[RETVET-INFO] DFAS Preparing for Spring 2013 myPay Release

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Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 19:46:31 -0500
The Spring 2013 myPay release will affect all users and be phased in over the
next 5 months, beginning May 11, 2013. It requires users to change their
passwords every 60 days using stronger 15 to 30 character passwords. The change
strengthens security and complies with current Defense Department guidelines.

myPay is the online pay management system for payroll customers of the Defense
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). The system is anticipated to be
unavailable for several hours on May 11. DFAS recommends myPay users plan to
access the system on May 10 or after May 11 to avoid any inconvenience while the
new release is put online.

"While each myPay release brings new and better ways to manage the pay of our
military, federal civilian employee and military retiree customers," said Dave
McDermott, DFAS deputy director for Operations, "the latest release will affect
all 4.5 million established myPay account holders. New and more stringent
password requirements may seem bothersome to some of our users, but in a world
of identity theft and online criminal threats, it is the password requirements
that safeguards your money, your identity and your well being."

Beginning in May, groups of users will be required to establish new passwords
when they attempt to access their accounts. DFAS expects it will take four
months before all users have updated their passwords. Once a password has been
created, each myPay user will have to update their password every 60 days.

DFAS plans to send email alerts 10 days before expiration of a user's password.

Customers logging into myPay using DoD computer access cards (CAC) or a
similarly encrypted federal ID card will not be required to enter a password to
log in to myPay.

"The FBI, the Commerce Department and other federal and state agencies all
recommend strong passwords along with ways to protect personal information and
computer networks as the best defense," McDermott said.

 

More information on the myPay Spring 2013 release and the new password
requirements is available on the DFAS website at
http://www.dfas.mil/dfas/mypayinfo.html or click on a link below to get myPay
release details for that particular category.

 

  . Stronger Password Requirement (All myPay customers) -
http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/password.html

 

  . Password Reset Questions (all myPay customers) -
http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/securityquestions.html

 

  . For Active Duty Army, Navy and Air Force -
http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/foractiveduty.html

 

  . For Active Duty/Reserve Marine Corps -
http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/formarines.html

 

  . For Military Retirees - http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/forretirees.html

 

  . For Savings Deposit Program participants -
http://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/forsdpparticipants.html

 

  

 

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SOURCE:  DFAS Press Release, 24 Apr 13, at
http://www.dfas.mil/pressroom/dfasnewsreleasearchive/Release1304001.html

 

 

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[RETVET-INFO] DFAS Preparing for Spring 2013 myPay Release

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