Mr. Jason D. Howe, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Deputy Director, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for the management and operation of multiple military and civilian appellate processes that ensure due process, equity, fairness, and impartial treatment for all applicants. He oversees the Air Force Personnel Council, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records, Air Force Civilian Appellate Review Office, Air Force Security Protection Directorate, and the Department of Defense Physical Disability Board of Review.
Prior to his current role, he was the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Director, Plans and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services. Mr. Howe provided policy, guidance and oversight for the development of plans and the design of future human resource systems to ensure availability of personnel services for the Air Force and Space Force war fighters. He was responsible for the Talent Management domain IT infrastructure and Cyber security posture, including data centers and common IT enterprise services directly affecting 100+ IT systems for over 1 million users.
Mr. Howe's 22-year Air Force career delivered innovative technologies, many still in use, across assignments in multiple MAJCOM headquarters and acquisition offices across a variety of functional areas including cyber security, asset management, knowledge operations and systems engineering. His prior commercial positions included managing billion-dollar production of enterprise network storage systems. Prior military service includes electronics maintenance, radar operations and medical support.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science, Computer Technology, Purdue University, Indianapolis, Ind.
2004 Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix
2006 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Executive Leadership Development Program, Washington, D.C.
2018 Air Force Civilian Leadership Course, Warrenton, Va.
2022 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2023 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2024 Leading Data and AI-Enabled Organizations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1990–1997, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army
2. 1997–2001, Student and commercial positions
3. October 2002–January 2006, Systems Engineer, 554th Electronic Systems Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
4. January 2006–December 2009, IT Specialist, Directorate of Communications, U.S. Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
5. December 2009–March 2016, Systems Analyst and Acting Chief Technology Officer, Directorate of Communications, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Force, Langley AFB, Va.
6. March 2016–August 2021, Chief Technology Officer, Plans and Integration Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. August 2021–April 2024, Chief Information Officer and Deputy Director of Plans and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. April 2024–present, Deputy Director, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Air Force Civilian Achievement Award
Sustained Superior Civilian Performance Awards
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
(Current as of May 2024)