Defense Travel Management Office Allowances and Regulations Update
The Defense Travel Management Office has updated the following information for 01 January 2016: CONUS Per Diem Rates OCONUS Non-Foreign and Foreign Per Diem Rates Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)...
View Article2016 Tax Season Opens Jan. 19 for Nation's Taxpayers
Following a review of the tax extenders legislation signed into law last month, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation's tax season will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, Jan. 19,...
View Article2016 Payroll Processing Schedule
The 2016 Coast Guard Active Duty and Reserve Payroll Processing Schedule is available in three different formats: 2016 Pay Transaction Cutoff Dates (Calendar view) 2016 Pay Transaction Cutoff Dates...
View ArticleNo Need to Forward Search Suspension Authority or Mission Coordinator...
ALCOAST 460/15, which announced the creation of competencies for Active Search Suspension (ACTUS) Authority and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC), is causing some confusion in the field. The...
View ArticleNew Policy and Procedure for Updating Educational Accomplishments
Policy: When a member completes a course of study (college degree, GED, etc.), the member shall forward the official education transcript showing degree completion to the CG Institute for validation...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 DA Known Issues
Couple of things to pass with the recent upgrade of DA 9.1.First, all the old DA 8.0 paths that we are used to will lead you to blank pages. The more popular ones were Administer Workforce and Develop...
View ArticleProcessing Advance Pay Requests (Pay, BAH, OHA)
Due to recent upgrades in Direct Access 9.1 there has been a process change in entering Advance Pay / BAH / OHA. Previously the "Payment Date" and "Repayments Start" fields could be left blank. This is...
View Article2016 Supplemental Advancement Lists Established
ALCOAST 009/16; Active Duty Supplemental Advancement, establishes 2016 supplemental advancements for BM2 and FS2. Also see our Active Duty Supplemental and Striker Lists Information guide for list...
View ArticleFree tax-filing service offered through CGSUPRT
The Internal Revenue Service 2016 tax season begins 19 January. Starting January 12, CGSUPRT will offer free 2015 tax return filing services from H&R Block. This free offer is only valid if you...
View ArticleSupplemental and Striker Advancement Eligibility Lists Updated
The advancement eligibility lists for active duty striker and supplemental advancements have been updated to reflect requests processed prior to 11 January 2016. The advancement eligibility lists for...
View Article2016 Reserve Supplemental Advancement Lists Established
ALCOAST 012/16; Reserve Supplemental Advancement, establishes 2016 supplemental advancements for the following rates: BM1, BM2, DC2, FS1, FS2, HS2, IS1, IV2, ME1, ME2, and OS1. See our Reserve...
View ArticleCutoffs for November 2015 Servicewide Exam
ALCGENL message 004/16 (CGPortal link) establishes the cutoffs for advancements for participants of the November 2015 servicewide exam.
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Policy and Procedure Change for Processing FSGLI Spouse Coverage Election and...
Per E-Mail ALSPO B/16, the SGLV-8286A form is only to be completed when a member is reducing coverage, declining coverage, increasing coverage, restoring coverage, or applying for coverage when...
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SPO Contact List Updated
The SPO Contact list has been updated to reflect the following changes: SPO at SFO Eastern Shore (007649) has been dis-established and all assigned departments have been moved to the Base Portsmouth...
View ArticleCGHR: On the Radar Screen, 12 January
Welcome to the latest issue of CGHR: On the Radar Screen. You can access the newsletter when (and how) it's convenient for you - from work, from home, your smartphone, or your tablet. CGHR is your...
View ArticleJanuary Mid-Month Payroll Processing Complete
"Payslips" for 15 January pay day are available in Direct Access. Report any discrepancies through the P&A Office (Admin) to the SPO. If SPOs cannot address or need assistance, the SPO will submit...
View ArticleKnown Issue: Unit Roster
The DA Unit Roster is not working due to a coding problem when importing data from the PCS orders component. This is being worked on. There is no need to report Unit Roster issues to PPC until this...
View ArticlePayroll Processing Terms
Here are the terms and their meanings used on the Payroll Processing Schedule. Term Definition Pay Period Each month is divided into two pay periods. The first period, called "mid-month" covers the 1st...
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CGPORTAL KNOWN ISSUES: TIMEOUT WARNING ISSUE ON INTERNET EXPLORER 11
The Coast Guard is updating its workstations to Internet Explorer version 11. There is a known issue with this update and accessing the CGPortal (https://cg.portal.uscg.mil). Follow these instructions...
View ArticleMAY 2016 SWE Eligibility Requirements and SWE Announcement Message
The PPC (ADV) SWE Eligibility Requirements and SWE Announcement Message for the May 2016 SWE are posted below. The rating specific requirements shown in the blue boxes on the form are what our SWE...
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