12 2 STA T .4 41 7PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8(e)CERTIF I CA TI ONBY T H E S ECRETARY OF D EFEN S E .—Aft e r t h e Se c ret a r yo ftheA i r F orce subm its the re p orts re q uire d by sub - sectio n s (b) and (c) , and before any conso l idation of aircraft repair facilities and personnel of the acti v e Air Force w ith aircraft repair facilities and personnel of the Air N ational G uard by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Defense shall certify that such consolidation is in the national interest and will not adversely affect recruitment, retention, or e x ecution of the Air National Guard mission in the individual States. SEC.325 . R E PO R T O NAI R F ORCE CI V I L IAN PERSONNEL CONSOLI D A - TION PLAN. (a) R E P ORT RE QU IRE D .—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and H ouse of Representatives a report on the Air Force plan for imple- mentin g the direction of the B ase Realignment and Closure Commission for the consolidation of transactional wor k loads from the civilian personnel offices within the service components and defense agencies, retaining sufficient positions and personnel at the large civilian centers to perform the personnel management advisory services, including non-transactional functions, necessary to support the civilian workforce. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—At a minimum, the report required by subsection (a) shall address the steps taken by the Air Force to ensure that such direction is implemented in a manner that best meets the future needs of the Air Force, and shall address each of the following
( 1 ) T he anticipated positive or negative effect on the produc- tivity and mission accomplishment of the managed workforces at the different commands. ( 2 ) The potential future efficiencies to be achieved through an enterprise-wide transformation of civilian personnel services. ( 3 )Thesi z e and complexity of the civilian workforce. ( 4 ) The extent to which mission accomplishment is dependent upon the productivity of the civilian workforce. ( 5 ) I nput from the commanders of the large civilian centers regarding the effect of consolidation on workforce productivity and costs. ( 6 ) The status of ongoing consolidation efforts at the Air Force P ersonnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and the target timelines for delivery of services to the various installations. ( 7 ) The advantages and disadvantages of retaining certain personnel management and advisory services functions at the large civilian centers under local command authority to include on-site control of staffing of positions filled through internal or external recruitment processes, employee management rela- tions, labor force planning and management, and managing workers compensation programs. ( 8 ) The standards and timeliness for transitioning the per- sonnel classifications currently performed by large civilian cen- ters, the transition plan, particularly as it assures ready access to classifications needed for staffing and other purposes by the large civilian centers, and the expected performance and evaluation standards for providing classification services to the large civilian centers once the transition is complete.
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