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UPDATED TPRs -
TPR
630 - Absence and Leave Program,
TPR
752 - Discipline
& Adverse Actions, &
TPR 752-1 -
Adverse Actions and the National
Guard Hearing Examiner Program have all been updated, effective 27
August 2010.
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HRO MEMOS -
HRO Memo
10-08 - DoD and NGB Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives
Program and Processing Change &
HRO Memo
10-07 - Guidance Concerning National Guard Personnel Traveling
Outside the United States, Territories, and Possessions are now
available.
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SOUTHWEST BORDER MISSION
- If you're looking for job announcements relating to the Southwest
Border Mission (SBM), please visit the
Joint Counter Narco-Terrorism Task Force jobs page. The
Human Resources Office does not handle in any way
the job announcements for the SBM.
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PAPER PAYROLL SAVINGS BOND
PROGRAM ELIMINATION - The U.S. Treasury will no longer issue
paper savings bonds to federal employees. For more
information, please read
HRO Memo
10-06. (Please Note: The effective
date has changed from 30 September 2010 to 29 August 2010.)
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HRO MEMOS
- HRO Memo
10-03 - No FEAR Act,
HRO Memo
10-04 - FERS Sick Leave &
HRO Memo
10-05 - Intermixing of Technician Duty and Military Status, are now available on our site.
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MyBiz SELF SERVICE
- We now have
instructions on how to update your completed technician training
in MyBiz.
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WAGE SYSTEM PAY
SCALES - The new pay scales for the
Phoenix area,
Phoenix
area (RUS) and
Tucson area are now available, effective 09 May 10.
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SPECIAL EMPHASIS
PROGRAM - The
June 2010 &
May 2010 AZNG Special Emphasis Program newsletters
are now available.
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MYMONEY.GOV -
MyMoney.gov is
the U.S. government's newly updated website dedicated to teaching
all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are
buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your
401(k), the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you maximize your
financial decisions. This site organizes financial education help
from over 20 different Federal web sites in one place. Throughout
the site, you will find important information to help you make smart
financial choices.
Content is organized by where you are in life ("Life
Events"), who you are ("My Resources"), and by specific hands-on
tools ("Tools"). Popular Topics are also highlighted. This site
provides summaries of resources available at other official
government sites and allows you to open those pages in a new
window.
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SPECIAL EMPHASIS
- An updated listing of the Arizona
National Guard
Special
Emphasis Program Managers has been posted to the
EEO Page.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Policy
Letter 80.01 has been released addressing Workplace Violence.
A
Quick Reference Guide has been released to accompany the Policy
Letter. Both items are available on our Regulations page as
well.
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HRO MEMO 10-01
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HRO Memo 10-01,
Standards of Conduct for AGR Personnel (Army & Air) has been posted
to the site.
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TPR 430
- The most recent version of
TPR
430 (National Guard Technician Performance Appraisal Program),
dated 05 November 2009, is available.
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COMPENSATORY TIME REGULATIONS/LAWS - Please take a
moment and read the
memo
concerning the current laws and regulations for compensatory time
off while on active duty orders over 30 consecutive days.
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FLU SEASON / H1n1
INFUENZY POLICY - Flu season is
here and the HRO has issued a
policy letter concerning the use of leave, excused absences,
telework, as well as other related issues. The HRO has also
issued pandemic guidance for
Technicians,
AGRs, and a
Continuity Considerations Checklist.
Guidance from NGB-TNI has also been released. Please
direct any questions to 602-629-4834, or 602-629-4806.
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MERIT
PLACEMENT PLAN
- Our
Merit Placement Plan has been updated, effective 15 May 2009,
and it now available on our site.
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LABOR RELATIONS
- The
Labor Relations Practitioner's Guide is now available.
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HRO MEMOS - Four
new HRO Memorandums (09-01
- Delegation of Signature Authority,
09-02 -
MyBiz/MyWorkplace,
09-03 -
Technicians with Post-56 Active Military Service, and
09-04 - TSP
Contributions) have been published and are now available on our
site. The four memos are also located on our
Publications page.
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THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN
CHANGE -
On 22 June 2009, President Obama
signed into law H.R. 1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Control Act. This law provides a number of changes to the Thrift
Savings Plan (TSP). One of the provisions of this new law is that it
eliminates the waiting period of employees covered under the Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive the Agency Automatic
1% and Agency Matching Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Contributions. The
effective date of this provision is 5 July 2009. For
additional information, please view the
memorandum explaining the changes.
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HRO MISSION STATEMENT
- The HRO Mission
Statement is now available online.
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HOW TO READ A JOB
ANNOUNCEMENT - In order to help our customers gain a
better understanding of the job announcements on our site, we now
have a
document available which thoroughly explains the announcement
from top to bottom in an easy to read and understand format.
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QRD - Section 114 of
the HEART Act (Public Law No. 110-245) allows employers to offer
qualified reservists a taxable distribution of their unused
health-care flexible spending account balance - also known as a
qualified reservist distribution (QRD). The attached
Benefits
Administration Letter explains the qualifications and tax
implications.
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INTERVIEW COURSE -
There have been a few significant updates as to how we will be
conducting the HRO Interview Course. First, all attendees must
print the course material
(Interview Course Slides,
Interview Matrix Examples,
HRO Selection Board Instructions,
SF52
Example,
How-To Read
Job Announcement) and bring it with you to the
class. In an effort to reduce paper consumption, we will no
longer be providing these handouts. Second, attendees must be
seated and ready when the course begins at 0900. Anyone who is
late will not be allowed to attend that day's class and will be
rescheduled for a future date. If you're traveling from
outside the Phoenix metro area, please allow extra time to
compensate for the heavy amount of morning traffic coming into the
city. Traffic delays will no longer be an acceptable excuse,
so please plan accordingly. For additional information
concerning dates and course related items, please visit our
Interview Course page.
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AGR GUIDES
- Pre-Retirement Counseling Guides effective 1 October 2007 are now
available at the HRO. If you're looking to retire, this handbook
contains information on VA Benefits, Survivor Benefits, Medical
Information, Pay Calculation, Outprocessing, and more. It's your
one-stop source for all your retirement needs!
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MILITARY & TECH
SEPARATION DATES - Effective 03
October 2007, technician separation/retirement dates must coincide
with military separation/retirement dates. For additional
information, please read the
memorandum.
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MILITARY LEAVE WHILE ON LWOP -
An important change has been made as to using military leave while
in a Leave Without Pay (LWOP) status. To learn more about the
new guidance, please read the
memo.
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USAJOBS NOTICE
- The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has placed an
announcement on their web site concerning an investigation into
the use of malicious software to gain unauthorized access to the
Monster.com (Monster Worldwide is the technology provider for
USAJOBS.gov) resume database. OPM has been assured by Monster
that no Social Security Numbers have been compromised. For
full details, please read the
News Release on the OPM web site.
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FEDERAL
BALLPARK ESTIMATE - The Federal
Ballpark Estimate— a
savings goal worksheet—is
now available on the
OPM web site.
The Federal Ballpark Estimate allows users to automatically
calculate estimates of future Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)
or Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirement benefits
and Thrift Savings Plan account balances. It will also let you know
how well you are doing in meeting your savings goal. The Federal
Ballpark Estimate was developed in partnership with the American
Savings Education Council of the Employee Benefits Research
Institute.
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