DAFGM2022-17-01
13 September 2022
MEMORANDUM FOR ALMAJCOM-FIELDCOM-FOA-DRU/CV
DISTRIBUTION C
FROM: SAF/CN
1800 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC 20330-1800
SUBJECT: Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum Establishing the Policy to
Support Remote Workers
By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force, this Department of the Air Force Guidance
Memorandum (DAFGM) provides interim modifications to guidance concerning information
technology (IT) support to remote workers as defined by DAFGM 2021-01 to
DoDI1035.01_DAFI36-816, Telework Program. Compliance with this Memorandum is
mandatory. To the extent its directions are inconsistent with other Department of the Air Force
publications, the information herein prevails, in accordance with DAFI 90-160, Publications and
Forms Management and DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures. This
guidance is applicable to the entire Department of the Air Force (DAF), including the Regular
Air Force, the United States Space Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the
Civil Air Patrol (when conducting missions as the official Air Force Auxiliary), all DAF civilian
employees and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF issuances.
This DAFGM assigns the roles and responsibilities to support teleworking government employees
working outside the local area of their unit (Attachment 1).
The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this DAFGM are identified with a Tier
(“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following each compliance statement, DAFI 90-160 and
DAFMAN 90-161, Table A10.1 for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier
numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier
waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the DAFGM OPR for non-tiered compliance items.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained
in accordance with AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program,
and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the
Air Force Records Management System.
