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WASHINGTON. D.C.

THE NRO 1TAPF

23 December 1977

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. MARK

JUBJECT: TENCAP Office

You gave me your views concerning the organization of

the NRO TENCAP Office at the 12 December staff meeting.

(TENCAP = Tactical Exploitation of National CAPabilities)

Below is a suggested organization & manning chart:

Chief, NRO TENCAP Office

Staff Officer (USAF) -

Secretary (USAF)

Secretary (USAF)

Staff

Analysis

Support

L/C

L/C

Cap

Cap

A /(4) (1) C 1(1)

NOM (USA) LCDR

This comprises an organization •of 10 people, thus

answering the mail to Congress. They may, as we discussed,

argue that we have not set up an integrated office. However,

we can counter that on the basis of our decentralized management. The staff position allocations are not representative

of today's workload. SS-6 has three professional people

working almost full-time just supporting exercises. There is

also an additional workload that arises out of the many

National/Tactical studies 80 studies since 1973) that are

ongoing. For these reasons, the manning at the staff level

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as shown would be inadequate. As a result, we have to

augment by at least two man/yrs. support from the present

SS-6 analysis group. The dashed input shown on the chart

.indicates this support. ' • • . • • !"

The split among the program offices represents fact of

life workload in supporting. exercises. Program A does most

of the work since it has the tactical simulation capability

(MPS), the major piece of-hardware (RTIP)\,_ and three of the

five most tactical space systems. For various.reasons, we

maymant to evolve this into a more balanced effort in the

future as the other prOgram offices get more involved.

This organisational description can contribute four

slots to the •USAF manpower reduction by transferring four

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HERE IS A PLAN TO REDUCE 10 SAF/SS POSITIONS FROM

THE SECRETARIAT

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PRO STAFF REORGANIZATION

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-- PROGRAM A (EAST) ESTABLISHMENT

- BUT ANTICIPATES THEM IN A LOGICAL VAT

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-- MOVE AIR FORCE TACTICAL OFFICE POSITIONS TO THE CCG

MOVE AIR FORCE OPERATIONS POSITIONS TO THE CCG (ANTICIPATING,

BUT MOT PREJUDGING, POSSIBLE MOVE TO NITC)

HOVE LOGISTICS AND FILM/CHEMICAL POSITIONS TO THE CCG

(ANTICIPATING, BUT NOT PREJUDGING, POSSIBLE MOVE TO

PROGRAM A/EAST)

ADVANTAGES 

-- NO CHANGE TO CURRENT NRO ACTIVITIES--OPTIONS REMAIN OPEN

-- ACHIEVES 10-MAN REDUCTION ON SECRETARIAT ROLLS

DISADVANTAGES 

- NO SPACES GIVEN UP IN THIS EXERCISE (POTENTIAL TRANSFERS

TO PROGRAM A/EAST AND NITC COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT LATER)

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(2 CIV SECRETARIES)

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0 RECOMENDATION

-- PROCEED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAF/AA TO MOVE 10

POSITIONS INTO THE CCC

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THIS ACTION IS DELIBERATELY DECOUPLED IN ORDER TO

GET ON WITH THE MANPOWER SOLUTION