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About the SPO Newsletter
An authorized publication, the SPO Newsletter is published under the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay & Personnel Center. Views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Department of Homeland Security or the U.S. Coast Guard. The SPO Newsletter shall not be considered an authority for any official action and is non-record material. The SPO Newsletter is published quarterly. Articles are solicited from all readers.
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Articles for the SPO Newsletter may be submitted by e-mail to the Procedures & Development branch e-mail address "PPC-PF-PD". Articles may also be submitted via our web form. All items approved for publication will immediately be posted on our SPO news web page.
Publication schedule
Issue | Deadline for input | Release date (+/- 7 days) |
Fist Quarter | 01 March | 01 April |
Second Quarter | 01 June | 01 July |
Third Quarter | 01 September | 01 October |
Fourth Quarter | 01 December | 01 January |
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2009:
Issue 02/09 ![PDF FORMAT](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090825063630im_/http://www.uscg.mil/global/img/pdf.gif)
-- April - June 2009.
- Registration Open for 2009 SPO/Admin Workshop
- About the SPO Newsletter
- SPO Metrics Data Cube Measures
- New SRB Multiples
- Critical Skills Training Bonus
- Reserve Long-Term Active Duty Orders — Stop Dates are not Required for Pay Entitlement Entries
- Communicating with the CGPSC Self-Validation Team
- YN Access — Don’t Abuse It!
- SWE Sea/Surf Duty and Awards Point Policy Change
- ISC Ketchikan YN1 Receives Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Award
- Competency Codes for Officers
- New Date Fields Added to the Honors and Awards Component in Direct-Access
- Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - Foreign PCS Travel for Dependents
- VA Accepting Applications for Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
- SATO's "GetThere" to be Updated for Secure Flight Compliance
- Spotting Signs of a Rental Scam
- Disestablishment of MLC SPOs
- 2008 SPO Conference Update on Questions Asked
- Retiree Customer Care Notes
- Order Notes Updates
- POV/HHG & TEMDUINS
- Coast Guard Unit Commendation Awarded
Issue 01/09 ![PDF FORMAT](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090825063630im_/http://www.uscg.mil/global/img/pdf.gif)
-- January - March 2009.
- Unit Name Change
- Changes to Documentation and Data Validation Requirements
- About the SPO Newsletter
- PPC Web Addresses
- New Uniform Regulations Manual Released
- Timing of PCS Reporting Entitlement Transactions
- Redesign of Online Customer Care Trouble-Ticket
- Personnel Service Center, Arlington VA, Established
- PSC Arlington, Divisions & Branches
- 25-Years of Modernization for CGHR
- Amending CGPSC (epm) Separation Authorizations
- Correcting or Deleting Reenlistment Contracts
- Per Diem Committee Merged with Defense Travel
- E-mail Access required for Password Resets
- BAH/COLA for Single members Paying Child Support
- HHGs Transportation/Storage for Retiring/Separating Members
- PCS Travel Claim Tips
- Airline Tickets and Passports for OVERSEAS/OUTCONUS Travel
- YNs Microsite Moves to New CG Portal
- Deployable Operations Group Names SPO YN as Enlisted Person of the Year
- PPC Workshops
- Change Log: PPC Worksheets
2008:
Issue 04/08
-- October - December 2008.
- 2008 SPO Conference/Customer Advisory Council Meeting After-Action Report
Issue 03/08
-- July - September 2008.
- 2008 SPO Conference/Customer Advisory Council Meeting Presentations
- PPC CO's Corner - Recent SPO Conference a Great Success!
- Contacting PPC Customer Care, New Online Trouble-Ticket Form, PPC Weekend Staffing
- Waiver/Remission News
- Automatic Termination of DA User Access
- RELAD or Transfer to the IRR
- SGLI Debts
- Excess Baggage Fees
- AO's Notes on PCS Orders
- Emergency Travel Allowances
- Award Codes Update
- 2009 Procedures and Development Workshops
- Retirement Processing
- New PPC Survey
- Sale of Special Leave Accrual
- FY09 SDAP Codes
- TOPTS/JUMPS Password Rules
- Retirement Certificates Delay in Mailing
- TDY in Direct Access
- Reserve Orders Contingency Data Codes
- FY09 ADT/IDT Limit Exceptions
Issue 02/08: -- April - June 2008.
- Dates Announced for the 2008 SPO Conference/PPC Customer Advisory Council Meeting
- Repaying Travel Overpayments by Check or Money Order
- Enlistment Bonuses
- Annual Purchase Limit for Savings Bonds
- Termination of DA User Access
- SGLI and VGLI Premium Reductions Effective 1 July 2008
- Award Administrative Responsibilities
- Mailing of Personally Identifiable Information
- Using the TPAX Forgotten Password Reset Feature
- Processing PCS Travel Advance Requests in T-PAX
- How to Calculate the Cost of a "GTR"
Issue 1/08 -- January - March 2008.
- What is "Compute"?
- TDY in Excess of 180 Days
- Savings Bonds need to PCS with you
- Why Do We Start Cost of Living Allowance Entitlements When the PDS Doesn't Currently Receive COLA?
- Personnel Data Extracts (PDEs) for May 2008 Servicewide Exam
- May 2008 SWE Waivers
- Patrol Forces Southwest Asia SPO
- Subsistence Entitlements and Reserve IDT Drills
- PPC (P&D) Workshops
- Begin Extension/Re-Extension Report
- TPAX Forgotten Password Reset
- Documentation Required with Requests for SOCS/SOCSS
- TLE - The Basics
- New PCS & TDY Mileage Rates
2007:
Issue 4/07 -- September - December 2007.
- Statement of Intent for the Selective Reenlistment Bonus
- Regular to Reserve Officer Commission
- Help Us Help You
- Contacting PPC Customer Care
- Per Diem Rate Change for PPC Travel
- Global Pay (Retired Pay System) - SPOs Play a Critical Role in the New System
- Reenlistment Contracts
- TSP Changes for 2008
- Divorce or Death of a Spouse
- BAH and Allotments for Public Private Venture Housing
- TRICARE Dental Program Update
- FY 2008 IDT Drill Cap Exceptions
- Working With the Employee Entitlements Component in Direct Access
- PCS Order Notes/ Remarks
SPO News 04/07 (PDF Format).
Issue 3/07 -- July - August 2007.
- PPC's 25th Anniversary Celebration
- Customer Advisory Council Meeting Update
- Processing Schedule
- Transitional Health Care Benefits (TAMP)
- Diving Pay
- Manual Pay Intervention
- TSP Forms for Military Personnel
- Per Diem for Travel by Car Ferry
- PCS Mileage Rate Change
- Annual BAH/ Dependency Data Verification
- New PDR Manual
- BAH Code And Dependency Status - Verify Both!
- PPC Workshop Schedule for January to March 2008
- Meet the PPC (p&d) Staff
SPO News 03/07 (PDF Format).
Issue 2/07 -- April - June 2007.
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Issue 1/07 -- January - March 2007.
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2006:
Issue 04/06 -- October - December 2006.
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Issue 3/06 -- July - September 2006.
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Issue 2/06 -- April -- June 2006.
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Issue 1/06 -- January -- March 2006.
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2005:
Issue 4/05 -- October -- December 2005.
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