ALCOAST 153/24 - APR 2024 DIRECT ACCESS CLOUD MIGRATION - ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING OUTAGE TO DIRECT ACCESS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 153/24
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SUBJ: DIRECT ACCESS CLOUD MIGRATION - ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR
UPCOMING OUTAGE TO DIRECT ACCESS
1. This ALCOAST announces the upcoming migration of Direct Access
to the Coast Guard AWS GovCloud environment. This is a complex
project due to substantial data transfer and critical interface
connections with multiple government partners, including the
Department of Defense and US Treasury.
2. Starting 2000 EDT, Friday, May 10, 2024, the migration will begin
and there will be no access to Direct Access. Direct Access is
scheduled to be reactivated at 0600 EDT, Thursday, May 16, 2024.
3. The Direct Access migration impacts all Active Duty,
Reservist, Retirees, Annuitants, and civilian supervisors of
military members. During this timeframe, access for all users will
be unavailable. This means no login access, including no ability to
submit absence requests, no processing of pay or separation
transactions and no processing of orders to include Reserve IDT,
ADT, etc. This outage period was selected to minimize impacts to
normal Mid-Month and End-Month payroll processing.
4. Commanders, Commanding Officers, Officers-in-Charge and Command
Senior Enlisted Leaders should advise all members of the need to
complete any required work prior to 2000 EDT, Friday,
May 10, 2024.
5. If you have any questions, please contact LT Brenda J. Rosado,
COMDT (CG-1B1) at (202) 475-5026, or Brenda.J.Rosado@uscg.mil.
6. Dr. D. M. Navarro, Executive Director for Personnel Readiness
(DCMS-DPR-XD), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.