Department of the Air Force institutes Office of Diversity and Inclusion
In June 2020, former Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett stood up a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, which has evolved into this new office. The organization will work directly for the secretary of the Air Force and continue to address the st…
Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities
The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understand…
DAF Chief Data Office launches unprecedented data governance training, certification program
The three-day training course will tackle an emerging need for data governance.
Roth to serve as acting Secretary of the Air Force
Roth succeeds Barbara Barrett, who served as the 25th Secretary of the Air Force from Oct. 18, 2019, until Jan. 20.
SecAF selects Huntsville, Alabama as preferred location to host USSPACECOM
The Department of the Air Force conducted both virtual and on-site visits to assess which of six candidate locations would be best suited to host the U.S. Space Command Headquarters based on factors related to mission, infrastructure capacity, communit…
Secretary of the Air Force selects Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama as the preferred location to host US Space Command Headquarters
The Department of the Air Force conducted both virtual and on-site visits to assess which of six candidate locations would be best suited to host the U.S. Space Command Headquarters based on factors related to mission, infrastructure capacity, communit…
Department of the Air Force now tracking more administrative discipline data, including demographics
A memorandum was published Dec. 21, directing Department of the Air Force commanders to track data from lesser disciplinary actions to assist in determining whether all discipline is being carried out in a fair and impartial manner.
Department of the Air Force releases findings on racial disparity review
The Department of the Air Force released its report on the findings of an Air Force Inspector General independent review into racial disparity Dec. 21. The full report is available for download on AF.mil.
Department of the Air Force releases fiscal year 2021 Selective Retention Bonus program
The program is designed to improve the retention of experienced Airmen and Space Professionals in stressed career fields or those with high training costs.
Air Force hits record retention levels, reviews voluntary force management efforts
The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.