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- About ASB Main Page
- Deployment Travel and Travel Readiness
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Government Travel Charge Card
- Household Goods Officers
- Important Regulation Changes
- Junior COSTEP Travel Information
- Links
- Official Travel Forms
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Table of Frequently Used Acronyms
- Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY)
- Transportation
- Travel and Transportation
- Travel and Transportation Allowances FAQ
- Travel and Transportation Entitlements Summary
- Travel, PCS and Transportation
- Important Regulation Changes
- Travel & Transportation Entitlements Summary
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
- Temporary Duty (TDY)
- Junior COSTEP Travel Information
- Official Travel Forms
- Household Goods Officers
- Transportation
- Government Travel Charge Card
- Table of Frequently Used Acronyms
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- Links
- Travel and Transportation Allowances FAQ
- Managing TSP after separation or retirement
- Retiree Pay-USCG Website
- SGLI Information
- SGLI Premium Rates (PDF, 20kb)
- T-SGLI Information
- TSP Information (PDF, 99kb)
- Uniformed Service Member Pay
- PHSPay
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA) Overview
- DCFSA Benefits
- DCFSA Eligibility Guide
- DCFSA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- DCFSA Fact Sheet for Military Spouses
- About Personnel & Career Management
- Awards-Introduction
- USPHS Award Recipients
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Background
- Awards Process
- General Guidance
- Types of Awards
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- Leadership
- List of Agency Awards Coordinators
- List of Agency Liaisons
- USPHS Awards Process Flow Chart
- DEERS Information (PDF, 139kb)
- Important Information Regarding DEERS and ID Cards During COVID-19 (PDF, 57kb)
- eCORPS Information
- Education Benefits Overview
- FAQs
- Forms
- Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF)
- eOPF FAQs
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- FAQs Practice Hours and Special Pay Changes
- Practice Hours User Guide
- Licensure
- Transcripts FAQs
- Extramural and Intramural Training FAQs
- Officer Leave and Absence Request FAQ
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Practice Hours
- Link to list of Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chairs (PDF, 19kb)
- About Policy
- Commissioned Corps Issuance System
- Commissioned Corps Legislative Liaison Program (CCLLP)
- Equal Opportunity
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Political Restrictions
- Promotion Ceremony Protocol (PDF, 126kb)
- SGHG Drill and Ceremonies Manual (PDF, 3.39mb)
- Uniform Specifications
- PHS Hard Shoulder Boards and Sleeve Insignia (Male and Female) (PDF, 828kb)
- PHS Soft Shoulder Marks (Unisex) (PDF, 324kb)
- Promotion Preparation
- Checklist (Due Dates & Reminders)
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- Zones
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- Leadership
- List of Agency Liaisons
- List of Chief Professional Officers (CPO)
The USPHS Commissioned Corps is committed to our mission to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation. Public Health Service officers are trained and equipped to provide crucial public health leadership, assist with policy development, advance innovation and science, provide essential care services and respond to national and global public health emergencies. Through our Active Duty Regular Corps, our Public Health Response Strike Team (PHERST) and our Ready Reserve Corps, we remain responsive and available to rapidly deploy in the service of health.
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Direct Access Migration Information
Welcome to the Direct Access (DA) Migration Information webpage! This page is designed to provide information about the Commissioned Corps human resources system transition to Direct Access.
Our goal is to provide you tools and information to navigate the new DA system seamlessly. We will update this webpage and send communication directly to Corps officers and liaisons regarding upcoming changes and how to prepare for those changes. CCHQ is making it a top priority to ensure you have the knowledge and access needed for a smooth transition.
The following functions migrated to Direct Access on January 1, 2016:
- Leave Request and Tracking: For updates and information, please visit the Officer Leave and Absence Request FAQs webpage located on the Officer Support tab. This webpage also contains information on available user guides and tutorials.
- Personnel Orders
The following function will migrate to Direct Access on or after March 31, 2016:
- All Active Duty Payroll
Direct Access Updates
General DA Migration Information
January 4, 2016: DA Live - Help Desk Information (pdf, 399 KB)
December 15, 2015: Direct Access Employee ID (EMPLID) Number will replace SERNO (pdf, 127 KB)
October 27, 2015: Critical CCHQ and Direct Access deadlines for officers (pdf, 494 KB)
May 13, 2015: An Introduction to Direct Access Migration (pdf, 231 KB)
Active Duty Pay
December 23, 2015: Payroll Documents to CCHQ Compensation Section (pdf,405KB)
December 9, 2015: Active Duty Pay Schedule Update (pdf, 102 KB)
July 14, 2015: Twice Monthly Pay Date Starting January 2016 (pdf, 237 KB)
Officer Leave
January 29, 2016: Updated Absence Request Function FAQs (pdf, 268 KB)
December 28, 2015: New DA Self-Service Absence Request. (pdf, 460 KB)
November 13, 2015: Entering Advanced Leave in December (pdf, 107 KB)
October 14, 2015: Accrued Annual Leave Carried Over Until September 30, 2016 (pdf, 142 KB)
September 1, 2015: Mandatory COLTS Leave Balance Verification and Certification (pdf, 853 KB)
May 21, 2015: COLTs Leave Balance Verification—Due July 1, 2015 (pdf, 583 KB)
Personnel Orders
General information about DA Migration:
- This migration places Commissioned Corps pay and personnel processing under one system with the United States Coast Guard. This results in a standardized system that reduces security risks and cost.
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The following functions are currently performed in the DA system:
Assignments
Position management
Awards
Readiness compliance
Immunizations tracking
Recruitment
Leave Requests & Tracking
Retiree Payroll
Officer profiles
Security Clearances
Personnel Orders
Self-Service
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The following functions will not migrate to Direct Access and will remain with the Corps’ current system:
- Electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPF)
- Commissioned Officers’ Effectiveness Report (COER)
- Promotion Boards
- Additional resources, manuals and guidelines:
Questions? Comments? Please email us at DAMigration@HHS.gov.