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  • Global access can also mean global cyber crime

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which has become increasingly important in recent years as global Internet use continues to grow exponentially.It is estimated that about eight new users access the Internet every minute as technology spreads to developing countries. On average,

  • Oct. 1 -- Pulse on AF force management

    Featured in this force management update are details regarding changes to the reduction in force board eligibility and ongoing civilian force management programs.Military force managementDue to adjustments for operational requirements and additional voluntary separations, judge advocates (51J),

  • AF updates voluntary education programs for FY15

    Active-duty Airmen who want to take advantage of military assistance programs for voluntary education in the coming academic year will experience several changes beginning Oct. 1.Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or AF COOL, will take the place of the military tuition assistance, or

  • AF ensures command visibility on substantiated sex-related offenses

    Air Force officials announced a new policy requiring the inclusion and command review of information on sex-related offenses in personnel service records Sept. 30.The change was directed in the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring the services to document this information

  • AF integrates TAP into new military lifecycle model

    The redesigned Transition Assistance Program is in its third and final stage and will be integrated into the new Department of Defense Military Lifecycle model, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The MLC, which will be implemented Oct. 1, is the latest in a series of improvements to the

  • Working smoke alarms save lives

    The Hanscom Fire Department will recognize Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5 through 11 by reminding all base employees and residents to test their fire alarm monthly.This year's Fire Prevention Week theme is "Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month." Along with firefighters and safety advocates

  • EFMP families, providers invited to workshop

    Hanscom's Airman and Family Readiness Center, in conjunction with Specialized Training of Military Parents, or STOMP, is hosting a two-day workshop Oct. 21 and 22 at the Hanscom Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the Exceptional Family Member Program.According to STOMP, one in 10

  • Prevention is the best medicine for enterovirus D-68

    With recent cases of the respiratory illness enterovirus D-68 being reported in multiple states within the U.S., doctors want to ensure all the members of the military community are informed and safe when confronting this illness.If the proper precautions and prevention methods are followed, the

  • Phased rollout to improve enlisted evaluation system

    The Air Force chief of enlisted force policy outlined the implementation of the new enlisted evaluation and promotion systems at the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17.Developed in 1968, and implemented two years later, the existing Weighted