ALCGPSC 137/20 - DIRECT ACCESS (DA) - LIMITED ACCESS Year End

04 DEC 2020

UNCLAS //N02620//
ALCGPSC 137/20
SUBJ: DIRECT ACCESS (DA) - LIMITED ACCESS Year End
A. ALCOAST 436/20
1. As announced in reference (a), there will be no field access to DA from 18 Dec
2020 through 31 Dec 2020. 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 18 Dec 2020
and 31 Dec 2020 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 be
submitted to PPC to have data corrected in DA.
3. All Reserve E8 evaluations shall be entered and finalized by COB 17 Dec 2020.
4. All leave with a start or end date through 31 Dec 2020 shall be approved
by COB 17 Dec 2020.
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 and EERs 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
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ccb/.
9. Released by:  RDML S. N. Gilreath, Commander, CG Personnel Service
Center. The Service Center for our Most Important Resources - Our People.
10. Internet release authorized.