July 7, 2009 Air Force offers assistance with adoption expenses With thousands of children available for adoption in the U.S. alone, and with adoption fees that can reach well into the thousands of dollars, the Air Force is helping ease the initial financial obligations for those military families opting to adopt. Through the Adoption Expense Reimbursement
June 14, 2010 Air Force offers retention bonus to contracting officers Select Air Force contracting officers are eligible to receive a retention bonus as part of the service's fiscal year 2010 Critical Skills Retention Bonus Program. Eligible officers will receive $20,000 per year if they sign a four-year CSRB agreement. This is the second year a retention bonus has
June 7, 2016 Air Force officer final DoD winner of 67th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award Air Force officials announced that Maj. Christopher Jefferson of the National Reconnaissance Office, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, is the Department of Defense 67th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award final winner.The award, sponsored by George Washington University and the Arthur S.
Jan. 23, 2013 Air Force Officials Aim to Eliminate Sexual Assault Following a nine-month investigation into sexual misconduct at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, the Air Force has implemented a comprehensive program aimed at eliminating sexual assault, senior Air Force leaders told Congress today.Air Force Chief Of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and
April 22, 2010 Air Force officials announce AFAF competition winners Air Force officials announced its Group 1 winners of the annual Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign, which provides Airmen the opportunity to contribute to four official Air Force charitable organizations.The campaign, which started Feb. 8 and runs until May 7, features a
May 17, 2011 Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at
April 17, 2013 Air Force officials announce civilian Reduction in Force In a continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense funding targets in the FY12 President's Budget and re-balance the civilian workforce, approximately 60 Air Force installations will implement civilian Reduction in Force authorities effective through about Aug. 23, to assist in the placement
Jan. 12, 2012 Air Force officials announce enlisted constrained jobs list Air Force officials announced Jan. 10, the fiscal 2012 career job reservation program with 16 Air Force Specialty Codes placed on the constrained list.Career job reservations allows the Air Force to control the number of first-term Airmen reenlisting in career fields where projected manning levels
Nov. 14, 2011 Air Force officials announce enlisted FY12 voluntary force management programs Air Force officials are offering enlisted Airmen voluntary separation and retirement programs for fiscal 2012 as part of the service's ongoing force-management initiatives.Voluntary and involuntary force-management programs were implemented in fiscal 2010 due to a 17-year high retention rate. For
Feb. 2, 2011 Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen