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  • AF releases mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list, changes

    Air Force officials today released the fiscal year 2012 mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list along with some changes to the program.In addition to a rebalance in overall payments, the Air Force identified 53 Air Force specialties, down from 78, to receive bonuses. Based on the semiannual

  • Overseas extension incentives changes ahead

    Airmen stationed at overseas long tour locations who extend their tour Aug. 1 or later may be eligible for incentives, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Recent changes to the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program will affect members who make a "date eligible for return from overseas"

  • AF officials name productivity, innovator award winners

    Air Force officials have selected four winners for its productivity and exceptional innovator awards. These awards recognize individuals or groups that create resource-saving improvements for the Air Force.The Air Force Productivity Excellence Award recognizes individuals and small groups of

  • Thrift Savings Plan introduces new Roth option

    Department of Defense civilian employees eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan may begin to contribute to the Roth TSP today. This new feature allows members to contribute on an after-tax basis and receive tax-free earnings when they funds from their TSP accounts. Air Force serviced civilians may

  • Navy, AF hosts joint half marathon, five-miler

    The Navy 5-Miler is expanding into the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler in 2012. The Inaugural Navy-Air Force Half-Marathon and 9th Annual Navy 5-Miler will take place at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Science Applications

  • AF releases colonel, lieutenant colonel promotion list

    Fourteen lieutenant colonels and 1,269 majors were selected for promotion to colonel and lieutenant colonel during the 2012A line of the Air Force and LAF-judge advocate central selection boards, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.To see the entire promotion list, go to

  • Knowing common hiring authorities critical in filling civilian positions

    As the Air Force continues to reform its hiring processes, hiring managers can make better, timelier decisions when they understand which hiring authorities they should use when recruiting new employees.Hiring appointment authorities provide managers with the legal means to hire employees via a new

  • ADSC waiver request window closing soon

    Active duty Airmen who would like to retire or separate but have an active duty service commitment that prevents them from doing so may be eligible for a waiver, said Lt. Col. Tara White, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations chief."We announced this opportunity last December as one

  • ‘Care Beyond Duty’ – The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program

    Since Oct. 1, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program nonmedical care managers have assisted Airmen with garnering more than $700,000 worth of benefits and entitlements. This is just one example of how the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program works with, and advocates for, wounded warriors and their

  • Hiring managers to select employees in 15 days

    Hiring managers now have 15 days instead of 30 to choose the best-qualified candidate to fill civilian vacancies. The reduction, implemented May 1, is part of continued efforts to meet a presidential mandate to hire federal employees within 80 days by the end of fiscal year 2012."We continue to

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