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
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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.