Defense Military Pay Office DMPO Fort Gordon

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Defense Military Pay Office(DMPO) - Fort Gordon

• CPT Donald Houston- Defense Military Pay
  Officer
• SFC Francine Stewart - Operations NCO

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DMPO Mission

• To provide timely and accurate military pay and
  PCS travel support to the Fort Gordon military
  community.

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DMPO TASKS

• Pay Transaction input
• Inprocessing
• Outprocessing
• Inquiries answered
• Support for emergencies
• PCS advance payments
• Retirements/Separations

• PCS settlement payments
• PCS DITY Payments
• TLE TLA payments
• Mil Pay Debt Collections
• MIDMO/EOM DJMS payments
• Allotment payments (EFT JAN99)
• Daily EFT emergency CK payments

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CASUAL PAY

• Casual Pay (CP) is a temporary reimbursement
  payment for funds not paid due to erroneous
  computation, collection or an inadvertent
  omission. CPs are paid only when the soldier is
  in extreme need of these funds and cannot wait
  until payday.

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ADVANCE PAY

• Advance Pay (AP) is only authorized for a
  permanent change of station. The purpose of an
  AP is to provide the soldier with additional
  funds for PCS expenses not reimbursable by the
  government. For example transportation,
  temporary storage of household goods, excess
  packing and shipping costs, securing new living
  quarters or additional costs incident to the PCS
  move.

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Unit Commander's Guide to the Unit Commander's
Finance Report (UCFR)
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The UCFR provides the unit commander a one line
roll-up of a soldier's monthly pay account
making it easier to review the soldier's
accountability and pay entitlements.The review
of the UCFR by the unit commander, and immediate
notification to finance when a difference is
noted, is essential in order to reduce fraud,
waste and abuse and ensures that soldiers
receive the pay they are entitled.
UCFR
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Certification requirement in accordance with
MILPER Message 95-225 and AR 600-8-6. " I
certify that I have reviewed the accountability
and duty status of the personnel contained on
this UCFR, and they are assigned or attached to
my unit, unless annotated otherwise. To the best
of my knowledge, this information is correct or
has been corrected on this report." Above
statement must be followed by the signature block
and signature of the commander.
UCFR
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Commanders Responsibilities

• ACCOUNTABILITY
• AUTHORIZED/UNAUTHORIZED ENTITLEMENTS
• PAY OPTION
• LEAVE BALANCE
• CORRECT DUTY STATUS
• ETS
• GRADE

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FINANCE HANDBOOK

• DEFENSE MILITARY PAY OFFICE (DMPO)
• FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
• JANUARY 2001/UDATED 29 MARCH 2002

The Finance Hanbook is updated monthly via
information provided in the Finance Newsletter
located at www.gordon.army.mil/Finance, click on
Newsletter.
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Finance Handbook - Chapter

• One - DMPO Responsibilities (Liaison NCO,
  LES/NPA, Disbursing, In/Out Processing, Ret/Sep,
  Phone s)
• Two - Unit Responsibilities (Intra-Post
  Transfers, UTM, Leaves, Pay Elections,
  Allotments/Bonds, UCFR)
• Three - Payments (Casual, Advance, SRB, EB)
• Four - Special/Incentive Pay (SDP, Demolition,
  Parachute, Flight, Aviation, Special Medical)
• Five - Allowances (BAS, TLE, BAH, TLA, FSH)
• Six - Collections (Travel, Garnishments,
  Remission / Cancellation, Waivers)
• Seven - Travel (PCS, Dependent, Advance, TDY)

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• Finance Readiness

• Timeliness of Pay Documents
• Accuracy of Pay Entitlements

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Timeliness

• Based on the effective date of transaction
• Need leadership involvement to make it work
• Costs the Government millions of dollars of
  overpayment

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Accuracy

• Submit the appropriate documents initially
• Soldiers drawing BAH residing in government
  quarters (family/single housing)
• Soldiers on a meal card drawing BAS
• Consecutive Article 15s with maximum punishment
  (FG/CG) while soldier is still serving on the 1st
  Article 15

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Finance Tools

• IVRS
• General information about pay
• EMSS

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Employee/Member Self Service(E/MSS)

• What is E/MSS?
• How does E/MSS work?
• What can I do after accessing the E/MSS system?

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What Is E/MSS

• Employee/Member Self Service is an Initiative
  Sponsored by the Defense Finance and Accounting
  Service providing more responsive service to
  customers (voluntary service)
• Offers additional features over IVRS, which only
  allows you to query pay information
• Provides power for pay account changes in a
  secure electronic environment
• Delivers the ability to process transactions
  through a combination of Internet/Web or IVR
  technology
• Offers a tool for reviewing service members pay
  account information prior to and after changes

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How Does E/MSS Work?

• All DFAS Customers (Active/Res/NG/Retirees) will
  receive a temporary PIN which must be customized
  when first accessing E/MSS
• In addition to your SSN and PIN, customers will
  need access to a personal computer with one of
  the following browsers Netscape Navigator 4.01
  or higher, Micorsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or
  higher, or Netscape Communicator
• Access the E/MSS at HTTPS//EMSS.DFAS.MIL or
• HTTP//WWW.DFAS.MIL/EMSS
• DEMO site may be accessed at EMSSDEMO.DFAS.MIL,
  using pseudo-SSN of 999999991 with a PIN of 1111
• When you create your PIN - KEEP IT PRIVATE!
• When you give your PIN and your SSN to anyone
  they can also access your account...Change your
  PIN periodically

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What can I do after accessing the E/MSS system?

• Start, Change Direct Deposit (EFT)
• Change Federal Tax Withholdings and Exemptions
• Change PIN
• View and Print LES (effective 13 July 2001)

• Start, Stop or Change Allotments
• Change Correspondence Address
• Start, Stop Savings Bonds
• Changing State Taxes Exemptions

Future Enhancements
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Current Problems affecting Finance Readiness

• Student In-processing
• Meal Collection for Field Duty
• Article 15s with maximum punishment
• Improper annotations on UCFRs
• PSNCOs not available for LES Handout
• Suspense on entitlement verification not met

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Current Problems affecting Finance Readiness

• Spouses with General POAs requesting to Start,
  Stop, or Change Allotments
• Meal collection for soldiers on Separate Rations

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QUESTIONS??