July 13, 2021 Joint MOU targets fight against acquisition fraud, corruption When the Air Force Office of Special Investigations rolled out its 2018 Strategic Plan, it listed five Lines of Effort providing a clear, attainable vector for OSI Airmen to seamlessly mesh with Air Force leadership and the Department of the Air Force moving forward.
July 9, 2021 New AFMC command chief named Air Force officials announced July 1, 2021, the assignment of Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi as the next Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Materiel Command, following the retirement of Command Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell.
July 6, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic not over, concerns over delta variant growing According to the military health system, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is more transmittable, causes more severe disease, and results in higher cases of hospitalization and death than any other strain of the virus.
June 16, 2021 myLearning digital platform expands courseware; announces new features Air Education and Training Command’s “myLearning” system is entering phase two of its rollout, adding new features scheduled to be available to Airmen and Guardians early this summer.
June 14, 2021 Current PCS, household goods affected by supply shortages According to a newly released communiqué from the Air Force’s Personal Property Activity Headquarters, “Department of Defense demand this peak (PCS) season has greatly exceeded commercial industry capabilities, largely due to resource constraints associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Per industry,
June 11, 2021 Air Force readdresses women’s hair standard after feedback The change addresses feedback received since the previous guidance was originally published. Specifically, women voiced concerns over difficulty related to securing hair in a manner that does not extend beyond the head.
June 3, 2021 Hanscom mission planning team supports JADC2 through agile software development In an effort to facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a team at Hanscom recently demonstrated a new agile cloud-based aircraft mission planning application. JOMS Core Mission Planning, or JOMS CMP, is an aircraft transit planning software that leverages CloudOne to identify users and
May 26, 2021 Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.
May 18, 2021 DAF releases update on telework, remote work guidance The DAF guidance memorandum, DoDI1035.01_DAFI 36-816 Telework Program, provides necessary clarification and expands the Department’s use of telework and remote work based on current lessons learned, pending a comprehensive review of the Department of the Air Force telework program.
May 13, 2021 Voluntary force management programs conclude May 27 The Department of the Air Force will conclude fiscal year 2021 voluntary officer and enlisted force management programs May 27.