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  • Podcasts help Airmen understand workforce shaping

    From hiring controls to voluntary separation initiatives, the civilian workforce footprint is changing. Air Force Personnel Center officials are working to provide easy-to-digest information to the workforce.To help Airmen understand how they are or may be affected by workforce shaping initiatives,

  • Open season set for three civilian benefit programs

    Office of Personnel Management officials have announced open season for three civilian benefit programs will be Nov. 14 through Dec. 12. Those programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program and Federal Flexible Spending Account.

  • Tool Talk: Online tools help Airmen manage their careers

    There are a host of online tools available to help Airmen manage and grow their careers. Significant career development tools include My Development Plan, the Airman Development Plan, and the Career Path Tool."If you don't use the tools, you may miss a lot of opportunities for education, development

  • PLAYpass cards help foster resilience

    The PLAYpass card program is one way Air Force quality of life programs help build a resilient force.The cards, valued at more than $500, allow eligible members to participate in Air Force Services activities such as trips, sports and childcare at either a reduced cost or free of charge. Eligible

  • AF selects officers, civilians for developmental education

    More than 740 officers and 106 civilians were selected for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities during the 2011 Developmental Education Designation Board held Oct. 5 at the Air Force Personnel Center, officials announced today. Selectee lists have been posted on the Air

  • OPM sponsors open season webcasts

    The Office of Personnel Management will sponsor several open season webcasts, beginning Nov. 2, to explain various options available during the benefits open season Nov. 14 through Dec. 12. Webcasts will be at 1:30 p.m. eastern time. Dates and topics include the following: Nov. 2Introduction to Open

  • Officials continue enlisted DOS rollback program

    Air Force officials announced Oct. 28 plans to continue an enlisted date of separation rollback as part of its ongoing measures to manage the force and maintain a quality enlisted corps.The DOS rollback will accelerate the date of separation for selected Airmen in the grades of senior master

  • NCO retraining program a success in fiscal 2012

    The 2012 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program concluded Oct. 26 with 870 Air Force NCOs identified to transition to new career fields. The NCORP consists of two-phases - voluntary and involuntary - designed to sustain the enlisted force by retraining second-term and career Airmen from overage

  • Tops in Blue seeks specialty talent for Worldwide Talent Contest

    The Air Force's premier expeditionary entertainment group, Tops in Blue, seeks additional applicants with specialty talent for the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search. "Tops in Blue is not just for singers," said Jeri White, Tops in Blue production director. "We're also looking for comedians,

  • Officials to announce chief master sergeant selections

    Air Force officials selected 487 of 2,201 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.13 percent. Selects by Name AF Averages AFSC Averages Cutoffs Board Score GroupingsThe average score for those selected was 659.88, with an