Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the program manager and provide military expertise in developing, planning, organizing, training, equipping, and sustaining Combat Arms Small Arms Program during the planning, programming, and budget (PPBS) cycles for peacetime missions and certain major war, mobilization, and contingency operations plans. Responsibilities Serves as Program Manager of the Air Force Combat Arms (CA) Program. Conducts research on other services, federal agencies, civilian police, and allied nation's ground combat weapons programs and initiatives in order to keep USAF current on latest training, weapons, maintenance, and ammunition technologies. Performs budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of a budget with different sources and types of funding. Applying Combat Arms expertise, performs a broad range of highly complex and controversial qualitative and quantitative analyses of programs, policies, and issues which have major impact on Air Force Combat Arms policy in the development of long-range plans such as CA readiness issues with Air Force Expeditionary Forces, emerging friendly and enemy Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP's), integration with HQ AF Weapons and Ammunition plans, and similar operations or contingency plans. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes ???????experience in combat arms expertise, weapons trainings, programs, ammunition, and maintenance; monitoring budget and funding; and conducting complex weapons research and analyses. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: In-depth knowledge of Presidential Decision Directives, Executive Orders, United States Codes, Director, National Security Agency Policies, Central Intelligence Directives (DCIDs), DoD, HQ USAF, and MAJCOM policies relating to Air Force Systems with extensive knowledge of a wide range of Combat Arms programs, concepts, principles and practices at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Knowledge of the Combat Arms systems, practices, principles, and procedures utilized in other DoD agencies and well as what's available in the private industry to ensure state-of-art applications. Practical knowledge of the DoD and USAF budget and procurement processes to plan, organize, execute and sustain Combat Arms programs, projects, and proposals for near- and far-term. Extensive knowledge of the budgetary process, including preparing and justifying a budget and operating the budget under organizational and congressional procedures to ensure appropriate funding levels. Knowledge of the relationship of the various Air Force and Joint Service entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations with an understanding of the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. Skill in developing, determining, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative readiness assessments of Air Force organizations using a wide range of unclassified and classified support tools such as defense readiness reporting, installation health assessment, Inspector General tools, and Security Force automated databases and Automated Readiness Information System (ARIS). Ability to formulate strategic program plans that assess policy/program feasibility and include realistic short- and long term goals and objectives. Anticipates, identifies, and consults on potential or actual problem areas relating to program implementation and goal achievement; selecting from alternative courses of corrective action; taking action from developed contingency plans. Ability to negotiate complex issues and maintain good working relations with internal and external organizational units, approaching each problem situation with a clear perception of organizational and political reality. Utilize contacts to build and strengthen internal support bases; getting understanding and support from higher level management. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.