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DITCO-Scott's interns graduate

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Colonel Robert Mitchell, Acting Chief of the Procurement Directorate, Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, Defense Information System Agency, presented seven "employees" of DITCO-Scott plaques in recognition of their recent completion of their intern program. Two of the interns are filling Information Technology Specialists, GS-2210-12 positions, and the remaining five interns are filling GS-1102-12 contracting positions in the organization.

These employees participated in DISA's Career Development Intern Program where DISA offers full-time permanent employment and aims at hiring high-caliber recent college graduates. This is a three-year program that provides on-the-job training, leadership and core training, rotational assignments and an educational allowance. All interns are assigned a mentor and must complete a comprehensive individual development plan tailored to specific goals. Interns are hired at GS-05, 07 or 09 with promotion potential to GS-13 for engineers and computer scientists, and hired at GS-07 with promotion potential to GS-12 for all other positions.

DITCO-Scott actively participates in the intern program as well as a number of others. The Student Career Experience Program, also known as Co-Op, offers students the option of full or part-time employment that provides work experience directly related to the student's educational program. Successful completion of the SCEP may offer students the opportunity for non-competitive conversion to a permanent intern position.

The Student Temporary Employment Program has two components - STEP Summer and STEP Year Round. The program provides flexible temporary employment to enable students to earn a salary while continuing their education, working full or part time, summer or year-round. DITCO-Scott offers the STEP Year Round only.

DISA's vision is to be the preferred provider of global net-centric solutions for the nation's warfighters and all those who support them in the defense of the nation. With a military and civilian workforce of more than 6,500 located around the world, the recruitment, retention and development of that force is critical to DISA successfully continuing to meet that vision.