1. Overseas Assignment Orientation
Center for Global Health
Workforce Management Office
Global Assignment Management Team

2. Introductions Meet your GAM Coordinator Review GAM services
Determine Family Status
What family members will be accompanying employee
Introductions

3. Medical Clearances Why is clearance necessary Clearance Process
State Program
Clearance Process
Health insurance requirements
Medevac process
Medical Clearances

4. Security Requirements
Security Process
Training Requirements
PFWO
FSI
Security Requirements

5. Passport/Visa process
Contacts
Passport/visa

6. Educational Allowance
Education Travel
Special Needs
Children

7. Pets Pet travel Employee’s responsibility Check Country requirements
Make arrangements
Reimbursement of travel expenses only
Pets

8. Leave Annual Leave Ceiling increase Home Leave accrual
Rest and Recuperation Travel
Authorized Destination
Home Leave travel
UAB
Home of Record
Emergency Visitation Travel
Leave

9. Pay and Allowances Loss of Locality Post Allowance – Cost of Living
Post Hardship Differential
Danger Pay
Separate Maintenance Allowance
Foreign Transfer Allowance
Miscellaneous
Pre-departure Subsistence
Pay and Allowances

10. Ensure correct withholding is made
Check tax liability
Taxes

11. Beneficiary Forms Important – keep updated Forms needed
Retirement
CSRS, SF-2808
FERS, SF-3102
Unpaid Compensation, SF-1152
FEGLI, SF-2823
TSP, TSP-3 (
Beneficiary Forms

12. Relocation Process Who handles relocation? HHGs POV Shipment
BPD
HHGs
POV Shipment
Consumables
Unaccompanied Baggage (UAB)
Housing
USG
LQA
Relocation Process

13. Miscellaneous Online Bill Payments Home Owners Insurance Contacts
EOC –
GAM Coordinator
MyPay access
Miscellaneous

14. Useful Websites U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheets
U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings
State Deparment Post Reports
st_reports.htm
State Deparment Office of Allowances
Useful Websites