Page 3 - Desert Lightning News 5-29-15
P. 3
Desert Lightning News May 29, 2015 3
AF phases in employees’injury, illness comp portal
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs civilian Airmen during upcoming implementation phases.
Using ECOMP, employees will be able to report a workplace
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS)
-- The Air Force, in conjunction with other Defense Depart- incident and file a claim for compensation from their home com-
ment services, is phasing in the use of the Employees’ Compen- puter without the need to use a common access card. Users can
sation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP), which is track the exact status of any form or document submitted via
intended to eventually replace the current system used to file ECOMP and can electronically upload and submit documents
injury and illness compensation claims. directly to DOL case files. Additionally, once an employee sub-
mits a claim for benefits, the supervisor will receive an email
ECOMP is a free, Web-based portal for electronic filing of notification that a pending claim is ready for review.
key Federal Employee Compensation Act claim forms man-
aged by the Department of Labor (DOL). DOD officials have ECOMP will also shorten the time employees must wait for
selected ECOMP for electronic processing of compensation a claim number. Once a claim is submitted and validated by
claims, said Annette Castro, assigned to the Air Force Person- AFPC, employees will normally get their claim number within
nel Center Civilian Future Operations Branch. 20 minutes.
Several installations were selected for the initial implemen- Base officials, including civilian personnel sections, will be
tation phase, which will be conducted March 30-April 30, to in- notified when their installations are scheduled for implementa-
clude: Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, -Lackland, -Fort Sam tion, Castro said. Until a base is phased into ECOMP, employees
Houston, Texas, and Goodfellow and Sheppard Air Force Bas- will continue to use the current process to submit a claim.
es, Texas. Information gathered during that phase will enable
AFPC Civilian Force Integration Directorate teams to guide Additional information about ECOMP and the current process
is available on the myPers website under “injury compensation.”
Summer safety begins with risk management NEWS
Air Force Safety Center Public Affairs mer safety is the extension of the right thing is as simple as
our ‘Quest for Zero’ mishaps.” stepping up and stepping in
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE rate risk management in off- when we see something that
BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- In- duty leisure activities. This Whether traveling, par- doesn’t look right. That alone
creased travel and leisure ac- is accomplished by using the ticipating in water activities, can avert a potential disaster.”
tivities go hand in hand with same safety processes as those sporting events or cookouts,
the summer months, and re- used on duty, Parsons said. Airmen should identify, as-
quire increased emphasis on sess and mitigate all risks to
risk management, said Bill “Unfortunately, that same include: trip planning that en-
Parsons, the Air Force chief of period ended last year with 17 sures enough rest and prepa-
ground safety fatalities,” Parsons said. “We ration for contingencies, no
need every Airman to commit alcohol while driving or par-
While Airmen and their to making that number zero ticipating in recreational ac-
families make the most of rec- this year, and we do that by us- tivities, and use of appropriate
reational opportunities during ing the same risk management protective gear in all activities.
the summer, the period be- skills we apply on the job to
tween Memorial Day and La- ensure everyone returns safely “Most mishaps are prevent-
bor Day weekends is the most at summer’s end and ready to able,” Parsons said, “and mis-
important time to incorpo- accomplish the mission. Sum- hap prevention requires doing
the right thing. Sometimes
Technical sergeant promotion release delayed
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs tors since becoming TIS/TIG eligible for promotion.
“Because changes to the process are significant, we are
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Technical sergeant promotion
selection results, originally scheduled for release May 28, testing every aspect of the system to ensure accuracy,” said
will be delayed to enable the Air Force to continue to validate Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for man-
extensive system changes to the Weighted Airman Promo- power, personnel and services. “Anticipated sew-on dates for
tion System (WAPS), officials announced. this list will begin in August and therefore the delay will not
affect actual promotion dates. Airmen who are selected for
The 2015 technical sergeant promotion cycle is the first to technical sergeant will still sew on based on their line num-
incorporate recent changes in the enlisted evaluation report ber and in sync with the normal cycle.”
(EPR) and promotion system. Recent alterations affecting
this promotion cycle include changes in the WAPS calcula- Once the validation is complete, Air Force officials will an-
tion, revised points for time-in-service (TIS) and time-in- nounce the promotion results release date on www.af.mil and
grade (TIG), EPR point value of 250 points, and the inclusion www.afpc.af.mil. In addition, Airmen can monitor myPers
of up to the last three EPRs of personnel with weighted fac- for updates.
