USCG Pay & Personnel Center

Direct Access User Guides Retiree Self-Service E-Gov Travel System (ETS)

DIRECT ACCESS

The Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) Customer Care Branch is receiving a high volume of phone calls and email inquiries from customers indicating Direct Access is down, timing out, or not accessible. If you or your members are experiencing any of the below error codes, please submit your concerns to C5ISC via CGFIXIT Ticket with a screenshot of the error code along with the IP Address you are attempting to log into DA from. PPC is unable to resolve Direct Access connectivity and system issues. Anyone outside of the CG network may call CGFIXIT for assistance at (855) 243-4948.

Errors identified:

Spinning circle
DA Link is timing out
404 Error code
Authorization Error – Contact your Security Administrator
Hmmm… Can’t reach this page

RETIRED PAY

At present, for temporary, permanent, VA offset, AEW’s, CRDP, and CRSC disability, we are encountering a processing delay due to systematic issues and a shortage of personnel. You remain our primary concern. We want to assure you that we are fully committed to resolving these issues promptly and handling your cases with utmost proficiency.

Customer Service Feedback

Mailing Address:

Commanding Officer (Staff Symbol)
U.S. Coast Guard
Pay & Personnel Center
444 S. E. Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591

Telephone

(866) 772-8724
0730-1600 (Central time) M-F

E-Mail

PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil

Web Content Manager

ATTENTION: NEWS AND UPDATES FROM PPC TRAVEL

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Jan. 7, 2025 —

PPC Travel brings you the latest news/updates!!!

ATTENTION: mLINQS is Officially LIVE!

Please visit (mLINQS PCS travel application) before processing any PCS travel claims using the mLINQS LIVE system. This website will provide essential information to help avoid overpayments, duplicate claim processing, and also provide other news and updates about mLINQS processes as we continue to transition to FULL mLINQS PCS live capabilities.

Reminder to AO’s……

If a PCS claim is started in the mLINQS “Legacy Process Calculator” drop down, it should end in the “Legacy Process Calculator” drop down (using the legacy process (mLINQS PCS travel application) to avoid duplicate claim submissions.

If a PCS claim starts in the mLINQS “US Coast Guard Uniformed Employee PCS” (this is the LIVE PCS mLINQS connection) drop down, it should end in the “US Coast Guard Uniformed Employee PCS” drop down.

FY24 PCS ORDERS THAT NEED FUNDS INCREASED

Obligations created in DA that require an amendment or need to be cancelled will be updated manually in FSMS by a USCG Funds Manager.
If the relocation is created in Direct Access, claims will be submitted on SharePoint portal and FINCEN will enter vouchers manually. ETS vouchering will continue for claims created under DA.

The U.S. Department of Defense is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. DoD websites use the WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standard.

For persons with disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on a particular website, please use the form DoD Section 508 Form. In this form, please indicate the nature of your accessibility issue/problem and your contact information so we can address your issue or question. If your issue involves log in access, password recovery, or other technical issues, contact the administrator for the website in question, or your local helpdesk.