DAFI 36-147: CIVILIAN CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITY

DAFI 36-147 — index record

Number	DAFI 36-147
Title	CIVILIAN CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITY
Published	January 11, 2023
Certified current	July 30, 2025
Office of primary responsibility	AF/A1
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	UpdateContact, April 9, 2026
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This publication implements Department of the Air Force (DAF) Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36- 1, Appropriated Funds Civilian Management and Administration. It provides guidance and procedures on civilian employee standards of conduct and individual responsibility throughout the DAF. It applies to United States Code (USC) Title 5 civilian employees, Title 10, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System or Cyber Excepted Service employees, and Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service and Senior Leader employees of both the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. It applies to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard; however, it does not apply to Title 32 Air National Guard Technicians. Where appropriate this instruction references the civilian standards of conduct specified in Department of Defense (DoD) 5500.07- R, Joint Ethics Regulation. In the event of a conflict between this instruction and the DoD 5500.07-R, the guidance of the DoD 5500.07-R is controlling. In collaboration with the Deputy

Summary of changes, as printed

This interim change revises DAFI 36-147 by deleting certain language to be in compliance with with Executive Order (E.O.) 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, dated 20 January 2025, and E.O. 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material.

Chapter 1—CIVILIAN CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITYp. 5
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 6
Chapter 3—STANDARDS OF CONDUCTp. 9
Chapter 4—DRESS, APPEARANCE, AND RELATIONSHIPSp. 12
Chapter 5—VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACEp. 14
Chapter 6—RELATED DIRECTIVESp. 16
Chapter 7—HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSES FOR DAF EMPLOYEESp. 18
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 23

All 54 contents entries

Chapter 1—CIVILIAN CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITYp. 5
1.1. Overviewp. 5
1.2. Policy Guidancep. 5
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 6
2.1. Director, Civilian Force Management Directorate (AF/A1C)p. 6
2.2. Air Force Personnel Center, Directorate of Personnel Programs (AFPC/DPP)p. 6
2.3. Major Commands, Field Commands, Direct Reporting Unitsp. 6
2.4. Civilian Personnel Section (CPS)p. 6
2.5. Judge Advocatep. 6
2.6. Installation Commander or civilian equivalentp. 6
2.7. Supervisor and Management Officialp. 7
2.8. Employeesp. 7
Chapter 3—STANDARDS OF CONDUCTp. 9
3.1. Furnishing Testimonyp. 9
3.2. Participating in Public or Civic Activitiesp. 9
3.3. Indebtednessp. 9
3.4. Canvassing, Soliciting, and Peddlingp. 10
3.5. Gamblingp. 10
3.6. Outside Employmentp. 10
3.7. Misuse of Government Propertyp. 11
3.8. Supervisor and Manager Official Conductp. 11
Chapter 4—DRESS, APPEARANCE, AND RELATIONSHIPSp. 12
4.1. Professional Public Imagep. 12
4.2. Civilian Dressp. 12
4.3. Civilian Uniform Wearp. 12
4.4. Relationshipsp. 12
Chapter 5—VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACEp. 14
5.1. Violence in the Workplacep. 14
5.2. Commandersp. 14
5.3. Supervisorsp. 14
5.4. Employeep. 14
5.5. Awareness of surroundings is key to taking responsive actionp. 15
Chapter 6—RELATED DIRECTIVESp. 16
6.1. Privacyp. 16
6.2. Disciplinep. 16
6.3. Drug and Alcohol Abusep. 16
6.4. Ethical Conductp. 16
6.5. Use of Government-Issued Credit Cardp. 16
6.6. Use of Government-Owned Computersp. 16
6.7. Use of Government Vehiclesp. 16
6.8. Unlawful Discrimination and Harassmentp. 16
6.9. Fraud, Waste, and Abusep. 17
6.10. Other Provisions on Employee Conductp. 17
Chapter 7—HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSES FOR DAF EMPLOYEESp. 18
7.7. Reporting Harassment, Reprisal or Retaliationp. 19
7.8. Filing A Complaintp. 19
7.9. Management Response to Reports of Harassment, Reprisal or Retaliationp. 20
7.10. Notifying Appropriate Officials of Reported Harassment, Reprisal or Retaliationp. 20
7.11. Performing Investigationsp. 20
7.12. Allegations Against a Director, Commander, or Similar High-ranking Officialp. 21
7.13. Corrective Measures and/or Disciplinary Actionp. 21
7.15. Writing Reports and Maintaining Recordsp. 21
7.17. Conclusion of an Investigationp. 21
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 23

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