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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

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Communications and Information (C&I) Career Field Civilian Workforce

Townhall

Ms. Dinah HollingsworthSAF/CIO A6SF

Ms. Gineen PlattAFPC/DP2ZE

August 2018

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED


Civilian Workforce

n Goal: Provide senior leaders, hiring managers, and the civilian workforce information on a wide variety of Communications and Information Civilian Career Field topics

n Agenda Highlights: Recruitment initiatives, talent acquisition services, centralized hiring pathfinder, hiring authorities, and development opportunities

n Request: Senior leaders, hiring managers and employees participate in force development activities

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Opening Remarks

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Force Development and Management

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§ Maximizes Airmen capabilities to ensure the USAF can provide, air, space and cyberspace power in support of our national security

§ Develops qualified candidates for key positions within the USAF§ Ensures experience, education and training programs are focused to

produce desired Airmen capabilities§ Enhances each Airmen’s understanding of their role in force

development§ Maximizes the employee’s job and career satisfaction

Ref AFI 36-2640

Force Development is…the collaborative, dynamic and deliberate development of institutional and occupational competencies in all

Airmen through education, training, and experience opportunities to satisfy current and future Air Force mission requirements

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Force Development


What We Value

6Self Development requires a personal commitment and dedication to succeed

LeadershipProven ability to lead in demanding

and dynamic environments in positions with increasing leadership

responsibilities

DiversityStrengthening our force through characteristics and experiences, such as personal life, physical abilities, age, race, ethnicity, gender and geographic, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds

ExperienceDeep and broad experiential base that includes a familiarity with and perspective of the multiple aspects of the specialty and the proficiency to deal with a variety of challenges

Education Continuous learning and training:

1) Formal Education builds on knowledge of the cyber domain

2) Developmental Education builds on leadership capabilities

3) Professional Education enhances the understanding of cyber concepts

PerformanceCompleting assigned tasks and

responsibilities that lead to mission success


Workforce Factors

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Personal Factors

Organizational Factors

Mentorship Factors

- Education- Technical Development- Leadership Development

- Family- Personal Satisfaction

- Individual Goals & Objectives- Technical Skills & Certifications

- Performance- Timing- Locations

- Timing- Locations

- Experiential Depth and Breadth

- Timing- Locations

- Experiential Depth and Breadth

- Mission Needs- Professional

Development- Workforce

Competencies

Cybersecurity


Demographics

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Administration & InformationCyberspace0301 Misc Admin & Pgm 0306 Government Information0332 Computer Operations0335 Computer Clerk0343 Mgmt & Pgm Analysis0390 Telecomm processing0391 Telecommunications0392 General Telecomm0854 Computer Engineer 0855 Electronics Engineer 0856 Electronics Technical1515 Operations Research1550 Computer Science2210 Information Tech Specialist2502 Telecom Mechanic2504 Wire Comm Cable Splicing

0303 Misc Clerk & Asst0308 Records & Info Mgt0344 Mgt & Pgm Clerical0382 Telephone Operating1082 Writing & Editing1083 Tech. Writing/Editing1087 Editorial Assistance1386 Photographic Tech

1411 Library Technician1412 Technical Info Serv1654 Printing Services2604 Electronics Mechanic

3901 Misc Motion Picture4401 Misc Printing & Repro4417 Offset Printing

C&I Career Field-Occupational Series

304 Info Receptionist305 Mail & File 309 Correspondence Clerk318 Secretary326 Office Auto Clerical & Asst341 Administrative Officer342 Support Services Admin 344 Management/Prgm Clerical & Asst394 Communications Clerical

As of 5 Apr 2018 series below aligned with Force Support Career Field as part of the enlisted 3A functional realignment

Total Comm & Info Population as of

31 Jul 2018 – 10,377


C&I Career Field – Grade Distribution

26518

170376

1,386

1,957

3,219

1,952

507

163

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

WG GS-3/4 GS-5/6 GS-7/8 GS-9/10 GS-11 GS-12 GS-13 GS-14 GS-15+

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NOTE: Grades are grouped to aggregate all pay plans to the equivalent GS pay grade


Career Field Initiatives and Topics

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Completed In-Progress Not Yet Worked

Recruit/Talent Acquisition

• Completed 35 Target Hiring Events• Completed onboarding of Recent

Graduates (FY18)• Cyber Hiring Playbook (Feb 18)• FY18 Premier College Intern Program

• Fast-track Hiring Incentives• Targeted Hiring Events (Aug-Sep 18)• FY19 Premier College Intern Program• Central Hiring Pathfinder

• Total Force Cyber Recruiting*• FY19 Targeted Cyber Hiring Events

Train/ Educate

• Established Secret-level Cyber 300/400 courses*

• Tuition Assistance for PhD

• Industry Partnerships* • Federal IT Leaders Program• 2018 Career Field sponsored

Leadership Training Courses

• Long term Mission Defense Team (MDT)Trng Pipeline*

• Cyber 400 revamp with National Defense University

Force Mgmt

• Summer Development Team 2018*• GS-12 Vectoring• Expanded Cross-Func Development

(A1, A4, & MG)• Cyber Excepted Service-Phase I• DoD 8140 Qual Focus Grps*• Civilian Workforce Coding • 3A Realignment*

• Civilian Workforce Coding (Round 2)• Cyber Excepted Service-Phase II

Planning• Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I) –

Workforce*

• Talent Mgmt System• DoD 8140 Qual Standard Implementation*• Planning Fall Development Team 2018*

Retain • CFDP Retention Survey Results Review

• Long Term Retention Plan*

*Also, Officer and/or Enlisted Initiative(s) As of August 2018

Civilian Force Development-Initiatives


Career Field Topics-Development

n GS-12 (or equivalent) Vectoring – First C&I career field vectoring at GS-12 level completed 9-13 Apr 2018. Vectoring conducted by GS-15 level C&I Development Team (DT) sub-panel held at AFPC. Next GS-12 vectoring will be completed at the Fall DT.

n GS-13 through GS-15 (or equivalent) Vectoring – Vectoring conducted during Jun 2018 DT. Feedback expected in Sep 2018.

n Civilian Developmental Education – Annual data call for Academic Year 19 civilian developmental education and programs opened 28 Feb 2018. Application packages submitted 1 May 2018. Packages reviewed at Jun 2018 DT. Feedback expected in Sep 2018. n New offerings for AY 19 included GS-14 and 15 courses Leading Effectively Through

Change, and Leading Strategically Seminar n Information Resources Management College (IRMC) Cyberspace Strategies Program is

now College of Information and Cyberspace Programn Air Force Legislative Fellows (LEGIS) Program changed from 18 months to 36 monthsn Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program is now open to all and no longer has

maximum time requirement of 10 years civil service

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Career Field Topics-Hiring/Force Renewal

n Pathways Program – Annual data call for MAJCOM/CCMD requirements ended April 2018. Included requirements for Recent Graduates, COPPER CAP (acquisition), Student Trainees and Premier College Intern Program. Positions are centrally managed/funded.

n Hiring Manager Playbook – Published 5 Feb 2018 and posted on the career field milSuite site. Includes information on use of Expedited and Direct Hire authorities, and how to get assistance from the AF recruiting team.

n Fast Track Cyber Hiring – Recruiting activities are being planned for Fiscal Year 2019. See this link for additional Talent Acquisition Team info: https://mypers.af.mil/app/answers/detail/a_id/24747/p/1,2/c/2211

n Advance In-Hire* – Aug 2017 OUSD guidance allows officials to set in-hire rates for competitive service cyber positions at Step 5 without justification – up to Step 10 with current criteria.

n Centralized Hiring Pathfinder – AF/A1 Initiative to expedite hiring. C&I participating in the Pathfinder. First event took place in early July for Scott AFB. Participants: C&I Career Field Team, USTRANSCOM POC and AMC. Initial Results (as of 9 Aug): AMC: 2 Tentative Job Offers; USTRANSCOM: 6 Tentative Job Offers. Next steps: finalize results; identify additional locations

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https://mypers.af.mil/app/answers/detail/a_id/24747/p/1,2/c/2211


Career Field Topics-CES/DCWF

n Cyber Excepted Service n A mission-focused personnel system, aligned to both Title 10 and

Title 5 provisions, that supports the human capital lifecycle for civilian employees engaged in or in support of a cyber-related mission

n Offers flexibilities for the recruitment, retention, and development of cyber professionals across DoD

n Phase 1 completed in Feb 2018; Phase 2 Planning in Progress

n Civilian Defense Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) Coding n Initial coding completed April 2018 n Coding remediation in progress (core cyber series)n DoD Goal: 95% of Civilian Core Cyber Series coded by 30 Sep 2018

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CES Implementation Schedule

Phase 1Dates: Aug 17 to Feb 18 Orgs: CYBERCOM, JFHQ

DoDIN, DoD CIO Cybersecurity

Phase 2Dates: Jan 18 to Jan 20 Orgs: DISA HQ (Ft

Meade), Cyber Components

Phase 3-Notional Dates: Jan 20 to Jan 22 Orgs: Remaining eligible

cyber work force organizations


Development, Education and Training

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Civilian Developmental Education (CDE)

n *Squadron Officer School (SOS)

n **Civ Assoc Degree Prgm (CADP)

n **Developing Tm Ldr Course (DTLC)

n Education with Industry (EWI)

n **Def Civ Emerging Ldr Prgm

(CDELP)

Basic Developmental

Education (BDE)

(Various Grade Lvls)

n *Air CC and Staff College (ACSC) (In residence)

n ACSC-Online Master’s Prgm (OLMP)

n Exec Ldrshp Dev Prgm (ELDP)

n AF Legislative (LEGIS) Fellows Prgrm

n AF Nat Labs Tech Fellowship

n Master’s Degree

n AF Institute of Technology (AFIT)

n AFIT School of Adv Nuc Det Studies

n * Organizational Leader Course

n Engineer/Scientist Exchange Prgm

Intermediate Developmental

Education (IDE)

(GS 12-13/Equivalent)

n *Air War College (AWC) (In residence)

n National War College (NWC)

n Eisenhower School (ES) for National

Security/Resource Strat (NSRS)/ES for NSRS

Senior Acq Course (SAC)

n College of Information/Cyberspace

n RAND Fellowship Prgm

n Defense Senior Leader Development Prgm

(DSLDP)

n Master’s Degree

n AF Institute of Technology (AFIT)

n AF Nat Labs Tech Fellowship

n Excellence in Government (EIG)

n White House Leadership Dev Prgm (WHLDP)

n Leading Effectively Through Change (LETC)

n Civ Leadership Course (CLC)

n Enterprise Leadership Seminar

n Enterprise Perspective Seminar

n Leading Strategically Seminar

n Nat & International Scty Ldrshp Seminar

Senior Developmental Education

(SDE)


*Also offered as Distance Learning Course** Bachelor degree not required

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n AF Civilian Corporate Developmental Program

n Designed to provide leadership opportunity

that will complement functional expertise

Civilian Strategic Leadership Program



Developmental Programsn Career Broadening Positions

n Build occupational and institutional competencies while enhancing leadership perspective

n Key Career Positionsn AF development framework to build competencies required at the strategic

leadership leveln Provides development opportunities to transition functional experts to corporate

leaders

n Civilian Strategic Leader Programn Develop selected GS-13s-15s (GS-13s must submit through USAJobs/myPers)

through challenging leadership assignments with roles and responsibilities that have AF enterprise and/or DoD-wide impact

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Exit Strategies/Outplacements Continue to Improve


Development Team Perspective

n Resumes – complete and accurate resume is a mustn Remember: Action – Impact – Result

n Clearly describe your professional goals on the Air Force Form 4059n Endorsements and stratificationsn Seek advice from mentors prior to submission n Alternative programs helpful n Be aware of timingn Formal education is foundationaln Awards important performance indicator – ensure accuracy/dates

n Include one line for annual performance/time off awards n Occupational/Geographic mobility opportunities n Career Field champions engaged on every outplacement

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Continuous Development is Everyone’s Responsibility


§ Tuition Assistance available to all USAF Permanent Full Time Appropriated Fund Employees (including WG) § Courses must contribute to occupational and institutional competencies, special

interest needs and readiness§ Additional details see AFMAN 36-606 or contact the Career Field Team

§ Leadership development through short-term courses § Operational level (GS-12-GS-13/equivalent)§ Course examples

§ Leadership for Technical People§ Change and Transition Management

§Strategic level (GS-14-GS-15/equivalent)§ Course examples

§ Capitol Hill/White House workshops§ Executive Development Seminar – Leading Change

Contact the Career Field Team for additional info20

USAF Funded Training


Closing Remarks

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Questions and Information

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n Mr. John Nemeth, C&I Career Field (CF) Manager, Comm: 571-256-2558 (DSN: 260)n Ms. Dinah Hollingsworth, Assistant C&I CF Manager, Comm: 571-256-2541 (DSN: 260)n Ms. Gineen Platt, C&I Career Field Team (CIFCT) Chief, Comm: 210-565-1842 (DSN: 665)n CICFT Main Phone Line, Comm: 210-565-3691 (DSN: 665)n E-Mail: [email protected]

n Useful Links:n milSuite: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/welcome-to-the-c-i-career-field-cicft-

hq-afpcdp2oacn Need a mentor? Go to myVector: https://afvec.langley.af.mil/myvectorn PERS-STAT Provides Total Force Personnel Statistics

https://starsraw.afpc.randolph.af.mil/PERS_STAT/#/civilian

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/welcome-to-the-c-i-career-field-cicft-hq-afpcdp2oac

https://afvec.langley.af.mil/myvector

https://starsraw.afpc.randolph.af.mil/PERS_STAT/


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