CPONewsletter 20150420 - Hurlburt Field Force Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force Volume5,Issue6
Hurlburt Field Civilian Personnel News 20Apr2015
QuickShots
-AprisFinancialLiteracy
Month
-20Apr-Appraisal/Award
dataspreadsheetsduetoCPO
-30Apr-AllGS/FWSperformanceplansdiscussed/signed
fornewappraisalcycle
-Appraisaldiscussionsmust
notoccuruntilsigned,approved,andreleasedbyyour
chainofcommand
-May-AsianPaci icAmerican
HeritageMonth
-10May-Mothers’Day
-25May-MemorialDay
-Alljobannouncementsare
postedtowww.usajobs.gov
-Whenresigning,retiring,or
PCSing,contacttheCivilian
PersonnelOf ice(CPO)foran
out-processingchecklistand
applicablefactsheet
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Financial Literacy Month Supervisor’s Records Retirement inancialliteracyandeducationisacareer-longprocessratherthana"nearretirement"
event.Employeesneedtobeawareofandunderstandabroadrangeofinformationinordertomake
informedretirementplanningdecisionstoinclude:
 UnderstandingtheirFederalbene its,suchasthe
amountoftheirretirementbene its,lifeinsurance,healthinsurance,Medicare,longtermcare
insurance,andtheThriftSavingsPlan;
 Achieving inancialsecurity,suchasthebasicsof
investmentsandinvesting,calculatingretirement
incomeneeds, inancialplanning,andcreditmanagement;
 Retirementhealth,suchasmedicalandlongterm
careneeds;
 Retirementlifestyle,suchaspost-retirementwork
andleisureactivities,relocation,andhousing
options;and
 Estateplanning,suchaswillsandsurvivorbeneits.
SomeoftheseneedsaremetbyFederalbene its
programs(e.g.,theCSRS,FERS,andTSPmayprovide
asubstantialportionofaretiree'sretirementincome.TheFederalLongTermCareInsuranceProgram(FLTCIP)isavailabletoaddresslongtermcare
needsandtheFederalEmployeesHealthBene its
(FEHB)ProgramandMedicareprovidepostretirementhealthinsurance.
SomeneedsarenotpartoftheFederalbene its
structure.Theseincludeeducationon inancial
basics,settingretirementlife-stylegoals,andestate
planning.Forthese,employeeswillneedtoseek
resourcesfromotheragencies,universities,nonpro itorganizations,websites, inancialadvisors,etc.
OPMhasdevelopedmanycalculators,worksheets,
checklists,and inancialeducationresourcesthatare
availabletoFederalemployeesat-
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/bene itsof icers-center/#url=Financial-Literacy.
AlsocheckouttheFederalBallparkE$timate,asavingsgoalworksheetathttp://www.opm.gov/
retirement-services/calculators/federal-ball-parkestimator/.Youcanuseittocalculateestimatesof
futureCivilServiceRetirementSystem(CSRS)or
FederalEmployeesRetirementSystem(FERS)retirementbene itsandThriftSavingsPlanaccount
balances.Itwillalsoletyouknowhowwellyouare
doinginmeetingyoursavingsgoal.TheFinancial
LiteracyandEducationCommissionwebsite
www.mymoney.govisaresourcededicatedtohelpingAmericansunderstandmoreabouttheirmoney—howtosaveit,investit,andmanageittomeet
yourpersonalgoals.Andlastly,AFPC’sEmployee
Bene itsInformationSystem(EBIS)hasadditional
information/brie ingsonretirementsandbene its.
Ultimately,itistheemployees'responsibilityto
makedecisionsthataffecttheirretirement.Please
takeadvantageofthetoolsandresourcesavailable
toplanearlyinyourcareerforasecureretirement. Each irst-levelsupervisormaintainsaSupervisor’s
EmployeeWorkFolder(SEWF)oneachemployeeas
prescribedbyAFP36-106.TheSEWFisasetof
recordsattheunitlevelconsistingoftheSupervisor’sEmployeeBriefandrelateddocuments.The
followingisalist(althoughnotallinclusive)ofrecordsnormallymaintainedintheSEWF:
-AFForm971,Supervisor’sEmployeeBrief
(ComputerGenerated)
-TrainingRecords
-ComplaintsofIndebtedness
-LeaveSchedules
-PositionDescription,CorePersonnelDocument,or
StandardCorePersonnelDocument
-SFForm52,RequestforPersonnelAction
-PerformanceAppraisals,PerformancePlans,Feedbacks,andbackupinformation
-DDForm2365,DODCivilianEmployeeOverseas
Emergency-EssentialPositionAgreement
-TeleworkAgreement
-AlternativeWorkScheduleAgreement
-AFForm55,EmployeeSafetyandHealthRecord
WhilethereisnomandatedSEWFformat,a6-part
folderisrecommendedandismaintainedIAWAF
directedsafeguardsanddisposition.
 Whensupervisorleaves,keepfornewsupervisor
 Whenemployeemovestoadifferentorganization
onthesamebase,sendtothegainingsupervisor
 Whenemployeeseparatesortransferstoanother
installation/agency,sendtotheCPO
 Whenanemployeeseparatestoentermilitary
service,sendtotheCPO
Note,theperformance ilesection(appraisals,performanceplans,feedback)arepermanentrecords
andbelongtotheOPMsystemofrecords.ThissectionisalwaysforwardedbytheCPOtoAFPCfor
retentionwiththeemployee’sOf icialPersonnel
Folder.
AdditionalinformationmaybefoundinAFP36-102,
theHurlburtSupervisor’sHandbook,andtheCPO
SharePointsite.
Proba on Periods Careerorcareer-conditionalemployees irstappointedinthecompetitiveserviceserveaone-year
probationaryperiod(trialperiodintheexcepted
service).Thisprobation/trialperiodextendsand
continuesthemeritsystemcompetitiveexamining
processforinitialentryintoFederalservice.Supervisorsevaluatejobperformance,workbehavior,
character,conduct,andattitudeonthejobthatdirectlyaffectjobperformance.
Supervisorsmustmakeaconscientiousdecision
aboutaprobationerinwriting,normallynotlater
thanthe10thmonthofprobation.Anemployeewho
failsprobationmustbeassignedtoanotherposition
orseparatedandhasonlylimitedappealrights.
Formoreinfo,seeAFI36-1001.