In order to avoid repercussions by violating the federal financial Anti-Deficiency Act (31 USC 1341) all PCS transfer/separation orders must be placed in either a Ready, En route or Finished status prior to 24 SEP 2012 or they will be cancelled by PSC and re-issued in FY13 (subject to the availability of funds).
E-Mail ALSPO message F/12 (of 10 August 2012) provides SPOs with the procedure to identify open FY12 orders. All open FY12 PCS orders must be processed not later than 24 September 2012. The ALSPO also provides procedures for canceling orders if they are no longer needed.