Oct. 18, 2013 Air Force returns to normal, tuition assistance back on As a result of the passed continuing resolution legislation, the Air Force is in the process of returning operations to normal pre-shutdown status, to include the reinstatement of military tuition assistance. The continuing resolution will fund the Air Force under the fiscal year 2013 sequester
Oct. 18, 2013 AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website logins could potentially crash the system.Limiting access to the Time and Attendance website to only timekeepers and certifiers allows
Oct. 17, 2013 Hagel Stresses Workforce’s Value After ‘Manufactured Crisis’ Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a message to the Defense Department's workforce today, welcoming back employees furloughed by the 16-day government shutdown and emphasizing their value to the nation.Here is the text of the secretary's message:Today the Department of Defense is resuming normal
Oct. 17, 2013 Commentary: The Government Shutdown's Silver Lining As I write this commentary for the base paper, we are in the tenth day of the partial government shutdown due to the lapse in appropriation. Hopefully, by the time the paper has hit the stands and you are reading this, a budget or continuing resolution has been passed, and the government has
Oct. 17, 2013 Congress Passes Bill Reopening Federal Government President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government
Oct. 16, 2013 Top AF finance leader: shutdown, sequester causing ‘untold’ damage Nominees for senior positions overseeing the Defense Department's special operations, cost assessment and program evaluation, and the Navy testified Oct. 10, as the Senate Armed Services Committee deliberated on their confirmations.The nominees are Jamie M. Morin, for director of cost assessment and
Oct. 16, 2013 Reservists cancel weekend drill due to government shutdown Due to the government ongoing shutdiwn, 315th Airlift Wing commander, Col. James Fontanella cancelled the wing's monthly Unit Training Assembly, or drill weekend for all Air Force Reservists assigned to the unit.The cancellation affects more than 1,400 reservists scheduled to conduct training this
Oct. 16, 2013 Shutdown Endangers Reserve Component Readiness Reserve component personnel continue to be affected by the government shutdown, and officials are concerned about readiness.Within DOD, the reserve components are the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve.
Oct. 15, 2013 DOD Leaders Worry About Shutdown's Effect on Civilian Morale The partial government shutdown is hurting DOD civilian morale, the department's comptroller told Congress yesterday.Under Secretary of Defense Robert F. Hale told the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee DOD civilians have been through a lot over the past year and it is hurting
Oct. 15, 2013 CFC suspended as shutdown continues As a result of the government shutdown, the Department of Defense has indefinitely suspended the Combined Federal Campaign.The campaign was slated to start its official solicitation period Sept. 1 and run through Dec. 15.According to a memorandum released Oct. 9, CFC campaign activities are not