HING Human Resources Office

National Guard Technician Branch

This page provides essential information, forms and reference materials for Federal Technicians.

The National Guard workforce is comprised of military technicians, competitive technicians and Active Guard Reserve (AGRs). Military technicians are required to maintain military membership in the National Guard in order to retain employment. Military technicians perform full-time work in their units, perform military training and duty in their units and are available to enter active military service at any time their unit is called to active duty.

The state Adjutant Generals, subject to federal regulations, are the designated employer of technicians. The Department of Defense, the Army and the Air Force, and the National Guard Bureau all oversee dual-status technicians.

GS Pay Scale 2020 Hourly: OPM 2020 GS table hourly

Here is what you need to know as a Newly Appointed Employee:

Technician Work Attire

• Duty Uniforms will be issued in accordance with appropriate service regulations
• Required rank insignia, name, service and organizational patches will be worn correctly
• Title 5 NG Employee Dress Code (T5 Dress Code Policy 17 JUL 18)

1_HRO In-Processing Slides without PFC as of 20201007
New Employee Orientation

Army Benefits Center- Civilian (ABC-C)!

Government Retirement and Benefits Platform (GRB)

Employee Benefits Automated Tracking System (EBATS)

Employment Verification allows employees to securely and conveniently provide proof of their employment and/or salary to an external organization or person. It’s quick and easy – have the organizations or recipients email address on hand, and log into My Biz, select Employment Verification, and then Details to Share. Details to Share include two secure choices of information to send:

• “Employment Information”, provides Employee Name, Current Date, Job, Organization, Last 4 of SSN, Employment Status, Employment dates, and Rate of Pay
• “Employment and Salary Information”, provides the same employment information above, plus total salary.

1. Log into the DCPDS PORTAL
2. Select, My Biz, Employment Verification
3. Select your Details to Share, either  Employment Information, or Employment and Salary Information
4. Enter Recipient Email Information
5. Enter (verify) your work email address is included in Recipient Information ‘CC’ field to receive a copy of Employment Verification email
6. Select Continue to ‘Acknowledge and Submit’ to send your EV information.

• Online request for employment verification or documents take about 10 days to process, you will receive your documents via fax or postal mail.

Same day service: 314-801-0800, but may have to wait a while on hold.

• Loan applicants
• Funerals
• Surgery
• Natural Disasters

Benefits of the eOPF include:

• Immediate access to personnel forms and information for a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Multi-level secure environment with security rules for sensitive information.
• No loss of official personnel documents due to filing and routing errors.
• Reduced cost associated with storage, maintenance, and retrieval of records.
• Electronic transfer of human resources (HR) data.
• Integration with agency’s human resources information systems (HRIS).
• Compliance with OPM and federally mandated HR employee record management regulations.

How to access your eOPF:

• Go to https://eopf.opm.gov/nationalguard.
• Click “Request your eOPF ID”.
• Enter your personal information, you should get an automated email.
• Once you get the email, click “Request your eOPF Password.”
• Enter more personal information, to include your eOPF ID.
• After your receive the password, you will able to log in and access your eOPF.

If further assistance is needed logging into eOPF, please send email to: [email protected] or call 866-275-8518.

Before separating or leaving your federal technician position download a copy of your own eOPF!

• Instructions to Print eOPF Record (as of 8 Jun 21)

Pay & Leave

LEAVE ADMINISTRATION

Advance Annual Leave Guidance

• TAG’s discretion to advance annual leave to an employee
• Not to exceed amount of leave the employee would accrue within the leave year
• Will not be approved if it is know (or reasonably expected) that the employee will not return to duty (i.e.-disability retirement)
• Employees who separate from service are required to refund the amount of advanced leave that is not paid back
• Employees pending separation will not be advanced leave which exceeds the amount that can be repaid by accrual before their date of separation
• Advanced Annual Leave Requests Forms must be signed by supervisor and emailed to: [email protected] final HRO approval
• Employee cannot be coded for advanced annual leave in ATAAPS until HRO approval

Advanced Annual Leave Request Form

Point of contact: HRO Benefits Section

Personal LWOP (Leave Without Pay)

Provides benefits to dependents if a work-related injury or disease causes death.

Funded through agency charge-backs.

Log on to https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/laws.htm for more information about FECA.

Individual cases are protected under the Privacy Act. Only employee, approved representative and agency may have access to information concerning compensation claim.

HIPAA does not apply to OWCP or employing agencies as it relates to information concerning the compensation claim.

No one may require an employee or other claimant to waive his/her right to claim benefits.

FECA is a non-adversial system. Disputes under FECA are resolved through informal conferences or formal reconsideration at the district office level, through administrative hearings, or review by the independent Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board whose decision is final.

Benefits provided under FECA constitute the sole remedy against the United States for work-related injury or death. A Federal Employee of surviving dependent is not entitled to sue the United States or recover damages for such injury or death under any other law.

Retirement Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS / CSRS Offset)

Pre-Retirement Benefits Overview DCS Schedules

How to Request a Retirement Estimate

FERS Retirement Overview Brief

Creditable Civilian Service

Deposit and Redeposit Service

Military Buyback Post-56 Deposit

Eligibility For Retirement

Disability Retirement

CSRS/CSRS Offset Retirement Forms

FERS Retirement Forms

General Retirement Forms

Disability Retirement Forms

Retirement Forms Preparation Briefs

Healthy Retirement Packet

IDEF

2020 Healthy Packets

DPMAP Training

Selection Board Training

Note: We no longer offer the Mobile Option. Please plan accordingly and come to the scheduled Board Training. (Dates are listed below.) You may contact HRO for a roster of individuals qualified to sit on your board or to be a Board Recorder.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW to sign up for the next upcoming class!

https://dod.hawaii.gov/hro/tech-tools/selection-board-training/