Hurlburt Field Civilian Personnel News Vo ng Federal Benefits Open Season
U.S. Air Force Volume4,Issue14 Hurlburt Field Civilian Personnel News 15Oct2014 QuickShots -Oct-GS/FWSmid-yearperformancefeedbacksdue -Oct-NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth -10Novto8Dec2014Federal Bene itsOpenSeason(FEHB, FSAFEDS,FEDVIPelections) -13Nov-HealthFair -FluPrevention: --Avoidclosecontact --Stayhomewhensick --Covermouth/nose --Cleanhands --Avoidtouchingeyes/nose/ mouth --Practicegoodhealthhabits -Moreinfo:www.cdc.gov/ lu/ about/season/index.htm -Alljobannouncementsare postedtowww.usajobs.gov -Whenresigning,retiring,or PCSing,contacttheCivilian PersonnelOf ice(CPO)foran out-processingchecklistand applicablefactsheet ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ CivilianPersonnelOf ice 1SOFSS/FSMC 212LukasikAve,Suite217 HurlburtField,FL32544 RequestCPOAppointment: 1SOFSS.FSMC@us.af.mil CustomerHours: Mon,Tue,Thurs,Fri 0800‐1600 Wed0830‐1600 CPOResourcewebsite: https://eis.afsoc.af.mil/ sites/1SOFSS/FSM/FSMC/ Customers ICE:http://ice.disa.mil/ index.cfm Vo ng Federal Benefits Open Season Electionsarerightaroundthecorner.Votingisa Federalemployee’sright.Youareencouragedto exerciseyourrightandgovernmentrulesmayhelp. Asageneralrule,employeesrequestingtimeoffto voteareexcusedwithoutchargetoleaveforthe amountoftimenecessarythatwouldpermitthemto eitherreporttowork3hoursafterthepollsopenor toleavework3hoursbeforethepollsclose,whicheverrequirestheleastamountoftimeoff.Normally, wherethepollsareopeneither3hoursbeforeor3 hoursaftertheemployee’sregulardutyhours,no timeoffisgranted.Employeeson lexiblework schedulescanbeexcusedonlyforthosehourswhich cannotbeaccommodatedbytheir lexibleschedule. Asanexample,ifpollsareopen0700-1900hours andanemployee’sdutyscheduleis0730-1630,the employeemaybeexcused30minutesstartingat 1600,whichallows3hoursfrom1600to1900to vote.Usetimecardcode“LN”foranyperiodsof excusedabsencegrantedforvoting. FloridapollsinEscambia,SantaRosa,Okaloosa,and Waltoncountieshavehistoricallybeenopen0700to 1900hours.However,checkwithyourcountyfor speci icvotinginformation. TheFederalBene itsOpenSeasoniscomingupMon, 10Nov,throughMon,8Dec2014.Employeesmay enroll/reenrollintheFSAFEDSProgramand/or enrollin,change,orcancelanexistingenrollmentin theFEHBandFEDVIPPrograms.Nextmonth’s newsletterwillhaveadditionaldetails. FEHBplanbrochuresshouldbepostedonOPM’s websiteatwww.opm.gov/FEHBbrochuresNLTthe irstweekinNov.Visithttp://www.opm.gov/insure formoreinformation.ForFSAFEDSinformation, visithttp://www.fsafeds.com.ForFEDVIPinformation,visithttp://www.benefeds.com. Classifica on Upgrade Lastmonth,wediscussedpositiondowngrades. Alongthatsameline,encumberedpositionscanbe upgradedbyAFPCclassi icationtoo. Ifapositionisupgradedduetoapplicationofanew classi icationstandardorfollowingcorrectionofa classi icationerror,theincumbentwillbenoncompetitivelypromotedifhe/shemeetsallquali ication andlegalrequirementsfortheposition. Ifapositionisupgradedduetoaccretion/ assignmentofadditionalhighergradedutiesand responsibilities,theincumbentmaybenoncompetitivelypromotedifthereisclearevidencethatthe employeecontinuestoperformthesamebasicfunctionsasintheformerposition(aka,successorposition),thattherearenootheremployeesservingin similaroridenticalpositionsinthesameof ice/ functiontowhomthedutiescouldbeassigned,and he/shemeetsallquali icationandlegalrequirementsforpromotion. However,iftheconditionsfornoncompetitivepromotionarenotmet,thepositionmustbecompeted. Thiscommonlyoccurswhentheoccupationalseries ortitlechanges.Foranencumberedposition,the competitioncanbelimitedtothoseservinginidenticalorsimilarpositionsortotheorganization. Intheworstcasescenario,whereanemployeedoes notqualifyorisnotwithinreachforpromotion, someoptionsdostillexist,suchasreassignmentto anotherposition,detailuntilquali icationsaremet, delete/redistributethedutiesthatcausedtheupgrade,orpossiblyRIF.TheHRSpecialistwillfully adviseemployeesandsupervisorsinsuchsituations. Fitness Program In2003,AFapprovedtheuseofexcusedabsences forphysical itnessactivitiestofosterhealthylifestyles.Asworkloadpermits,supervisorsmayallow upto3hoursofexcusedabsenceperweekforappropriate itnessactivities,toincludetravel,dressing,andcleanup.Supervisorsmayrevokeparticipationforabuseoftheprivilegeandtemporarilysuspend/reschedulebasedonmissionrequirements. Other lexibilitiesarealsoavailablesuchas:alternativeworkschedules,credithours,compensatory timeoff,annualleave,orLWOP.Normally,overtime andcompensatorytimemaynotbeapprovednor earnedondayswhenexcusedabsenceisapproved underthisprogram. Toparticipate,employeesmustcompletearequest andprovidea itnessassessmentattheirownexpensefromtheirmedicalproviderforthedesired activity,withorwithoutlimitingconditions.The employee’s itnessprogramshouldaddresscardiovascular/aerobicendurance,muscularstrengthand endurance,and/or lexibilityandbodycomposition. AFhasstatedgolf,bowling,andsoftballarenotexamplesofaerobicactivities. Fitnessactivitiesmayincludeparticipationinintramuralsports,running,walking,useofthebasegym, etc.Supervisorsmustensurethisprogramisnot compromisedorabused.Individualrequestsare subjecttoapprovalbythesecond-levelsupervisor, witharecommendationfromthesupervisor. Participationinthisprogramisrestrictedtotheuse offacilitiesunderthedirectcontroloftheinstallationcommander.Employeesmustreporttowork beforegoingandaftertheworkoutandreportall PhysicalFitnesstimeinATAAPS. TorecordinATAAPS,usecode“LN”ontheleave requestandtimecard.Onceenteredontheleave slip,select“physical itness”fromthepurposedrop downmenu.EntertheLNhoursonthetimecard, clicksave,thenclick“NtDiff/Haz/Oth”,clickHz/Oth “Add”andselect“PF-PhysicalFitness.” FortheAFguidance,participationform,andthe AFGElaboragreement,pleasevisittheCPOwebsite, FitnessProgramsitelibrary.
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