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The Air Force will no longer disqualify recruits for prior marijuana use.
As Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James closes out her tenure, she is setting up a new Air Force Digital Service.
The Air Force is selecting its biggest class ever to participate in the Career Intermission Program.
The Air Force will implement a new civilian evaluation system next spring to increase communication between supervisors and employees.
The Air Force is cutting ancillary and computer-based training so its airmen can have more time for family and profession development.
The Air Force is thinking about its hiring practices and its physical requirements to better its force for the future.
The Air Force is looking at how it assesses its officers to fit its needs with 21st century demands.
Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso says that the biggest challenge in the already complex problem of developing the Air Force's cyber workforce is the civilian portion. That's because the federal government isn't quite sure who is or isn't cyber personnel.
Military personnel leaders worry enlisted members will suffer under new retirement plan, given paycheck-to-paycheck earning levels in first few years of their careers.
Weakness in the private-sector economy has let the Pentagon spend fewer dollars on recruiting efforts over the past several years. It still beat its targets for both the quantity and quality of new enlistees and officers it brings into its ranks. But officials believe things could get more difficult.
Air Force officials announced Wednesday the force plans to cut about 900 civilian positions in 2014. It will encourage eligible civilian employees to leave voluntarily. The force also plans to cut thousands of service members over the next five years.