March 10, 2009 New personnel accountability system helps leaders, families during crises When a natural disaster or large-scale crisis strikes, the Air Force wants to ensure the safety of all Airmen, and their family members. To account for its personnel, the Air Force will implement a new program April 1, the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, to improve
March 9, 2009 AF golf courses honored by National Golf Foundation Eight Air Force golf courses were recently honored with Customer Loyalty Awards by the National Golf Foundation. These annual awards are based on results from a customer loyalty survey, administered by the foundation's data research team, of hundreds of civilian and military golf courses in various
March 5, 2009 Air Force Climate Survey yields insights More than 90 percent of Airmen responding to a recent survey indicated that they are happy with their Air Force jobs and the performance of their organizations. These findings are according to a study that measures Airmen's attitudes toward their work environment and unit. "I am extremely pleased to
Feb. 19, 2009 Civilian job announcements changed to help managers, applicants Air Force Personnel Center officials recently changed how civilian job announcements are listed to improve the civilian hiring process. "AFPC is improving our civilian hiring process and reducing the time it takes to fill civilian position vacancies. Changing the way we list our civilian job
Feb. 13, 2009 Coming Feb. 22, single 800 number for all Airmen Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call
Jan. 30, 2009 New civilian recruitment toolkit markets to military spouses, external candidates Often, finding the right person for the right job isn't an easy task. With a significant increase in new Air Force civilian hiring due to contractor conversions, joint basing and end strength growth, the need to market job opportunities also increases. To help bases better market civilian job
Jan. 22, 2009 Spread the Word teams to start base-to-base visits A team from the Air Force Personnel Center here successfully wrapped up phase one of the educational Spread the Word briefings Jan. 14, paving the way for the next round of experts to begin phase two - which involves taking the message to more than 70 remaining Air Force bases. "This has been a
Jan. 21, 2009 Two AF lodging supporters earn first commander's service award The Department of the Air Force presented the first Commander's Award for Public Service to Joseph McInerney and Joseph Spinnato at a ceremony in New York City in November 2008. The Commander's Award for Public Service recognizes outstanding contributions to the quality of life of the Armed Forces.
Jan. 7, 2009 21 Airmen receive 2008 Presidential Rank Award Twenty-One Air Force senior executives and senior professionals received the 2008 Presidential Rank Award for sustained achievement in government service. President Bush announced the recipients at the Pentagon Sep. 30, 2008. The Air Force will honor the award recipients at a ceremony in April.
Dec. 22, 2008 AFPC officials to offer personnel course for commanders The Air Force Personnel Center here is launching a new course designed to provide squadron commanders outside the personnel career field with the latest in Air Force military and civilian personnel programs and procedures. The course also provides information on the Air and Space Expeditionary Force