Feb. 8, 2017 Wilson testifies on current state of the AF Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson testified on the need for increased force structure and modernization before the House and Senate Armed Services committees Feb. 7 and 8 on Capitol Hill.
Feb. 3, 2017 Air Force and Army extends restricted sexual assault, harassment reporting option to civilians Policy directives allowing Air Force and Army civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted reports with their installation’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC, were released by the Air Force and Army in August 2015 and January 2017, respectively.
Feb. 3, 2017 Change allows Citizen Airmen to serve throughout pregnancy A recent change to Air Force policy now allows pregnant members of the Air Force Reserve on active duty support orders to serve throughout their pregnancy.
Feb. 2, 2017 Blended Retirement System Opt-In training now available to all Airmen The Defense Department will implement the new Blended Retirement System in less than a year. While no one needs to make a decision until Jan. 1, 2018, all Airmen should take advantage of training and informational resources to research their options during 2017.
Feb. 2, 2017 AF tattoo policy updates take effect Feb. 1 According to an Air Force Policy Memorandum for Appearance and Accession Standards Review, revisions for tattoo standards applicable to the Total Force take effect Feb. 1. The guidance, which will be incorporated into Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force
Feb. 1, 2017 AF responds to hiring freeze The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23.
Feb. 1, 2017 Brevard Reservists land in Horn of Africa and Afghanistan Two groups of Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing deployed to two different overseas locations to provide personnel recovery support to ongoing operations. A group of fixed-wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel landed in Africa for four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force -
Feb. 1, 2017 Around the Air Force: Feb. 1 On this look around the Air Force, a $2.1 billion contract is approved for the third Low Rate Initial Production lot of KC-46A Pegasus tankers, the military deputy of the assistant secretary of Air Force acquisition talks tech, and a repair network enhancement program has saved over $5 million.
Jan. 31, 2017 Department of Defense announces changes to procedures and policy for reduction in force in the civilian workforce This month, the Department of Defense released the policy and procedure changes for reduction in force (RIF) for civilian positions in the competitive and excepted service. The changes are required per section 1101 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 (P.L. 114-92),
Jan. 27, 2017 EDEB Invitation to Apply and Application Release Notification Air Reserve Personnel Center officials will release the Invitation to Apply and open the application cycle for the annual Enlisted Developmental Education Board Friday, Feb. 3. The EDEB will convene Monday, May 15 at HQ ARPC. All applications are due to ARPC no later than April 17, 4:30 p.m. MT.For