New travel system in effect By MyCG Staff Travel during the new fiscal year will look a little bit different as the service moves away from TPAX and ADTRAV and implements the new E-Gov Travel System 2, or ETS2. On Oct. 1, the Coast Guard transitioned to the new ETS2, with travel service provider, CWTSATO. This will replace the Coast Guard’s current system, TPAX, and booking provider, ADTRAV. This transition will correlate with the migration of the new Financial System Management Solution and will comply with DHS mandates and audit requirements. “As we begin to transition to the new system, implementation teams are working to minimize impact to the workforce and mission execution,” said Capt. Derek Smith, commanding officer, Pay and Personnel Center. The ETS2 travel system will be a self- service system, designed for booking travel arrangements, and routing orders through an approval hierarchy including authorizing officials and funds managers. This new system will be a modern approach to travel that will ease the administrative burdens on commands as well as members who are waiting on travel orders. The sequencing of routing will be a cultural change to how some travel orders are created in the Coast Guard. Training the Coast Guard workforce on ETS and FSMS is a top priority. Implementation teams are developing a training plan that will include online resources such as user guides, video tutorials, and online forums. Training will also be available Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 during all-hands events. For more information on ETS or for more upcoming information on training sessions please visit the following website: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/ets/. Should units have direct questions regarding ETS workforce training, members should email the Travel Management Office at [email protected]. � New Electronic Contact Tracing Application By MyCG Staff The highly transmissible Delta variant is fueling a nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases. Contact tracing continues to be a critical, time tested tool in limiting the spread of COVID-19 and preserving mission readiness. To optimize timely and efficient contact tracing, the Coast Guard Electronic Contact Tracing Application was released for Coast Guard-wide use on July 2. All contact tracing should now be completed through CGECTA. Those with known or presumed COVID-19 must report their case in CGECTA. The process takes only one to two minutes, and a CAC is required. The case is then assigned to the appropriate contact tracing team for follow-up. Reservists participate in CG Contact Tracing by making an entry in CGECTA only when they become ill or exposed to COVID-19 while on orders. Those who don’t have access to a CG workstation or VDI may use a proxy; a supervisor, watchstander, or shipmate with access can make a report on another’s behalf. Alternatively, members can email their name, unit, and phone number to [email protected] and the case will be dispatched to the appropriate contact tracing team. � Note: This does not replace the need to update CGPAAS status, as per ALCOAST 174/20. Issue 3 • 2021 � RESERVIST 33
