Defense Travel Management Office Allowances and Regulations Update
The Defense Travel Management Office has updated following information for 01 May 2015: OCONUS Non-Foreign and Foreign Per Diem Rates Overseas Housing Allowances (OHA) Overseas Cost of Living...
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PPC Customer Newsletter 04/2015
Issue 04/15 (April) of the PPC Customer Newsletter is now available. In this issue: About the Pay and Personnel Center Customer Newsletter Defense Travel Management Office Allowances and Regulations...
View ArticleStarting BAH for Reserve Orders
New User Guide Added - "Starting BAH for Reserve Members". We have added a new user guide for starting BAH in connection with reserve active duty orders. The guide provides procedures for starting BAH...
View ArticleAlaska Marine Highway - Effective Immediately Changes to Military Holds and...
Effective immediately, copies of orders need to be into SATO to secure any Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) ferry reservations or the reservation may be canceled automatically. AMH has changed their...
View ArticleBonus Programs for FS and OS Rates
Bonuses. (Ref. ALCOAST 193/15) Enlistment Bonus (EB): A $10,000 EB is authorized for applicants to enlist in the Coast Guard, complete guaranteed FS or OS Class A-School after recruit training, and...
View ArticleMay 21 Training Opportunity: SGLI Program Overview
An Overview of the SGLI Program is being offered to all branches of service on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2 p.m. Eastern. The training will be done by phone, so no travel is involved. Who Should Attend?...
View ArticleDate Change for End of Month (EOM) May Avtive Duty/Reserve Pay Finalization
PPC (OD) moved the date for active duty and reserve payroll finalization from 20 May to 21 May. They will finalize active duty/reserve payroll in the morning and Retired in the afternoon on the 21st.
View ArticleManaging Earned Leave
As of 1 October 2015, leave carryover will be reduced from 75 to 60 days, with the exception of members meeting the SLA criteria. With the upcoming reduction in the amount of leave our members may...
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The "Retirement Orders" SPO user guide has been updated to note that Administrative Absences (processing point, job-hunting/relocation time, etc.) must not be entered in the Delay En Route section....
View ArticleImageNow/WebNow Outage 27 May - 1 Jun
The Imaging system (ImageNow/WebNow) will be shutdown and unavailable for EI-PDR viewing beginning 1700 (EDT) 27 May until 0600 (EDT) 1 June to transition to a new operating system.
View ArticleChange in Policy for Rental Cars
The Federal Register has published the Final Rule FTR Amendment on POV and Rental Car Policy (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-05-13/pdf/2015-11459.pdf). This Amendment to the Federal Travel...
View ArticleIncrease in Discount Meal Rate Deductions Implemented
ALCOAST 172/15; Coast Guard Food Service Meal Rate Changes, announced changes in the meal rates effective 1 May 2015. These changes were implemented in Direct Access and are reflected in the May...
View ArticleTransfer Season 2015 and CGOne User Accounts
The 2015 Transfer Season is in full swing, and similar to years past, an automated method is being used to move CGOne Standard User accounts from one unit to another. This process, which reconfigures...
View ArticleBAH Codes for Singe Members in Government Quarters
We updated the description for BAH Code "E" to inculde the following note "Includes Leased housing and government (DOD or CG) owned Family quarters that have been converted to UPH" This code must be...
View ArticleMay End-Month Payroll Processing Complete
"Payslips" for 1 June pay day posted. Report any discrepancies through the P&A Office (Admin) to the SPO. If SPOs cannot address or need assistance, the SPO will submit trouble ticket. Payslips can...
View ArticleTravel Orders Numbers and Accounting Data No Longer Included on Separation or...
Direct Access no longer automatically adds a Travel Order Number(TONO)/Line of Accounting(LOA) to Separation and Retirement Orders. TONOs/LOAs are now added by DCMS-831 (PCS TONO Funds Manager) if the...
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CG Department Run - Last Review Date Negative Number Error
Some users are receiving the an error ("Negative number assigned to an unsigned field") when running the department run report and clicking "Last Review Dt". This error occurs when one of the employees...
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WEBTPAX - Attaching Documents
Travelers, authorizing officials, and units have often asked when scanning and attaching documents within WEBTPAX would be authorized. As of 1 June 2015 the Pay & Personnel is authorizing and...
View ArticleIssue With the Funds Verification Link in WEB-TPAX
There is an issue with the funds confirmation link in WEB-TPAX. When you click the FINCEN link on the Certify Obligation screen, a blank web page opens. To get to the Query by Document ID page locate...
View ArticleUpdated WEB-TPAX Audit Tutorial
The Post Audit process has changed due to the implementation of document attachments in WEB-TPAX. View this tutorial to learn about the new procedures -...
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