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Thanksgiving Day Holiday – November 14, 2018: November 14, 2018; In observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, the National Finance Center (NFC) will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018, including the NFC Contact Center. All (NFC) applications will remain available during the holiday and payroll/personnel processing will continue as normally scheduled. Read more...

NFC BSM ServiceNow Customer Survey – October 29, 2018: October 29, 2018; The National Finance Center (NFC) Business Service Management (BSM) ServiceNow Customer Surveys will be available starting Monday, October 29, 2018. Read more...

Security Access System Verification Test: October 22, 2018; The National Finance Center will conduct a verification test of a newer version of the Security Access System, also known as “Top Secret,” on Saturday October 27, 2018. Read more...

NFC’s Veterans Day Holiday Schedule: October 22, 2018; In observance of the Veterans Day Holiday, the National Finance Center (NFC) will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018, including the NFC Contact Center. All NFC applications will remain available during the holiday and payroll/personnel processing will continue as normally scheduled. Read more...

eOPF Application System Maintenance: October 19, 2018; The Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) will be off-line this Saturday, October 20, 2018, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST for routine system maintenance and server patching. Read more...

2019 Personal Benefits Statements – Requirements due by December 19, 2018: October 15, 2018; The National Finance Center (NFC) is preparing for the creation of the 2019 Annual Personal Benefits Statements, herein referred to as the Benefits Statements. Employees will have access to their Benefits Statements via the Employee Personal Page (EPP) and through their Human Resource Office via NFC's Reporting Center under the Financial Reports menu. The projected timeframe for the posting of the 2019 Benefits Statements to EPP and the Reporting Center is the beginning of April, 2019. Read more...

Reminder: Fiscal Year End T&A Processing PP20: October 15, 2018; As a reminder, the National Finance Center no longer prorates accounting across fiscal years. Therefore, Agencies should not use stored accounting in Pay Period (PP) 20 instead prepare a single T&A distributing all time-in-pay status for each line entry to the appropriate accounting data for both FY 2018 and FY 2019. Read more...

Retirement Processing, Payroll Reconciliation, and Military Service Deposit Dedicated Mailboxes: October 5, 2018; The National Finance Center's Payroll Reconciliation Branch is available to receive inquiries and documentation via email at three dedicated mailboxes. Read more...

Project 660650 (30229) NFC EPIC to Mirror EmpowHR Deleted SF2809 and SF2810: October 5, 2018; The National Finance Center will make the following changes in the processing of FEHB SF2809/SF2810 documents within the Document Entry, Process, Inquiry and Correction System (EPIC) application to avoid processing errors which may result in delays in coverage. Read more...

NFC's Columbus Day Holiday Schedule: September 28, 2018; In observance of the Columbus Day Holiday, the National Finance Center (NFC) will be closed on Monday, October 8, 2018, including the NFC Contact Center. Read more...

Net Salary Payment Dates for Calendar Year 2019: September 26, 2018; The schedule provided is to inform customers of the number of paychecks that will be received in Calendar Year (CY) 2019. The schedule also indicates the dates that the Direct Deposit net salary payment will post to personal bank accounts; and, dates when paper paychecks will be mailed each pay period. Read more...

eOPF Application System Maintenance: September 7, 2018; Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will be performing maintenance to their disaster recovery servers beginning Saturday, September 8, 2018, beginning at 5:00 a.m. CST ending Monday, September 10, 2018, at 5:00 a.m. CST. Read more...

Announcing Upcoming EPIC Training: September 7, 2018; The National Finance Center’s (NFC) Training and Communication’s Branch (TCB) is now accepting enrollment for the instructor-led Entry Processing Inquiry System (EPIC) training course. The course will take place October 23, 2018, at the USDA Client Services Office (CSO) located in Washington D.C. This 3-day class will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. EST, concluding on October 25, 2018. Read more...

NFC Contact Center Limited Service: September 4, 2018; This notification is to inform all customers that due to Tropical Storm Gordon, the National Finance Center’s (NFC) Contact Center (NCC) (including the Government Insurance Services Branch (GISB) Help Desk, which services DPRS, TIPS, and CLER) will have limited service on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, beginning at 12:00 p.m. CST. Read more...

Top Secret R16 Testing - Revision: August 31, 2018; This is a revision to the Customer Notification originally provided on August 22, 2018. The National Finance Center (NFC) will be testing Top Secret (TSS) software. TSS is the mainframe software that manages our security and is critical to our environment. NFC is requesting for Agency customer participation in addition to Agency Security Officers (ASOs) to participate in testing. The testing is now scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. CST. Read more...

NFC Contact Center Limited Service: August 30, 2018; This notification is to inform all customers that due to an all employee meeting with senior leadership, the National Finance Center’s (NFC) Contact Center (NCC) (excluding the GISB Help Desk, which services DPRS, TIPS, and CLER) will have limited service on Thursday, August 30, 2018, between 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT. Read more...

Insight System Maintenance: August 29, 2018; Due to system maintenance, Insight will be unavailable Friday, August 31, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. CT until 12:30 p.m. CT. Read more...

Time and Attendance: August 29, 2018; This notice serves as a reminder to all Agencies of the requirement for the submission of Time and Attendance (T&A) data. Timely receipt of T&A(s) by the National Finance Center (NFC) is very important since it impacts the employee’s pay. Read more...

Administrative Leave Act of 2016, Final Regulations: August 28, 2018; The National Finance Center (NFC) is informing our Customer Agencies that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has provided the final regulations on April 10, 2018, for the Administrative Leave Act of 2016, regarding Weather and Safety Leave. This type of leave will stand alone and be reported to OPM separately from the other types of Administrative Leave. Read more...

Labor Day Holiday: August 24, 2018; In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, the National Finance Center (NFC) will be closed on Monday, September 03, 2018, including the NFC Contact Center. All NFC applications will remain available during the holiday and payroll/personnel processing will continue as normally scheduled. Read more...

Top Secret R16 Testing: August 22, 2018; The National Finance Center (NFC) will be testing Top Secret (TSS) software. TSS is the mainframe software that manages our security and is critical to our environment. NFC is requesting for Agency customer participation in addition to Agency Security Officers (ASOs) to participate in testing. Read more...

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