Technician Resources
Technician BranchBenefitsHR DevelopmentLabor RelationsOffice of Worker’s Compensation Program (OWCP)Staffing and ClassificationRetirements
WELCOME TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIAN FULL-TIME FORCE BRANCH PAGE.
Here you will find various resources provided by sections within the Technician Branch to help you.
This page provides essential information, reference materials and contact information for each staff section.
| National Guard dual-status technicians are a unique type of federal employee. They are civilians who work for the National Guard. Their jobs range from helicopter, airplane, and tank mechanics to clerical and support workers. Unlike other federal employees, National Guard dual-status technicians are required to maintain military status as a condition of their civilian position. Most federal employees are covered by Title 5; however, dual-status technicians are covered by both Title 5 and Title 32 (known as the Technician Act). The Technician Act requires dual-status technicians to wear a military uniform as a condition of their employment; leave their civilian position if they can no longer meet their military requirements; and exempts the workers from overtime pay, seniority, and Merit Systems Protection Board rights that other federal workers have. Competitive technicians are civil service and are not required to maintain military membership in the National Guard. |
BENEFIT RESOURCES
| New Benefits Page | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USERRA – The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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HR DEVELOPMENT
- Performance Management
- Training
- Awards
- Guides
Performance Management |
| TPR 451 – Awards Program |
| Hawaii National Guard Technician Awards Program (Coming Eventually) |
| TPR 430 – National Guard Technician Performance Appraisal Program |
| Appendix B – Guidelines for Appraising |
| Appendix A Performance – Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Instructions on MyPerformance: https://gko.portal.ng.mil/joint/J1/D06/MyPerformance/Forms/AllItems.aspx |
AwardsHING_Performance_Management_Awards_Program_(9Nov18) – (FY2025 link under construction) NGB Form 32 – Used for awards greater than $10,000. DD Form 2906 DoD Civilian Performance Plan, Progress Review and Appraisal – To be used by Supervisors or Employees with no access to the electronic MyBiz+ My Performance appraisal tool – DD Form 2906 Sample HING FORM 32 – (Link under construction) |
Training |
| SUPERVISOR TRAINING – Technician Personnel Management Course (TPMC) / Federal Employee Manager Course (FEMC) |
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The Hawaii National Guard Human Resources Office (HING-HRO) will provide NG Joint Supervisor Development Course (3 days, initial training) on the following dates in 2025:
HING-HRO will provide refresher training (1 day retraining for supervisors who have completed initial training) on the following dates this year:
Please register on our Sharepoint. TECHNICIAN TRAINING TRAVEL:
Technician Travel Requests, along with the required documents must be submitted to the Tech Travel email box NLT 45 days prior to the training event for training validation, funding approval, and securing HRDS and Billing Official authorization. These approvals must be obtained before DTS Authorization approval.
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Guides |
| How To Guide for PAA – Employee MY BIZ -Gives detailed instructions for employee MyBiz portion of PAA |
| How To Guide for PAA – Rating Official My Workplace -Gives detailed instructions to supervisors and managers for My Workplace option of PAA. |
| HLR how to guide -Gives detailed instructions to higher level rating official for My Workplace option of PAA. |
| Introducing the NG PAA – Employee -A powerpoint presentation of screenshots from the Performance Appraisal Application in DCPDS for the employee. |
| Introducing the NG PAA – Rating Official and Higher Level Reviewer (HLR) -A powerpoint presentation of screenshots from the Performance Appraisal Application in DCPDS for the rating official and higher level reviewer (HLR). |
| WRITING EFFECTIVE CRITICAL ELEMENTS (JOB OBJECTIVES) – A guide to writing job objectives (formerly referred to as “critical elements”) with explanations and examples of the SMART and MARST formats. Generally SMART is used for GS and MARST used for WG. A sample of the mandatory supervisory critical element or job objective can be found on page 44. Guide was adjusted to make it uploadable to website by removing NGB logo from coversheet and a picture from page 32. |
| WRITING EFFECTIVE SELF ASSESSMENTS – What is a Self Assessment? Writing the Self Assessment. Helpful-Hints – Things to Do/Not to Do |
| How to Guide for Uploading Professional Development Certificates – A self-help guide for employees to update their completed training certificates in MyBiz+ |
| HR Development POC: | ||
| Challis Santos |
Tech Travel email: |
808-672-1314 |
LABOR RELATION RESOURCES
| Regulations & Policies for Technicians: |
| Technician Personnel Regulations and Supplement |
| U.S. Office of Personnel Management – OPM.gov |
| Union Contracts |
| USERRA |
| Hawaii National Guard Policies, Guidance & Memorandums |
| Other useful Resources: |
| Sample Alternate Worksite Memorandum |
| How to Get an Alternate Worksite Approval Request |
| Labor Relations POC: | ||
| Mr. John Yim | [email protected] | 808-672-1555 |
WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM (OWCP)
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) passed in 1916 |
| Provides compensation to civilian employees of he US for disability due to personal injury or disease sustained in the performance of duty. 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. |
FECA Overview |
| FECA is adminstered by the Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs (OWCP), U. S. Department of Labor. Each employing agency is serviced by a District Office; Hawaii is serviced by the San Francisco District Office (#13). 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. |
STAFFING AND CLASSIFICATION
Useful Resources: |
| COMPATIBILITY: Military Technician Compatibility Reassignment Procedure |
| CONDUCT INTERVIEWS: How to Conduct a Successful Interview |
| POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: How to Find your Position Description(PD) |
| RE-EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES (COMING EVENTUALLY) |
| RESIGNATION: Technician Resignation Process |
| Staffing POC: | ||
| Mrs. Annie Salvador | [email protected] | 808-672-1228 |
| Mrs. Gretchen Molina | [email protected] | 808-672-1213 |
| Ms. Charlene Pasion | [email protected] | 808-672-1224 |
TECHNICIAN RETIREMENTS:
Retirement Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
DOD RETIREMENT AND SERVICE AWARDS 2019 |
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On behalf of the Adjutant General, the State of Hawaii would like to invite you to attend the State Department of Defense Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 12, 2019 RSVP: Link Coming eventually DATE: Friday, April 12, 2019 LOCATION: Hawaii Okinawa Center (HOC) TIME: 1100 – 1300 |
| CSRS Overview_ABC-C_10172014 |
| NGB FERS Overview_ABC-C_10152014 |
| Retirement Information Planning for Retirement Retirement Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS / CSRS Offset) Pre-Retirement Benefits Overview DCS Schedules |
| Retirement Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) FERS Retirement Overview Brief Creditable Civilian Service Deposit and Redeposit Service Military Buyback Post-56 Deposit Eligibility For Retirement Disability Retirement |
| Retirement Forms CSRS/CSRS Offset Retirement Forms FERS Retirement Forms General Retirement Forms Disability Retirement Forms Retirement Forms Preparation Briefs |
| Retirement POC: | ||
| Mrs. Noelani DE Silva | [email protected] | 808-672-1231 |