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consisting of exactly 52 weeks or 364 calendar days. However, a calendar year actually consists
of either 365 or 366 calendar days. Thus, a calendar year may have more paid work days than a
52-week year. A General Accounting Office study published in 1981 demonstrated that over a 28-
year period (the period of time it takes for the calendar to repeat itself) there are, on average, 2,087
work hours per calendar year. This average results from the fact there are usually 4 years with 262
work days (2,096 hours), 17 years with 261 work days (2,088 hours), and 7 years with 260 work
days (2,080 hours). The 2,087 divisor is derived from the following formula: (2,096 hours*4 years)
+ (2,088 hours*17 years) + (2,080 hours*7 years) / 28 years = 2,087.143 hours. Using 2,087 as the
average number of work hours in a calendar year reasonably accommodates the year-to-year
fluctuations in work hours.
Controlled Program Element—Any program that is funded outside of AFRC and controlled by
a separate agency, such as Special Operations Forces or Military Intelligence Program.
Department of Defense Component—Refers to any Department of Defense activity other than
the Department of the Air Force and Air Reserve Components.
Full—Time Equivalent—A FTE is a measure of workload; a daily work allocation is 8 hours,
and a yearly allocation may be 2080 hours (40 hours per week for 52 weeks). An individual’s
work duration may be determined based on the person's FTE in the following way, for a given
period of two work days: 0.75 FTE (assumed) x 2 work days (given) x 8 hours per workday (typical
allocation rate) = 12 hours work duration.
Headquarters Air Force—Refers to the Secretariat and Air Staff.
Inherently Governmental/Commercial Activity—Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR)
Act of 1998, Public Law 105-270, mandates that all functions within the federal government be
coded into one of three categories, Inherently Governmental (IG) , Commercial Activity Exempt
(CE), or Commercial Activity (CA). This act serves two primary functions, ensure IG functions
remain in-house and to achieve savings and effectiveness of CAs through cost analysis. The act
further mandates that the coding of all Air Force authorizations, with the exception of Non-
appropriated Fund (NAF) and some intelligence authorizations, be reported to Congress on an
annual basis.
Inventory for Contract Services—As required by USC Title 10, Section 2330a, the intent of the
ICS is for the Department of Defense to provide an inventory of contract service support, to include
the contractor labor hours expended, and report this by the end of the 3rd quarter of the next fiscal
year. This includes a service-level review of the inventory to ensure contractors are not performing
inherently governmental work; that to the maximum extent, contractors are not performing close
to inherently governmental work; that any personal service contracts being performed are within
statutory and regulatory guidance; and to identify any support contractor activities that may be
considered for conversion to government performance.
Major Command—For the purposes of directions in this instruction, collectively refers to Major
Commands, Direct Reporting Units, field operating agencies and SAF/AAR and the National
Guard Bureau (NGB). The term “Command” may also be used instead of “Major Command”
(e.g., “command grade factor” instead of “Major Command grade factor”).
MAJCOM/A1M Staff—Refers to Major Command, Direct Reporting Unit, Field Operating
Agency manpower staffs, NGB/A1M and SAF/AARM.