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  • DOD 'scrubbing money pot' to reduce furloughs, Carter says

    Pentagon leaders from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on down are looking for ways to reduce the pending civilian employee layoffs known as furloughs, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said April 16.Under the department's current plan, more than 700,000 civilian employees will receive furlough

  • Air Force officials announce civilian Reduction in Force

    In a continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense funding targets in the FY12 President's Budget and re-balance the civilian workforce, approximately 60 Air Force installations will implement civilian Reduction in Force authorities effective through about Aug. 23, to assist in the placement

  • 554th RHS receives warm welcome after deployment

    Smiling family, friends and coworkers welcomed Airmen of the 554th RED HORSE Squadron upon arrival at Hangar 1 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 16, after a seven-month deployment to Southwest Asia.One-hundred-eighteen members of the 554th RHS, along with four members of the 36th Wing,

  • 'Every dollar counts' ushers in new savings culture

    With budgets shrinking, Air Force leaders are calling on Airmen to share their best money-saving ideas through the Every Dollar Counts campaign.In the wake of sequestration, the initiative marks a cultural shift that empowers Airmen to find and recommend areas for savings that may be used to support

  • Army recognizes RED HORSE, PRIME BEEF Airmen

    554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Airmen, deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, were among 18 Airmen assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE and 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Forces Squadron who were awarded an Army Commendation or

  • Andersen home to PACAF Outstanding Airman of the Year

    An Airman from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was recently recognized by Pacific Air Forces for superior performance.Staff Sgt. Joshua Hanna, 36th CES explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, was selected as PACAFs 2012 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Airman

  • DEERS streamlined for better efficiency

    A modification in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is expected to streamline personal records for better efficiency, the director of the Defense Manpower Data Center said here yesterday.In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Mary Dixon said

  • Air Force restarts tuition assistance

    The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a