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The United States does not fight alone, nor do we deter alone. The U.S. relies on strong alliances. Within the Department of the Air Force (DAF), both military and civilians cultivate deep, enduring relationships through security cooperation with our allies and partners to support global operations. DAF civilians in the International Affairs (IA) career field are trained with competencies necessary to meet the challenges of the ever-changing global political-military environment.
As a PALACE Acquire (PAQ) Foreign Affairs Specialist within International Affairs Career Field, you’ll work side by side with leaders with years of experience dedicated to strengthening alliances and partnerships. Since International Affairs civilians are at the forefront of international relations operations, International Affairs PAQs are afforded assignments to real-world projects with significant global impact. Successful completion of the PAQ program offers you an opportunity to join devoted International Affairs civilians to make an impact on global security in a permanent position.
CAREER PATHS
Foreign Affairs | Foreign Disclosure | Treaty Compliance | Country/Regional Management | Security Cooperation | Security Assistance | Political/Military Affairs
PAQ QUALIFICATIONS
U.S. citizenship
Recent graduate (within two years of completing degree or within six years if a Veteran) or full-time undergraduate/graduate student graduating during current semester
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in International/Global Affairs or related fields
GPA 2.95 or above
Ability to obtain Security Clearance funded by Department of Air Force (e.g., Background check)
PAQ PROGRAM DETAILS
A formal three-year training and career development track
Real-world projects and missions
Mentoring provided by Senior leadership
Annual performance-based promotions
Placement into a permanent Air Force Civilian Service position once PAQ Program is successfully completed
PAQ BENEFITS
Student Loan Repayment
Tuition Assistance toward a graduate degree while in the PAQ program
Recruitment Bonus for selected positions
Paid move to employment location (if required upon conversion to PAQ program)
Fueled by innovation, ingenuity, and a start-up mentality, Unified Platform/LevelUP Code Works is the principal cyber factory for the Air Force, developing rapidly deployable software capabilities in support of the Department of the Air Force and the Department of Defense’s most critical cyber missions. It’s responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the Development/Security/Operations (DevSecOps) software development toolkit across the Department of Defense and the armed services.
Black Label supports Offensive Cyber Warfare and Information Warfare for the Department of the Air Force and the Department of Defense by providing advanced DevSecOps capabilities and technologies that streamline software development and deploy it in non-traditional, innovative ways to meet warfighters’ every need the instant they need it.
Platform One is the official Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) enterprise of the Department of Defense (DoD), congregating the top capabilities of the Software Factories at the core of its software ecosystem to create Cloud Native Computer Foundation (CNCF)-compliant Kubernetes distributions, infrastructure as code playbooks, hardened containers, and other Customer DevSecOps Platforms with baked-in security.
EITaaS partners with industry leaders to incorporate best-in-class commercial technology to standardize Department of the Air Force (DAF) IT services, improving the agility, reliability, and resiliency of IT data operations, while maximizing user productivity and optimizing mission readiness enterprise-wide.
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Cloud One provides valuable tools to significantly reduce software development costs while deploying powerful Risk Management Framework processes that allow applications to inherit a common infrastructure and entry-point for negotiating the cloud.