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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.

Errors identified:

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

PASSWORD RESET

The password reset function in Direct Access doesn’t function as designed. The loss of functionality is a result of Direct Access’s migration to a cloud provider’s servers.  We apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, the Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) does not have oversight of Direct Access functionality. PPC has made the C5I Service Center aware of the degradation in password reset functionality.  The C5I Service Center is working diligently to correct this issue.  In the meantime, please submit a trouble ticket (or call), so one of our technicians can assist in resetting your password.

If your email address is NOT present or is incorrect, you will not be able to use the self-service password reset feature. Your business email address in DIRECT ACCESS must be added to the system or corrected.  Active duty and Reserve members must contact your P&A office or Servicing Pay Office (SPO) for assistance to update. 

Please note: Customer Care will no longer send password resets for active/reserve military members or civilian employees to personal email addresses. All password resets will be sent to USCG.MIL email addresses only. Do not submit multiple requests.  Please allow 5 days upon submission for response. 

Guide: Passwords and Set up/Update Security Questions

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.

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ALCOAST 045/25SSIC 4600 SUBJ: MLINQS PCS TRAVEL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETE

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SUBJ: MLINQS PCS TRAVEL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETE
A.COMCOGARD PSC WASHINGTON DC 261756Z JUL 23/ALCGPSC 089/23
1.Effective 21 January 2025, MOVELINQS (mLINQS) shall be used to process all PCS travel. The final implementation is complete and mLINQS is now fully integrated with Direct Access and FSMS, allowing it to be the sole travel management system for PCS from start to finish. Yeomen no longer need to perform the manual workaround that was in use with ETS. This will reduce workloads on our YNs and speedup the overall process.
2.For the average member executing PCS orders, the process will not change greatly; travelers will continue to work with their unit's Admin office to create PCS authorizations. However, once the PCS is complete, members will be able to use the new Employee Portal in mLINQS to complete PCS travel vouchers.
3.mLINQS will continue to evolve to meet our workforce needs. Later in 2025, mLINQS will add functionality enabling travelers to make PCS travel reservations directly within the system.
4.PPC sponsored multiple mLINQS training seminars throughout 2024.Links to these training sessions can be found on PPC's SharePoint site, and will enable members to better navigate the Coast Guard's new PCS travel system.
5.For mLINQS news, updates, and training resources, visit PPC's mLINQS travel webpage and SharePoint site at PPC's mLINQS travel page and PPC SharePoint page:(Copy and Paste URL Below into Browser) https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/
6.Questions about these opportunities may be directed to LCDR Daris Pruter at Daris.L.Pruter@USCG.MIL.
7.CAPT Ryan P. Matson, Acting Assistant Commandant for Military Personnel (CG-1M), sends.
8.Internet release is authorized.



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.