[finnigan2]

I think the CYA matter is not as important as it might appear at first glance. When I was in industry, from time to time I found it necessary to record, on paper, my version of events or understanding of supposed agreements just in case someone I had reason to distrust tried to dispute matters and "sandbag" me at some future date.
I would sometimes produce a short memo, which was headed up as an, "Aide Memoire". I didn't use office letterhead, only plain paper, and I wrote a brief paragraph or two on the issue which I dated and signed before putting it in my personal files, just in case of future need. Such Aide Memoire's were, in effect, CYA documents and were cynically referred to as such.

[Laverne]

Ihave worked in the military/industrial community for 30 years. Never, NEVER, was there a CYA memo. If an individual wrote something to cover their clymer, it was an MFR (memo for Record). I'm loving watching CBS and Dan the Man go down in flames!