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Show HILLTOP TIMES Hilhop 8 TIMES April 10, 2014 AFLCMC From 7 with industry participants. AFLCMC officials expect these one-on-one sessions will help shape future solicitations and provide industry with information to better meet future requirements. James Sweeney, Small Business Innovative Research program manager for AFLCMC, said the dialogue provides direct and immediate feedback on how effectively the Air Force has commu- Champs From 7 tion who began competing in CyberPatriot competitions last November. During the finals competition held in National Harbor, Md., 26 teams competed in the first three rounds, then the top 12 teams competed in the live final competition. After missing the national finals completely last year, and receiving third place a couple of years before that, winning first place was a surprise for the Clearfield High School CyberPatriot team. "It was quite a shocker, but a good one," said team Pulse From 1 eligibility matrices were recently published on the myPers website, available via the Air Force Portal. The new matrices highlight adjustments based on the already approved retirements and separations, as well as adjustments to the overall manpower requirements. Updated Air Force Medical Service officer matrices are still under revision and will be posted in the near future. Approximately 100 enlisted categories have already been removed from the original eligibility matrix. As additional AFSCs and grades or year groups close out, we eliminate the need to hold retention boards for those particular categories. Enlisted temporary early retirement authority The established window for Temporary Early Retirement Authority closed March 26. The Air Force Personnel Center has received more than 4,000 enlisted applications, of which approximately 70 percent meet eligibility criteria. In some cases, Airmen with less than the required 15 years of service or Airmen serving in a non-eligible Air Force specialty code had applied. To date, 470 enlisted applications have been approved with notifications already sent to Airmen. Approximately 1,850 additional enlisted TERA applications have been approved with notifications to Airmen going out this week. Applications and additional notifications will continue to be processed in all eligible nicated program requirements, and enables program managers to "pivot quickly to improve those requirements and how they are communicated, thereby reducing program risk." He added the Air Force-industry community dialogue also provides an opportunity to garner ideas that help fill Air Force capability gaps which might otherwise be overlooked, or not even considered. "We're breaking new ground in building stronger partnerships with industry, and in particular small business," said coach Maj. Kit Workman, USAF (ret). "The kids were a little more confident than me because we didn't do real well in the first competition. We solved the crime at the fastest rate, but we didn't collect all the evidence, so that cost us points." The six-member team comprised of JROTC members included team captain senior John Maxfield, senior Kincaid Savoie, junior Shay Perkins, and sophomores Drex Beckman, Nate Bertoldie, and Zach Sharkey. Each team member received a $2,000 scholarship from Northrop Grumman, the presenting sponsor of the event, coordinated by the Air Force Association. AFSCs and grades. Officer TERA The Air Force Personnel Center has received more than 1,000 officer TERA applications, of which approximately 60 percent meet eligibility criteria. To date, 66 officer TERA applications have been approved with notifications already provided. Approximately 250 additional officer TERA applications have been approved with notifications to Airmen going out this week. Applications and additional notifications will continue to be processed in all eligible AFSCs and year groups. Officer activeduty service commitments Recently, AFPC received expanded authorities to support additional waivers for rated, educational and health professions' active-duty service commitments. These authorities eliminate previous limitations to the existing voluntary programs. AFPC will publish additional guidance next week on the myPers website, available via the Air Force Portal, informing officers of exactly which ADSCs can be waived as it applies to the current VSP window. In addition, because the TERA window ended, the Air Force will open another TERA window to ensure those previously affected Airmen have an opportunity to apply for a voluntary program. Details are being developed and will be released next week. Officer and enlisted VSP About 8,600 VSP applications have been submitted (7,200 enlisted and 1,400 officer), with approximately 50 per- Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander. "All of our industry and academic partners are important and we see a real opportunity to bring more small business innovation into the mix. This in turn will provide more creative and affordable solutions for our program managers." "Together as a defense community we can achieve so much more with this kind of upfront, constructive dialogue. I really believe this approach is a win for our warfighters and for American taxpayers," Moore added. Col. Keith Bearden, who leads AFLCMC's Program Development and Integration Directorate, is on the agenda for two presentations of keen interest to aerospace industry partners and small business. First, a Development Planning presentation will provide an overview of pre-acquisition considerations with which both program managers and industry must be familiar. "It is so important to get development plan- "This is an important competition for the future of this country ... We need these young, cyber warriors to protect our future." — MAJ. KIT WORKMAN, USAF (RET) Clearfield High School coach The CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association was set up to get students interested in careers involving cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. CyberPatriot competitions consist of teams working virtually to resolve real-life cybersecurity issues. Teams competed in the cybercrime and forensics competitions in the morning, spent four hours in the afternoon for the computer configuration and evaluation, and ended the evening with the networking challenge. Workman said the computer configuration challenge involved working under the premise that they were a networking team for a music company hired to find and fix cent meeting eligibility criteria. In most cases, the ineligible applications are from Airmen who currently serve in a non-eligible AFSC. Even though the VSP window does not close until May 1, 750 enlisted VSP applications have been approved thus far with notifications going out this week. Officer approvals will also begin this week now that updated eligibility matrices and overage estimates are published. Applications and additional notifications will continue to be processed in all eligible AFSCs, enlisted grades and officer year groups. was recently announced. Those programs start with surveys gauging employee interest in Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pays. These programs will run parallel with military force management programs. Unlike the military programs, the civilian voluntary programs are tied to certain locations, occupations and the ability to prevent involuntary separations. VERA/VSIP surveys are underway at many, but not all bases. Civilians whose voluntary departure could not make a job opening for a local civilian facing involuntary separation will not be included in the survey effort. The Air Force's goal is to Civilian workforce management The second round of civilian workforce management programs ning right," Bearden said. "This is the upfront thinking that helps launch high-confidence, successful programs." Bearden will also provide an update on the Rapid Innovation Fund for fiscal 2014 activities. Rapid Innovation Fund is a congressionally mandated program designed to transition innovative technologies to meet critical national security needs and features fasttrack awards up to $3 million over 24 months. For registration and more information visit http://aerodialogue.org/ Timing for the Aero Enterprise Dialogue with Industry coincides with a separate government-industry exchange focused on emerging science and technology. The Air Force Research Laboratory invited a select number of industry participants to Wright-Patterson AFB to closed Technical Interchange Meetings to help focus Independent Research and Development (IR&D) investment. The IR&D meetings are designed to better align industry research dollars to support Air Force priorities, officials said. any problems in the eight networks, while keeping professional hackers out. "This is an important competition for the future of this country," Workman said. "The more we rely on computer technology, the more vulnerable we become. We need these young, cyber warriors to protect our future." Bernie Skoch, CyberPatriot commissioner, in a news release said, "Cybersecurity events — most of them attacks — are in the news every single day. And as cyber threats to our nation continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, we absolutely must develop the next generation of cyber defenders to defeat those threats. Our CyberPatriot competitors have demonstrated throughout this season that they have the skills to meet that challenge." Also in the news release, Sandra EversManly, vice president, Global Corporate Responsibility and president of the Northrop Grumman Foundation, said the CyberPatriot challenges are generating a consistent flow of students interested in STEM and cybersecurity. "We're now seeing a whole new generation of qualified cyber pros ready to take on the challenge of securing our digital future, a national security priority that grows more critical every year," Evers-Manly said. use all tools available to maximize voluntary opportunities and only use involuntary programs as a last resort. ment and other personnel programs will continue to be available on myPers. Airmen can use the new force management graphic on the Air Force Portal which will take them directly to updated matrices. 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