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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00STATE228649 |
OCTOBER 18, 2000, ICASS WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: RESULTS OF IEB BOARD MEETING (PARA 2); REPORT FROM THE ISC (PARA 3); AND BILL PAYMENT AND DISPUTES POLICY (PARA 4). PLEASE NOTE: THE ITEMS THAT FOLLOW SUMMARIZE ICASS WORKING GROUP (IWG) MINUTES AND THEREFORE REFLECT ONLY WHAT WAS SAID AT THE MEETING BEING REPORTED, WHICH MAY OR [...] |
2000-12-01 18:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT |
| 00STATE228663 |
UPDATE TO ICASS BASIC PACKAGE SERVICES COST [...] SUMMARY: THE IWG AND ISC ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO INCORPORATE NEW POLICIES AND GUIDANCE INTO THE ICASS HANDBOOK. SINCE THE LAST UPDATING OF THE HANDBOOK IN APRIL OF 1998 THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LESSONS LEARNED LEADING TO CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO ICASS POLICIES. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF C [...] |
2000-12-01 18:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT |
| 00STATE228666 |
ICASS POST ORIENTATION PACKAGE FOR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] |
2000-12-01 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICA |
| 00STATE229881 |
FY-2000 SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL LGP CARRYOVER [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH M/P (SEP). 2. AS POST IS AWARE, SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL (SSP) LOCAL GUARD PROGRAM (LGP) FUNDS ARE "FENCED" AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRADITIONAL ICASS 5XXX ALLOTMENT. DS/PSP/FPD NEEDS TO IDENTIFY ANY FY-2000 SSP FUNDING THAT REMAINS UNOBLIGATED (CARRYOVER) AS [...] |
2000-12-04 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN ASEC KICA AMGT KSEP |
| 03THEHAGUE1737 |
LES: CY 2004 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Summary. This is Post's response to compensation questionnaire requested in ref telegram. The answers are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 until 6. End Summary. 2. Questionnaire A. Desired Labor Market Position - 72nd Percentile. A1.Post's desired labor market position for FSN compe [...] |
2003-07-08 09:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN AMGT KSEP KICA |
| 03THEHAGUE3009 |
FY 2004 TARGET (INITIAL) ICASS INVOICES FOR [...] FOLLOWING ARE THE AGENCY'S INVOICE APPROVALS: NOTE: 21 OUT OF 22 INVOICES ARE SIGNED AND APPROVED. ONE AGENCY'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ABLE TO SIGN YET; SEE PAR (M) BELOW. A. AGENCY CODE: 1150.0 AGENCY NAME: DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY POST: THE HAGUE INVOICE TOTAL:$120,446 APP [...] |
2003-12-04 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1197 |
TEGUCIGALPA FY 2004 AND FY 2005 LGP REDUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post carefully reviewed and is modifying the Local Guard Program (LGP) contract in order to meet the requested 3.3 percent LGP reduction goal (approximately $18,000) for FY 2004. RSO is currently working with the GSO contracting office to negotiate a reduction in contract ve [...] |
2004-05-24 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN AMGT ASEC KESS KICA KSEP |
| 04THEHAGUE1687 |
LES: CY 2005 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Summary. This is Post's response to compensation questionnaire requested in ref telegram. The answers are keyed to questions from paragraph two to five. This cable is cleared by all Agencies with locally engaged staff. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- ------------- [...] |
2004-07-06 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN AMGT KSEP KICA |
| 04THEHAGUE3303 |
FY 2005 (TARGET) ICASS INVOICES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-20 16:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD |
| 05ASUNCION1234 |
LES CY 2006 Compensation Questionnaire [...] Responses are keyed to reftel: --------------------------------------------- ------ Questionnaire: --------------------------------------------- ------ Â [...] |
2005-09-30 11:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN AMGT KICA PA |
| 05GENEVA2374 |
LES: CY 2006 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] FOR POSTS WHERE THE VENDOR'S COMPENSATION DATA IS MARKET POSITION BASED, SUCH AS WATSON WYATT, WHAT IS POST MANAGEMENT'S OVERALL AVERAGE DESIRED MARKET POSITION PERCENTILE FOR THE REGULAR SALARY SCHEDULE? (50TH PERCENTILE IS CONSIDERED MODERATELY COMPETITIVE; 75TH IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE; AND [...] |
2005-10-03 12:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN APER ABUD AMGT KICA |
| 05GENEVA2480 |
FY 2005 YEAR-END PROCEDURES: CERTIFICATION OF [...] In response to the above reference cable, U. S. Mission Geneva confirms certification of unliquidated obligations for the following agencies: Appropriation/Allotment Unliquidated Obligation 19-50113 1278 $ 136,026.15 19-40113 1278 $ 30,818 [...] |
2005-10-14 08:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASUP KFSC KICA SNAR |
| 05LJUBLJANA688 |
Response to CY2006 Compensation Questionnaire -- [...] Below please find Embassy Ljubljana's response to the CY2006 FSN Compensation Questionnaire. These answers have been approved by Post Management and the ICASS Council. 2. (SBU) Questionnaire --------------------------------------------- ------ Competitive Compensation Position ----------- [...] |
2005-09-29 01:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFSN AMGT KICA |
| 06WARSAW2606 |
MSP COORDINATOR AND BACKUP COORDINATOR FOR POLAND [...] As provided by email earlier, the designated MSP coordinator for Embassy Warsaw is Political Internal Chief David Van Cleve (vanclevedhl@state.gov) and the backup coordinator is David Morris, Political External Chief (morrisdt@state.gov). HILLAS [...] |
2006-12-19 10:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR AMGT KSEP KICA AFIN ABUD PL |
| 06ZAGREB64 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ZAGREB ICASS TRAINING TEAM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Zagreb ICASS training team members to visit Zagreb between January 28 - February 4, 2006, to provide post-wide ICASS training: - Samuel Durrett - Vandoster Tabb - William Tusaie No vis [...] |
2006-01-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT OTRA ASEC KICA HR |
| 07ANKARA2059 |
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] Reftel raised important issues concerning coordination between post Public Affairs Section (PAS) and Management/ICASS sections in support of public diplomacy programs and activities. PAS Turkey does receive adequate ICASS support -- when questions or issues arise, they are worked out in a co [...] |
2007-08-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP AMGT KICA KPAO TU |
| 07KIGALI728 |
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] Summary. Post welcomes the Department's solicitation of information on the administrative burden of administering grants and the level of support being provided by ICASS service providers for PD operations in the field. PAS enjoys strong support at post from ICASS service providers; those ga [...] |
2007-08-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA KPAO OIIP AMGT |
| 07NICOSIA665 |
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] The following is in response to reftel regarding request for information on PD support gaps and the management burden of all grant awards. 2. ICASS Support: The PA section receives excellent support in PD budget planning and execution, IRM system management, HR matters, financial managemen [...] |
2007-08-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA KPAO OIIP AMGT |
| 07PARAMARIBO467 |
RESPONSE TO GRANTS ADMINISTATION AND SUPPORT FOR [...] The following responses are keyed to reftel, paragraph 3: a) No. Generally, Post receives about $35,000 a year in grants, which fall into three categories: Ambassador's small grants program, Ambassador's HIV/AIDS fund, and Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. b) No. c) Yes. [...] |
2007-08-31 19:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA KPAO NS |
| 08ACCRA255 |
FUNDING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] Request ICASS funding to continue leasing the current USAID warehouse April 1, 2008. Estimated annual warehouse lease (33,000), utility (16,000) and guard (13,700) costs are 63,000 USD. This cable has been cleared by the ICASS Council. In addition, OBO/RE advised use of MOU to transfer leas [...] |
2008-02-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT USAID ASEC ABUD |
| 08MASERU130 |
LESOTHO: LOCAL STAFF COMPENSATION LOSES GROUND [...] SUMMARY: Recent economic, labor, and commercial reporting and U.S. Mission Maseru's LE Staff Compensation Questionnaires provide growing evidence that post's LE staff compensation plan is not sufficiently competitive in the local market to effectively recruit and retain qualified staff. Sinc [...] |
2008-05-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN ECON AMGT KICA LT |
| 08SOFIA30 |
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR AMGT KSEP KICA AFIN ABUD |
| 08STATE117260 |
FY - 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) AWARDS [...] I am pleased to announce the winners of the MSP Award for the FY - 2010 cycle. The regional bureaus nominated high quality MSPs for consideration which were reviewed by an RM/SPP review committee that addressed specific strengths and shortcomings of each nominated MSP using a standardized se [...] |
2008-11-04 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT AFIN KICA KSEP KSPR |
| 08STATE128957 |
NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011 [...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM), Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...] |
2008-12-08 20:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF |
| 08STATE130301 |
CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM), Office of Strategic and Perform [...] |
2008-12-11 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP |
| 08STATE133010 |
CMI CABLE 8 OF 9 - ESERVICES IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: In January, a new, significantly enhanced eServices software package will be released to posts. It will provide post's ICASS customers with a "one-stop shopping" portal to request services. Using eServices will make it easier for customers to route their requests to appropria [...] |
2008-12-19 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA |
| 09BRASILIA1480 |
FY 2010 INITIAL ICASS INVOICES - ICASS TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD ASEC AMGT AFIN KICA |
| 09ISLAMABAD2641 |
MANAGEMENT 2010 LOOKING FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Pakistan's Management Section evaluated its goals and objectives, to determine how best to direct its efforts over the coming year. This cable summarizes the mission environment as it relates to management services, and lays out what we hope to achieve in the coming year [...] |
2009-10-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA PK |
| 09KINGSTON990 |
KINGSTON: SCHEDULING ICASS POST-SPECIFIC TRAINING [...] Post welcomes ICASS Post-Specific Training during the week of March 15, 2010, as proposed reftel. Parnell [...] |
2009-11-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KICA JM XL |
| 09NIAMEY958 |
Niamey: Scheduling ICASS Post-Specific Training [...] Embassy Niamey welcomes reftel offer of ICASS post-specific training to take place in Niamey in February 2010. 2. Due to current security circumstances in Niger, however, post notes that conditions are changeable, and will need to be reviewed prior to departing for Niger. 3. Embassy Nia [...] |
2009-12-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AFIN KICA AMGT OTRA ASEC NG |
| 09OTTAWA862 |
Embassy Ottawa FY 2012 Mission Strategic Plan and Global [...] (U) Further to reftel, Embassy Ottawa designates Deputy Political Counselor Kurt van der Walde as its FY 2012 Mission Strategic Plan Coordinator. His email address is: vanderwaldek@state.gov. 2. (U) Economic Minister-Counselor Eric Benjaminson will serve as the Mission's Global Partne [...] |
2009-11-05 21:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL KSPR KICA AFIN ABUD CA |
| 09STATE128420 |
FY 2010 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND INITIAL DOS [...] This is the third cable providing fiscal year (FY) 2010 Department of State financial operating guidance. This ALDAC specifically concerns the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3288). 2. The Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign into law, the Department of S [...] |
2009-12-16 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA |
| 09STATE130809 |
MISSION STRATEGIC PLANS [...] Summary. The FY 2012 MSP launch, initially planned for early December, has been delayed to provide additional time to revise the MSP process, guidance, and content. End Summary. 2. State and USAID recently completed phase one of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). A [...] |
2009-12-24 03:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR AMGT KSEP KICA AFIN ABUD |
| 09STATE21483 |
FY 2009 DOS FINANCIAL OPERATING GUIDANCE UNDER [...] This is the second cable providing FY 2009 Department of State Financial Operating Guidance. The Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, a short term Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund agencies for which FY 2009 Appropriations are not yet enacted, including funding for Sta [...] |
2009-03-07 01:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA |
| 09STATE32281 |
CMI: WORLDWIDE ROLLOUT OF ESERVICES [...] SUMMARY: A majority of missions have submitted statements affirming that they have launched the Collaborative Management Initiative (CMI). Many of these participated in the phased rollout of the newest version of eServices. Encouraged by this progress, the Regional Initiatives Council ( [...] |
2009-04-02 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA |
| 09STATE37675 |
MISSION STRATEGIC PLANS [...] The FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plan process has come to a close for this cycle and I thank all missions for the high quality of their submissions. The MSPs provide Department leadership with valuable strategic information on how missions plan to implement the Secretary's priorities in the out- [...] |
2009-04-16 15:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KSPR AMGT KSEP KICA AFIN ABUD |
| 09STATE92189 |
FY 2010 ICASS INITIAL BUDGET PREPARATION AND [...] SUMMARY: Posts should start to develop the FY 2010 Initial Requirements data before the new software, budget guidance/checklist and the official targets are released to posts. Web.ICASS version 2.30 is scheduled to be posted on the PASS website no later than the first week of October. The F [...] |
2009-09-03 22:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KICA AFIN AMGT |