Dec. 12, 2011 Priority placement program serves employee, DoD needs Civilian employees adversely affected by such actions as transfer of function or base realignment and closure may be eligible for assistance through the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. "The priority placement program sometimes conjures concern when mentioned, but it is one of the
Dec. 8, 2011 AF officials implement task management software for personnel, services, manpower community Air Force officials are providing specialized task management software to help field operating agencies in the Air Force's personnel, services and manpower community track and manage official taskings and correspondence from Headquarters, Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services. The new software
Dec. 8, 2011 Recovery care program assists wounded, ill or injured Airmen When an Airman becomes seriously wounded, ill or injured, the little things have a tendency to fall through the cracks as they focus on recovery and rehabilitation. These little things, like paying the bills for instance, have the potential to turn into major problems for Airmen and their families
Dec. 8, 2011 Air Force names prestigious PhD program participants Two Air Force captains will participate in the Chief of Staff Prestigious PhD Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Captains Miriam Krieger, Air Combat Command, and Daniel Magruder, Central Command, will begin their program in the fall, said Maj. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers, AFPC
Dec. 6, 2011 Medical missions honor life of late Air Force doctor When Mark Backlin decided to start a medical foundation in his wife's memory, he had no clue what he was about to get into. "I didn't know at all how foundations worked or how to raise money. I just decided that's what I was going to do no matter what anybody said," said Backlin, who is a managing
Dec. 1, 2011 AFAF officials extend video contest to raise awareness for charities Air Force Assistance Fund officials announced Dec. 2 the extension to the AFAF's 2012 fundraising campaign online video contest to Jan. 31, 2012.The extension of the video contest is to allow participants more time to complete their video entries. "We received requests for extensions to the deadline
Nov. 28, 2011 AF officials successfully test electronic ADSC notifications Air Force Personnel Center officials successfully tested this month a new automated response system notifying Airmen of personnel actions requiring them to sign an Active Duty Service Commitment acknowledgement statement.The initial test of the ADSC automated notification system included 882 Airmen
Nov. 28, 2011 IDES program reduces disability benefits waiting period after separation The Air Force held a training conference recently to teach those operating the Integrated Disability Evaluation System how to process service members who, because of medical conditions, may no longer be able to serve in the Air Force. The conference, held jointly between the Air Force Personnel
Nov. 22, 2011 MyBiz updates undergoing verification Civilian employees are now able update their career brief education and certification records online, and get those updates verified by the Air Force Personnel Center, AFPC officials announced today.Verification is important to ensure personnel files are accurate, and employees will benefit as well,