability to a time-sharing arrangement on the Univac 

494 system operated by the NRO Switching Center at Andrews. It 

is estimated that the conversion will be accomplished by early spring 

1970, at which time two airman positions would be deleted. It is 

understood thatl I' position will be transferred to the 

new Analysis Group upon his reassignment in the summer of 1970. 

4. Reduce one project officer, Photo Branch. The team believes the Photo Branch can successfully accomplish its mission 

wi:h the elimination of one position. This is based on CORONA 

phase-down, GAMBIT stretch-out and slow HEXAGON phase-in. 

5. One of the two Air Weather Service officer po,;itions in SS-4 

can be eliminated by first quarter FY 1971 as a scheduled transfer 

of the weather data bank maintenance w the automated facilities of 

the Global Weather Center is accomplished. 

6. One CIA authorizatior. for a secr·etarial ;;iosition in SS-4 

(cc1rrently unfil:ed) should !:)e eliminated. The three existing positions are judged adequate for secretarial support of SS-4. 

7. The secretarial position approved but no-:: validated for the 

SS-7 Analysis Group should be eliminated. This requirement can 

be supported from existing resources in SS-7. 

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8. The two forecast USAF authorizations for the Analysis 

Gn)up should be effected through the transfer of one officer position 

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9. The team recommends a reassessment of the NHO Staff 

functions in ail' vehicle overflight and the establishment of a capability 

within the Staff to adequately support the DNROrs responsibilities and 

desires in this area. 

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and ::;huuld be irnplerncntcd a,:; i:rnon ai,; pm;sible to comply with ~he 

spirit and intent of the Secretary of the Air Force memorandum for 

SAFSS, subject; OSAF Personnel Reductions, October 30, 1969. 

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