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Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: MULTIPLE ADDRESSEES
Document date: 10/07/1997
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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INFO: A58/SD, ACIS/PS, ACIS/RIM, ACIS/ TM, AF/INT,

APLA/ADMIN, APLA/D, ARC/HQ, ARC/HQHRG,

AUDIT, AUDITT, C/ACIS, C/CIC, C/MSP,

C/MSPMOG,

C/NR, C/OCC, C/OED, C/OMA, C/ORMS,

CIC/AG, CIC/CEG,

CIC/ IRCB,

CIC/OG, CIC/OGCLFL, CIC/OGPRB, CIC/OGSTB, CIC/OGTOB, CIC/ PRC, CIC/TA,

CLAN/COSC, CMS1, COMPT, CP/TECH,

CRES/PEG, CSOG, CIC/AIGIS, CIC/IFC,

CTC/MAG, CTC/PL, CICARCHIVE, D/OGC, D/OMS, D/OTE, DA/CSC, DC/AF, DC/HRS,

DC/MSPMOG, DCI/CSE, DDA, DDA/MSPRB, .DDI, DDO/TMO, DDO/WO, DDST, DO/ISSC,

EXDIR/ICA, FBIS/COL, FSS/AB1, ESS/BF, FSS/CD, FSS/FMG, FSS/OD, ESS/OD1,

FSS/ODIR, ESS/PPG,

FSS/REB,

FSS/SSG,

FSS/SSG1, HRM/DIR, HRS/CDI,

IG, IID,

IMS/ RMB, INT/CC, INT/RQ, INT/RR,

IS/CUBIS, ISO, LIMITED, MDSX,

MSP / CAG,

MSP/ FPG,

MSP/ FTG, MSP/ETGAB, MSP/ETGTB, MSP/HG, MSP/HRMS, MSP/HRPEMS,

MSP/HRPERS, MSP/PPS, MSP/SPB,

MSP/SS, MSP/TIB, MSP/XO, NCI/OPS, NDDORECORD,

NESAF/D, NHTC/ PEMS,

NIMA/CHRNI, NIMA/CN, NIMA/CNN, NIMA/CNN, NIMA/ CNP,

NIMA/ COMMO, NIMA/SUE, NPC/OSG, NR/EX, OAP/DIR, OC/AMG, OC/AOBAM, OC/AOBAS,

OC/AOBEU,

OC/AOBMEA, OC/APB, OC/BE,

OC/CLS, OC/CSED, ,OC/DDIR, OC/DIR,

OC/EG, OC/EXA, OC/FISG, OC/FMB, OC/HOB, OC/MLS, OC/MPB, OC/NMB, OC/OG,

OC/PBB, OC/PERS, OC/SOD, OC/SS, OCA, OCC/RB, ODDI/AS, ODDI/HRS, ODDI, PES,

ODDI/SEC, ODDI/VIPM, ODE/PAD,

ODPD, ODPV, OED, OED/PER, OFL/AM, OFL/BF,

OFL/CTS, OFL/DDIR, OFL/DIR, OFL/ESDESC, OFL/HRS, OFL/LOC, OFL/LSD, OFL/RB,

OFL/RE, OIT/ANMCAD, OIT/ANMCOD, OIT/CSG, OMA/CEG, OMA/CSG, OMA/ IIG,

OMS/DIR, OPS/BF, OPS/DPS, OPS/PG, OPS/SD, ORD/AMRD, ORD/COTD, ORD/CS,

ORD/CTG, ORD/DIR, ORD/EPG, ORD/ETD, ORD/ISRD, ORD/ISRG, ORD/MS, ORD/SED,

ORD/SO, OREA/D, ORMS/COMP, ORMS/ IMS, ORMS/NHTC, ORMS/OFD, OSS/D, OSS/ILS,

OSS/IPT,

OTC/ASD, OTC/CEC,

OTC/IMO, OTE/EXO, OTE/PDD, OTE/REG, OTI/D,

OTS/ CHRONO, OTS/DIR, OTS/ORG, OTS/RDS, PAS, PCS/CAB, PCS/CL, PCS/ICG,

PWSTAFF/ME, SCS/HQ, FILE, ODDI /PESBE, C/NHTC, ADCI/MS, AF, AGC/DO, C/CE,

C/CTC, C/HRS, C/IMS, C/INT/RR, C/LA, C/PCS, CE/ ISAT, CTC, CTC/CASB, D/ODE,

DC/CTC, DDO,

DDO/GO,

DDO/SCO,

DO/CSS, EA, EUR, FSS/ODIRI, HRS/MSB, HRS/PEB,

IMS/ PERS,

NE, NR, ORMS/CCA,

PCS/AA, PCS/DPG, PCS/ISR, PCS/MIL (35/P)

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SLUGS: AIS NEWS

SUBJECT: 7OCTOBER97 WHAT'S NEWS NUMBER 460

REF: NONE.

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ACTION REQUIRED: AS DESCRIBED BELOW:

_. - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THE-FOLLOWING WHAT S-NEWS NEWSLETTER

INFORMATION AMONG EMPLOYEES.

MESSAGE SHOULD NOT BE RETAINED IN BASE

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OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHED;

PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP RECEIVES DO UNIT CITATION:

UPDATE ON USAA INSURANCE INITIATIVE;

2. OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHED;

ON OCTOBER 1 THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (OIM) WAS

ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION WITH IDEN A AS

THE DIRECTOR. THE OBJECTIVES OF OIM ARE TO STRENGTHEN THE AGENCY'S

RECORDS AND CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE THE

CONSISTENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR NUMEROUS RELEASE ACTIVITIES.

THE PRIMARY MISSIONS OF OIM ARE TO:

--ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT CORPORATE RECORDS AND CLASSIFICATION

MANAGEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES:

-- PROVIDE CENTRAL COORDINATION AND RESOURCE OVERSIGHT OF INFORMATION

RELEASE ACTIVITIES; AND

-DEVELOP-AND-MAINTAIN AUTOMATED TOOLS_EOR-AGENGYWIDE INFORMATION_

MANAGEMENT AND RELEASE ACTIVITIES.

-THE-ESTABLISHMENT OF OIM ADDRESSES AGENCY MANAGEMENT'S_ CONCERNS

ABOUT MANAGING THE TRANSITION FROM A PAPER FILING SYSTEM TO AN

ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM IN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY

THE NEARLY EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF INFORMATION. NEW COLLABORATIVE WORK-

-TOOLS,_AND CHANGING BUSTNESS PROCESSIO. OIM WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE

INCREASING DEMAND FOR DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION.

THESE REQUESTS ARE DRIVEN BY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACT

*REQUESTS, LITIGATION, SPECIAL SEARCHES REQUESTED BY< EXECUTIVE, >

*CONGRESSIONAL,

AND JUDICIAL TASKINGS, A PRESIDENTIAL< EXECUTIVE>ORDER

REQUIRING THAT HISTORICALLY VALUABLE RECORDS 25 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

EITHER BE REVIEWED FOR DECLASSIFICATION OR BE AUTOMATICALLY

DECLASSIFIED IN APRIL 2000, AND SPECIAL STATUTES THAT MANDATE, FOR

* EXAMPLE, RELEASE_OE<JFK-ASSASSINATION>RECORDS, AND RELEASE OF

INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THÈ STATE-DEPARIMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS OF

THE UNITED STATES (FRUS) SERIES.

TASKED WITH INTEGRATING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INTO BUSINESS

PROCESSES IN A USER FRIENDLY, EFFICIENT, AND TRANSPARENT WAY, OIM

WILL DEVELOP ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING SYSTEMS, AND MANAGE RESOURCES

ACROSS AGENCY RELEASE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT AGENCY PRIORITIES ARE

MET. OIM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIRECTORATE AND COMPONENT INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT OFFICERS, WILL WORK WITH AGENCY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT

THE AGENCY CREATES THE RECORDS WE NEED, FINDS THE RECORDS WE HAVE,

MAINTAINS RECORDS WE SHOULD KEEP, AND PROPERLY DISPOSES OF RECORDS

THAT-WE-NO-LONGER-ARE REQUIRED-TO-KEEP- ADDITIONALLY, OIM-WILL WORK

IN CONCERI WITH DIRECIORATE_INFORMATION REVIEW OERICERS_TO ENSURE THE

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PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN RELEASING INFORMATION-THAT-NO_ LONGER REQUIRES

CLASSIFICATION AND PROTECTING THE INFORMATION THAT DOES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OIM, PLEASE CALL X31354.

3. PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP RECEIVES DO UNIT CITATION;

IN A CEREMONY HELD ON OCTOBER 2, C/NROC PRESENTED OFSS/ PRINTING

AND PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP (P PG) WITH A MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION FOR ITS

ASSISTANCE TO THE DO'S CIA50 EFFORTS.

C/NROC, WHO ORCHESTRATED THE

DO'S CIA50 CELEBRATIONS, CITED P PG'S "INCREDIBLE CREATIVITY AND

SUPPORT" TO THE DO DURING ALL OF ITS CIA50 EVENTS FROM JANUARY

THROUGH SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING THE BLAIR HOUSE RECEPTION. SHE NOTED "I

AM SURE THAT I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE DO MANAGEMENT TEAM WHEN I SAY

THAT P PG'S ROLE IN CRAFTING ARTISTIC POSTERS, DEVELOPING CREATIVE

WALL DISPLAYS, ASSISTING IN THE DESIGN AND TIMELY PRINTING OF THE

MANY BROCHURES AND INVITATIONS, AND PROVIDING OUTSTANDING

PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE WAS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF EACH EVENT.

WITHOUT P PG, THE CELEBRATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT IT WAS--A

DDA DICK CALDER ECHOED HER SENTIMENTS, POINTING OUT THAT "I'VE

HAD AN ENORMOUS POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM CUSTOMERS OF P PG'S CIA50

EFFORTS, WHICH WERE THE RESULT OF AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS AND

WEEKENDS. SUPERB WORK ROUTINELY COMES FROM P PG, WHOSE TEAM MEMBERS

ALWAYS SHOW EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT AND QUALITY OF WORK. I JUST WANTED

YOU TO KNOW HOW PROUD THE ADDA, THE ENTIRE DA, AND I AM OF P PG."

4. UPDATE ON USAA INSURANCE INITIATIVE;

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AGENCY'S CENTER FOR SUPPORT

COORDINATION (CSC), COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER (CIC), AND OFFICE OF

CENTRAL COVER (OCC) RECENTLY TRAVELED TO SAN ANTONIO,

TEXAS TO MEET

WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE US AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)

REGARDING POTENTIAL CIA ELIGIBILITY TO OBTAIN USAA PROPERTY AND

CASUALTY INSURANCE.

THE DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND USAA'S INTERPRETATION OF THEIR

EXISTING BYLAWS TO DETERMINE IF AGENCY EMPLOYEES COULD BE EXTENDED

MEMBERSHIP. USAA'S LEGAL COUNSEL IS ANALYZING ITS CURRENT BYLAWS THAT

LIMIT INSURANCE COVERAGE TO COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. A PROPOSED

AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS WOULD EXTEND COVERAGE TO MILITARY

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. IF APPROVED, USAA WOULD ALSO EXAMINE THE

LANGUAGE TO DETERMINE IF AGENCY OFFICERS (CURRENTLY DEFINED AS GS- 9

AND ABOVE) QUALIFY.

USAA MEMBERSHIP WAS EXTENDED TO SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE FEDERAL

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) AND SECRET SERVICE (USSS) OFFICERS

BECAUSE THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM HOLDING A COMMISSION IN THE MILITARY

RESERVES, RENDERING THEM ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE USAA MEMBERSHIP. BECAUSE

A COPLOTESS MAY NOT MILLARY RESERVES, ME EYLAWS APPLE TO THE

-A RECOMMENDATION-BY-USAA'S LEGAL COUNSEL ON THE ELIGIBILITY OF

AGENCY EMPLOYEES TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP_ IS EXPECTED IN APPROXIMATELY

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