Air Force Magazine, the magazine of the Air Force Association, has a terrific article about the future of personnel management in the DoD. It includes comments from Mr Blanchard, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, and others on the National Security Personnel System...as well as a look ahead at career development.
Worth a read!
Sharp Focus on Air Force Civilians
The Air Force is putting the finishing touches on its first comprehensive civilian force development training program. The Pentagon has called for turning thousands of military jobs over to civilians, rather than simply outsourcing them to the private sector. By February, the Defense Department likely will have abolished its archaic civil service personnel system in favor of new rules that promote pay for performance.
