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Show Jan. 28,1993 A IF will eD5mniDim(Qiffe I300 iregyDafiDOinis Haines, who chairs the Policy Review Board. "In fact, less than 190 policy directives will be used to state those What started as policies which are of the most imporWASHINGTON a move to reduce the size and number tance to the Air Force." While Air Force headquarters will of regulations governing Air Force still formulate policy, it will be up to programs is resulting in a fundamental change to the way Air Force policy the people in the field to prepare the is formulated, communicated and instructions that implement those measured. policies. The idea is to get the "how In a recent memorandum, Gen. to" out of the Pentagon, officials said. Air Force instructions will be writMichael P.C. Carns, Air Force vice chief of staff, said the Air Force has ten by lead major commands and field been working for the past year to operating agencies, but approved and reduce both the number and volume of issued by Air Force headquarters. Officials said these document will Air Force directive publications. "Now we are ready to transition provide the specific, detailed from cumbersome, often far too procedural guidance necessary to implement Air Force policies in the field. lengthy, Air Force regulations to concise Air Force policy directives and a Also, the new approach for procedural instructions will release the headquarminimal number of Air Force instructers staff to tackle the more fundamenwe'll do "And it said. Carns by tions," Air tal task of writing and measuring fundamental on a Quality drawing Force tenet called empowerment." implementation of policy. "The action to replace regulations will To implement these changes, a Air Force headquarters policy review also include a new structure and style board has been charged with oversight for the documents. Generally speakd effort to capture the ing, Air Force policy directives will be of a Force's Air overarching policies in a two or three printed pages, and will contain only policy statements, explasmall number of short policy direcnation of key terms, responsibilities tives. In addition, the schedule asked that and authority, and identification of all "essential" Air Force instructions policy interfaces and other directives. These new directives, which Air be completed by June. At that time, Air Force regulations will cease to Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak has termed "objective reguexist. make to the lations," will bring promulgation of However, the challenge Force Air said policy into alignment with the Air change is significant, Force's organizational restructuring more than since 1,500 reguofficials, to streamline operations and increase lations and 46,000 pages now exist. "This is definitely not a efficiency. In addition, each policy directive will conversion of regulations to policy directives," said Brig. Gen. Lee be accompanied by an explanation of by TSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service 3 Hilltop Times ' yAir Force regulations - fast-pace- one-for-o- ne Z --AF- MC regulations Bregulations -- how to measure and graphically dissuccess in implay Air Force-wid- e the policies. These plementing "metrics" will be used as a basis for decision making and corporate-leve- l to a establish a baseline way provide which can be monitored to note progress or the impact ot process changes. "The Air Force is firmly convinced of the need to manage by fact," Carns said. Other publications that will be available to Air Force people are: B Air Force Mission Directives. This new class of publications will document the mission and responsibilities of Air Force organizations from Air Force headquarters and the major commands on down through the field operating agencies and direct reporting units. D Air Force Manuals. Will continue to be used only for doctrine and as computer user manuals. No change from the current system. Air Force Pamphlets. Will be used for material which is purely inforor nonmational, a in pamphlet procedural. Nothing non-directiv- e, O g may be directive. If there is a "model program" or other suggested "how to" material, it should go into a pamphlet. D Air Force Indexes. An informa- tional publication that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reter ence. Indexes are not supplemented. D Air Force Directory. An informational publication that systematically arranges, usually in alphabetical or classed order, things such as a listing of addresses, affiliations, functions, and similar data. O Air Force Handbook. A concise reference book on the technical aspect of a particular subject or a review of factual data and instructional material not subject to frequent change. Air Force Catalog. 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