<div dir="ltr">FYI, as a reminder, please see security requirements for official travel to Africa....<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Caroline Corvington</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:caroline.corvington@noaa.gov">caroline.corvington@noaa.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 9:20 AM<br>Subject: REMINDER: Fwd: NEW SECURITY Requirements for Official Travel to Africa<br>To: _NWS XOs <<a href="mailto:nws.xos@noaa.gov">nws.xos@noaa.gov</a>><br>Cc: Ethan Jessup - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:ethan.jessup@noaa.gov">ethan.jessup@noaa.gov</a>>, Darlene Roberts - NOAA Affiliate <<a href="mailto:darlene.roberts@noaa.gov">darlene.roberts@noaa.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<p>XO's, <br>
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<p>Please redistribute the information below to staff who may travel
to Africa and to your travel specialists. I just received an
email from a traveler going to South Africa next month who's ECC
was denied because they had not taken the HTSOS.<br>
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<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Caroline</p><div class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-forward-container">
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<td>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:16:41 -0400</td>
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<td>Caroline Corvington <a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:caroline.corvington@noaa.gov" target="_blank"><caroline.corvington@noaa.gov></a></td>
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<td>_NWS XOs <a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nws.xos@noaa.gov" target="_blank"><nws.xos@noaa.gov></a></td>
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<td>Ethan Jessup - NOAA Federal
<a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ethan.jessup@noaa.gov" target="_blank"><ethan.jessup@noaa.gov></a>, Darlene Roberts - NOAA
Affiliate <a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:darlene.roberts@noaa.gov" target="_blank"><darlene.roberts@noaa.gov></a></td>
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FYI - please distribute. IAO's travel team (Ethan and Darlene)
will also distribute to their travel contacts.<br>
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For Travel to Africa. Details are in in bold in Brian Hall's
email at below.<br>
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<li>Tips from Caroline....<br>
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<ul>
<li><span>In order to get the link for the course
you will need to enroll in the course by completing
the SF-182 in full. <br>
</span></li>
<li><span>There is a fee associated with the SF-182<br>
</span></li>
<li><span>It should take 3-5 days for FSI to enroll
you/provide you with a password, however given the new
requirement and increase requests it may take longer.
If that is the case and someone has a trip coming up,
call and email FSI.<br>
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<li><span>When you complete the course make sure to
PRINT the certificate.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li><span>ECC will not be approved without proof
(certificate) you have taken the course.</span></li>
<li><span>Call FSI </span><span><span> <a href="tel:703-302-7137" value="+17033027137" target="_blank">703-302-7137</a> </span>if you have
questions they are very helpful.</span></li>
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<div class="gmail_extra">On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:33 AM,
Travis Grout - NOAA Affiliate <span dir="ltr"><<a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:travis.grout@noaa.gov" target="_blank">travis.grout@noaa.gov</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear IAC colleagues -
<div>Please flag this for any in your office that
may travel to Africa this year. The online High
Threat Security Overseas course is now required
for all USG travelers going <b>anywhere</b> in
Africa. Although the language below refers to
"TDYers," this requirement applies to all official
USG travel to Africa (even for a meeting that
lasts only a day or two). </div>
<div>Cheers - </div>
<div><span class="m_-5231352749561488332HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Travis<br>
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From: Hall, Brian G<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span> Sent:
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 3:45 PM<br>
To: Hall, Brian G<br>
Subject: Official Travel to Africa?
Read this please!<br>
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<b>Good Afternoon,</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b><b><br>
</b></span><b> Please be advised:
the online High Threat Security
Overseas <u>(HTSOS)</u><</b><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reg.fsi.state.gov/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?EventId=HT401" target="_blank">http://reg.fsi.state.<wbr>gov/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?<wbr>EventId=HT401</a></b><b>>
course is now required for all U.S.
government official TDY travelers
heading anywhere in Africa for less
than 45 days, and the Foreign
Affairs Counter-Threat <u>(FACT)</u><</b><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reg.fsi.state.sbu/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?EventId=OT611" target="_blank">http://reg.fsi.state.<wbr>sbu/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?<wbr>EventId=OT611</a></b><b>>
course is required for any traveler
to anywhere in Africa for more than
45 days. <br>
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We're providing this info after
seeing several interagency travelers
get their eCCs denied because they
weren't aware of the regulation. If
you're already aware of the
regulation, please just make sure
your colleagues are also aware.</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b><b><br>
</b><b> High Threat Security Overseas,
or HTSOS, is a five-hour online
course that is required for anyone
at any Post in Africa for less than
45 days in a calendar year. You
should be able to sign up here<</b><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reg.fsi.state.gov/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?EventId=HT401" target="_blank">http://reg.fsi.state.gov/<wbr>dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?<wbr>EventId=HT401</a></b><b>>.
<br>
<br>
Unfortunately the info on the site
is out of date, and actually ALL
Sub-Saharan African countries should
be listed. The info also says to
fax your application, but you should
instead <font color="#cc0000">email
it to <a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FSIRegistrarHT401@State.gov" target="_blank">FSIRegistrarHT401@State.gov</a><<wbr>mailto:</font></b><font color="#cc0000"><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FSIRegistrarHT401@State.gov" target="_blank">FSIRegistrarHT401@<wbr>State.gov</a></b><b>>.
<br>
For any questions, please call FSI
at </b><b><a href="tel:703-302-6961" value="+17033026961" target="_blank">703-302-6961</a></b><b>.</b></font><b><br>
</b><b> </b><b><br>
</b><b> TDYers going for longer than
45 days need to take a week-long
in-person training course that lasts
a week and is called the Foreign
Affairs Counter-Threat course<</b><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reg.fsi.state.sbu/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?EventId=OT611" target="_blank">http://reg.fsi.state.<wbr>sbu/dstc/CourseCatalog.aspx?<wbr>EventId=OT611</a></b><b>>,
or FACT. It is also commonly
referred to as "crash and bang." <br>
<br>
<font color="#cc0000">For most of
you, the HTSOS online course will
be the best option that will allow
you to comply with the regulation
and continue doing your TDYs to
South Africa and elsewhere in
Africa. <br>
<br>
Again, you should submit your
requests via email but to <a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FSIRegistrarOT611@State.gov" target="_blank">FSIRegistrarOT611@State.gov</a><<wbr>mailto:</font></b><font color="#cc0000"><b><a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FSIRegistrarOT611@State.gov" target="_blank">FSIRegistrarOT611@<wbr>State.gov</a></b><b>>.</b></font><span><br>
<br>
Third-party contractors and other
types of employees all have
different regulations as detailed in
the spreadsheet below. Military
personnel are exempt. I hope this
helps avoid any future issues for
you and those in your agency who
travel to beautiful South Africa!<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
<br>
Brian Hall<br>
South Africa Desk Officer<br>
U.S. Department of State<br>
Office of Southern African Affairs<br>
</span><a href="tel:202-647-9838" value="+12026479838" target="_blank">202-647-9838</a> |
<a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:HallBG@State.gov" target="_blank">HallBG@State.gov</a><mailto:<a class="m_-5231352749561488332moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:HallBG@State.gov" target="_blank">HallBG<wbr>@State.gov</a>>
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