ALCGPSC 133/19 - DIRECT ACCESS (DA) – LIMITED ACCESS YEAR END

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/27/2019 09:25 AM EST

united states coast guard

27 NOV 2019

UNCLAS //N02620//
ALCGPSC 133/19
SUBJ: DIRECT ACCESS (DA) – LIMITED ACCESS YEAR END
A. ALCOAST 368/19
1. As announced in reference (a), there will be no field access to DA from 19 Dec 2019 through 31 Dec 2019. Commands/SPOs will not have access to view data nor enter any pay and/or personnel actions
during this period. System availability will be restored for all users on 1 Jan 2020.
2. Transactions with an effective, start, or end date between 19 Dec 2019 and 31 Dec 2019 for accessions, separations, PCS, and reserve orders should be avoided. If unavoidable, the transactions will
need to be entered after system availability has been restored and a trouble ticket must to be submitted to PPC to have data corrected in DA.
3. All E8 evaluations shall be entered and finalized by COB 18 Dec 2019.
4. All leave with a start or end date through 31 Dec 2019 shall be approved by COB 18 Dec 2019.
5. Promotions and advancements with effective date of 1 Jan 2020 will be processed as normal and members should expect their 15 Jan 2020 pay to reflect entitlements earned in their new pay grades.
6. Actions for a decedent affairs case shall be processed as normal. SPOs shall contact PPC Customer Care immediately to have the transaction entered in DA.
7. E-resumes cannot be submitted during the DA unavailability period.
8. Direct questions during this time to PPC Customer Care Branch (CCB) at 785-339-2200/toll free 1-866-772-8724, via e-mail to ppc-dg-customercare@uscg.mil or by completing a trouble ticket at
http://www.uscg.mil/ppc/ccb/.
9. Released by:  CAPT G. T. Prestidge, Commander, CG Personnel Service Center. The Service Center for our Most Important Resources – Our People.
10. Internet release authorized.