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The E-Gov Travel Service (ETS) is a government-wide, web-based, and world-class travel management service. This streamlined service continually applies commercial best practices to realize travel efficiencies and deliver a transparent, accountable, and sustainable service that yields exceptional customer satisfaction.

The ETS program is currently operating in its second contract period, ETS2, which includes a three (3)-year base period and three four (4)-year option periods through June 3, 2027. The legacy ETS transition ran through November 11, 2015. The government is preparing to deliver the next iteration of an end-to-end travel and expense service, called ETSNext . 

With ETS2 you can:

• Create and manage travel authorizations and the travel approval process.
• Submit vouchers and receive reimbursements.
• Notify the traveler and the approver when a selection is out of compliance with flexible auditing based on agency business rules.
• Capture receipts, manage itineraries, and approve authorizations and vouchers on a capable mobile device.

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The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.

Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.

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Coronavirus: Moscow Launches Electronic Travel Pass System

2020-04-14T18:43:08.034Z

In Russia, the number of coronavirus cases is soaring: almost 3,000 new cases in 24 hours and the authorities no longer hide their concern about the spread of the disease. Re…

Text by: Daniel Vallot

In Russia, the number of coronavirus cases is soaring: almost 3,000 new cases in 24 hours and the authorities no longer hide their concern about the spread of the disease. Result: the control of containment measures is more stringent. In Moscow, an electronic pass will be requested from all motorists and public transport users.

From our correspondent in Moscow,

This pass, Muscovites can get it online on the website of the town hall, but also by phone or SMS. It is now essential for all trips by car, bicycle, scooter or public transport.

Only workers who cannot exercise their activity remotely are entitled to it until the end of the confinement , announced for now on April 30th. Another eligible category: people who have to leave their home for a medical emergency or those who want to go shopping in the car. In both cases, the pass will only be valid for one day.

As of Tuesday, more than 3 million requests had been received, but almost a third had to be canceled due to errors found in the forms. To deter fraudsters, the Moscow city hall says it will verify all data entered.

For now, this system does not apply to pedestrians who can still go shopping in the store closest to their home or go for a walk with their dog. But the Moscow city hall warns: it can expand this system if necessary.

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Russian IADS Redux Part-7: The Effectors

In the next part of our series on Russia’s strategic integrated air defence system, we look at the kinetic ground-based air defence systems it deploys.

In part-6 of our series on Russia’s strategic Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) we examined the command and control architecture it depends upon. The IADS’ role is ultimately to provide a response to air threats approaching or entering Russian airspace. In Russian air defence doctrine this response is provided using kinetic and/or electronic effects.

The kinetic side of the IADS depends on the Russian Aerospace Force’s (RASF’s) fighters and Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems. Sources have shared with Armada that both the fighter and SAM force would be deployed in wartime to protect key Russian strategic targets. Typically, these could include politico-military targets like the Kremlin, the seat of the Russian government in Moscow. Other potential strategic targets include hardened facilities believed to be earmarked for use by the Russian leadership in wartime. One of these facilities is thought to be located at Mount Yamantau, southwest Russia. A back-up facility may exist at Mount Kosvinsky Kaman, western Russia. Russia’s industrial city of Elektrostal, on the eastern outskirts of Moscow, was one of the first locations where the RASF deployed its S-400 (NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler) high-altitude, long-range SAM systems in 2010.

The SAM Systems

Moscow itself is ring-fenced by the RASF’s 53T6 (ABM-3 Gazelle) anti-ballistic missile system. The 53T6 employs SAMs equipped with a ten kiloton (one kiloton is equal to 1,000 tonnes of conventional explosive) nuclear warhead. These missiles would detonate at altitude in proximity to incoming salvos of ballistic missile warheads or formations of hostile aircraft. The logic is that this ‘shotgun’ approach will vaporise, or at least badly damage, these targets.

The S-400 is the mainstay of the RASF SAM force. A typical S-400 battalion includes two batteries. A battery comprises between eight and twelve individual launch vehicles, each equipped with four missile tubes. Thus, an S-400 regiment could have between 56 and 84 individual missiles ready to launch if fully loaded.  Each battery has a command post, a 91N6 (Big Bird) S-band (2.3 gigahertz/GHz to 2.5GHz/2.7GHz to 3.7GHz) 324 nautical mile/nm (600 kilometre/km) range surveillance and tracking radar. The 91N6 is joined by a 96L6E (Cheese Board) C-band (5.25GHz to 5.925GHz) early warning and target acquisition radar. This radar has a range of up to 162nm (300km). A plethora of SAMs can be launched by the S-400 with an array of engagement ranges from 21.6nm (40km) using the active radar homing 9M96E missile. Engagement ranges can reach up to 216nm (400km) using the 40N6E missile which has a reported engagement altitude of 98,425 feet/ft (30,000 metres/m).

Legacy systems used by the RASF include the S-300PS (SA-10B Grumble-B) and S-300PM (SA-10D/E Grumble) which have subtle differences. An S-300PS battery has three Maz-543 launch vehicles each with four launch tubes. The battery is also equipped with a single 5N63S (Flap Lid-B) X-band (8.5GHz to 10.68GHz) fire control radar. An S-300PM battery has a single 36N6E (Flap Lid) X-band/Ku-band (13.4GHz to 14GHz/15.7GHz to 17.7GHz) fire control radar with a 162nm (300km) range. Joining the 36N6E is a 76N6 (Clam Shell) X-band (8.5GHz to 10.68GHz) search and track radar with a 70nm (120km) range. The rest of the battery is comprised of up to eight Kraz-260 launch vehicles each with four tubes. Both the S-300PS/PM are thought to deploy 48N6/E SAMs which have a reported 81nm (150km) range. The S-300PS/PM’s 5V55R missile has an engagement range of up to 48.6nm (90km).

Sources have shared with Armada that RASF SAM batteries are not routinely deployed but may deploy from time-to-time to support exercises or training. The batteries would only be deployed in anger to protect key strategic targets like those discussed above. The sources continued that the task of the SAM units is to provide a protective ‘bubble’ above these targets. Air defence coverage up to 54 nautical miles/nm (100 kilometres/km) altitude and a range radius of 189nm (350km) around the target would be provided. The SAM units would work to attrit any incoming air attack as much as possible. Russian air defence doctrine focuses on safeguarding as many strategic targets as possible in anticipation of an eventual counterattack.

One crucial part of the RASF’s SAM force is its 96K6 Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) combined medium-range SAM and anti-aircraft artillery systems. 96K6 units would deploy with S-300 and S-400 batteries. Their role would be to destroy air-launched weapons like anti-radiation missiles or attack helicopters engaging the batteries Armada’s sources added.

Over the longer term, the RASF is looking to introduce new SAM systems to enhance the strategic IADS in the form of the S-350E and S-500 Prometey long-range, high-altitude SAM systems. The S-350E is mooted as a replacement for the RASF’s S-300PS/PM batteries. Open sources state that a S-350E battery has one 50N6A X-band ground-based air surveillance radar with a range of 215nm (400km). The 50N6A is joined by a single 50K6A mobile command post and up to eight 50P6 launch vehicles. Each launch vehicle can fire 9M96/E or 9M100 SAMs with engagement ranges and altitudes of up to 65nm (120km) and 98,000ft (30,000m) respectively. It was reported in January 2020 that the first S-350E battery had entered service, although a developmental system may have been deployed to support Russia’s military presence in Syria. The VKS could receive twelve S-350E batteries by 2027.

The S-500 is mooted to have a longer engagement range than the S-350E. The S-500 ensemble includes a 91N6A(M) air surveillance and battle management radar. This radar is an enhanced version of the 91N6A radar accompanying the S-400. The S-500’s 96L6TSP target acquisition radar is an enhanced variant of the S-400’s 96L6E. These two systems are accompanied by the 76T6 multimode fire control radar, itself thought to be a derivative of the 92N6. Also forming part of the S-500 ensemble is the 77T6 anti-ballistic missile engagement radar the capabilities of which remain largely unknown in the public domain.

Open sources say that missiles equipping the S-500 could hit targets at ranges of up to 270nm (500km). Russian sources have claimed that the S-500 could engage targets at up to 656,168ft (200,000m) altitude. Russian media, seldom the most reliable source, claim that the first S-500 regiment went on combat duty in October 2021.

The long-term prognosis for the S-500 and S-350E systems remains uncertain. As documented by the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based thinktank, the Russian defence industry is dependent on clandestinely-sourced Western microelectronics for sophisticated weapons systems. Will Western efforts to clamp down on Russia’s access to such technology have an impact on the fortunes of the S-350E and S-500?

Stay tuned for more analysis on Russia’s strategic air defence capabilities in the next instalment of our Russian IADS Redux series.

by Dr. Thomas Withington

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• Russian IADS Redux Part-1: Resonating with Resonance
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Buy a Russian SIM card (optional)

Your mobile operator most likely offers its own roaming T&Cs for Russia, which might sound quite reasonable. However, the Russian cellular network is one of the cheapest and fastest in the world. Besides, buying a local SIM is a good idea if you’re planning to chat with Russian friends. You can buy a SIM card right there at the airport, as soon as you’ve exited to the arrivals hall.

The big four mobile operators in Russia are Megafon, MTS, Beeline, and Tele2. They nearly all have outlets at Moscow’s various airports (Tele 2 has a SIM card vending machine). Your passport is enough to buy a SIM card on the spot.

There is little difference in price between the operators — you just need to check with the seller the quality of the connection (especially Internet) if you’re going to stay in the Moscow suburbs.

Automatic machine for the sale of SIM cards in the arrivals area of Vnukovo airport

Find   your   hotel/apartment

There are two ways to get to the city center. First, you can order a taxi through a special app for your smartphone. It’s better to download the app in advance, but you can do it at the airport by connecting to Wi-Fi, for example. The most popular are Yandex Taxi, Uber Russia (the standard Uber app doesn't work in Russia), and Citymobil. A trip to the city center from any airport will cost no more than 1,500 rubles ($24).

Second, you can take the Aeroexpress train. It departs from all airports every half hour, and the ride takes no longer than 30-40 minutes. Tickets can be bought from the automatic machines. The menu is available in several languages: a one-way ticket will cost 500 rubles ($8).

P.S. Never (!) use the services of freelance cab drivers hunting customers in the arrivals hall. They can charge upwards of $100.

Passenger at Domodedovo airport

Buy a Troika card

The fastest and most reliable way to travel in Moscow is by the metro system. Aeroexpress trains arrive in the city center at rail stations that all have entrances to the subway. You can buy a metro ticket there at the entrance, but an easier way is to go to the nearest ticket office (all metro stations have one) and ask the cashier for either a ticket for one or several trips, or a Troika card. The latter is a contactless reusable card for use on all public transport: metro, buses, trolleybuses, and trams inside Moscow. The Troika card itself costs 50 rubles ($0.79), and you can top it up by any amount. One trip by public transport costs 38 rubles ($0.60).

Troika - electronic transport card

Change money

This is another optional item on the list. Today in Moscow you can pay for literally everything by credit card or ApplePay — from transport and hotels to a hot dog at the nearest diner.

All payment terminals accept Visa or MasterCard. But for the sake of convenience, you can exchange some foreign currency for rubles to cover small expenses, such as buying water from a vending machine or restaurant tips.

It's best to exchange money at an official bank branch — all accept dollars and euros. Do not do it at the airport, unless you enjoy being ripped off.

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E-GOV Travel System Implementation Update Four

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS ALCOAST 360/22 SSIC 7000 SUBJ: E-GOV TRAVEL SYSTEM (ETS) IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOUR

A. ALCGFINANCE 035/22, GUIDANCE FOR TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL ORDERS  CROSSING FISCAL YEARS B. ETQC ADVISORY, CHANGE TO C-SCHOOL ORDERS PROCESSING FOR  REMAINDER OF FY22

1. This ALCOAST provides guidance for ETS use in preparation for  FY23 and required actions for users and approvers.

2. Preparation for FY23:

a. To better support the traveler, CWT Sato Travel will turn off  the funds check function in ETS while funds are loaded into FSMS,  between 01 October and 15 October 2022. ETS bulletins will provide  updates on the funds check status. Travelers should obtain travel  approvals using the normal routing process to ensure reservations  are ticketed. Travel crossing into or originating in FY23 cannot be  vouchered until the Office of Resource Management (CG-8) applies  funds to the funding reference data (POET). During the remainder of  FY22, travelers should not create any new ETS open authorizations  (blanket orders) or group authorizations.

b. Travel originating in FY23 travel should not be obligated  until October 2022. When booking travel that crosses fiscal years,  lodging and rental car reservations should be for the entire TDY  period to avoid interruption. Lodging must be set to no  reimbursement for the FY23 dates and later adjusted via an  amendment, to reflect expenses in the correct fiscal year. REF (A)  discusses airfare procurement.

c. Open Authorizations (OA) from Direct Access: Members in  receipt of PCS, Separation, or Reserve orders must check ETS for an  OA to use for planning travel. Reserve members will see an OA for  Active Duty for Training - Annual Training (ADT-AT) periods,  however, contingency travel requires direct entry of a POET to  create authorizations. REF (B) provides guidance on the transition  from OAs to direct entry of a POET for reimbursement to attend  C-schools. Similar guidance is forthcoming for A-school and  Accession training travel.

3. Required actions for users:

a. Travelers must use ETS to book official travel. To minimize  travel costs and meet system goals for electronic booking, calls to  CWT Sato Travel should be limited to complex travel needs such as  international flights without contracted fares, urgent travel within  48 hours, and booking the Alaska Marine Highway System.

b. Mission Critical (MC) status expires 30 September 2022, and  any unpaid Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) balances will become  past due at the end of October 2022. Cardholders are required to  file a travel voucher within three (3) days of travel completion and  should use split disbursement to pay the balance. Personnel with  unreimbursed travel must notify AOs to take corrective action. 

c. Travelers should immediately notify the Funds Approver when  travel is canceled so unit funds managers can de-obligate the  funds. Funds approvers or funds managers must manually de-obligate  unused travel obligations for trips canceled after ticketing.

4. Required actions for approvers:

a. Approving Officials (AOs) and funds approvers are reminded of  their responsibilities as Treasury Funds Certifying Officials. Funds  approvers must ensure the POET is accurate and, where applicable,  ensure documentation supporting the use of a POET belonging to  another organization is uploaded. AOs should verify the form of  payment, to wit: Traveler, Travel Charge Card, or Agency Billed, is  properly selected and allowed by policy. Additionally, AOs should  scrutinize the class of airfare selected and, before vouchering,  account for any upward adjustment in costs to ensure the travel  remained within policy.

b. AOs should poll their members to identify authorizations or  vouchers that do not have final approval or are no longer needed and  delete unnecessary claims. Command Travel Managers should use  available GTCC balance reports to encourage reconciliation before  the end of the FY.

5. PCS travel claim guidance. Military personnel must continue to  submit PCS travel claims using TPAX. Pay and Personnel Center (PPC)  auditors will review the travel claim and send travelers an email  directing them to perform actions in ETS and DA, if necessary, to  process their reimbursement. The PPC website provides guides on the  PCS travel claim process.

6. Travel assistance is available through the online help tool in  ETS, guidance on the PPC website, and from the AO supporting the  unit. The Travel Assist Team (TAT) remains a resource for AOs and is  available through 24 April 2023. The ETS website remains the best  resource for ETS-related news, training, and tips for processing  travel. Users can access the website at:  https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/ets/

7. For other related ETS or Travel Management Officer (TMO)  questions, contact CDR William Suter, TMO Implementation (CG-133) at  (202) 758-9116 or [email protected].

8. RADM B.K. Penoyer, Assistant Commandant for Human Resources  (CG-1), sends.

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Subway Strays: The Dogs of Moscow’s Metro

Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, the stray dogs in Moscow have a surprisingly well-documented history which animal behaviorists have been paying close attention to for several decades. During the Soviet period in Russia the packs of wild (or stray) dogs in were regulated. Only the clever canines who learned to stay in isolation were able to survive. Usually, these dogs would remain on the outskirts of the city hunting in wild packs, as the living in the city was dangerous and food scarce.  After the fall of the Soviet Union quality of life in Russia began to slowly improve and with it more street vendors and food collecting in busy neighborhoods. This began to bring some the stray dogs out of the suburbs into the city.

Today, there are nearly 35,000 stray dogs that call Moscow home. Out of these 35,000 stray dogs there are about 500 that have taken to living underground. Out of these dogs, there are a few that have started thinking outside the box and inside the boxcar. They have begun the slow move underground to stay out of the cold (Russian winters reach an average of -5 degrees every day). Many of the Russian commuters embraced the dog’s underground migration by petting them or giving them food.

Though these claims may seem like the made up type of internet misinformation that we have learned to be skeptical of these days, it is actually sourced to a Russian biologist by the name of  Dr. Andrey Poyarkov , a highly regarded scientist in his field of study. As it turns out Poyarkov has been studying these dogs for the last thirty years and told news sources back in 2010 that he suspected a small fraction of these underground dogs had actually learned to use the subway in order to beg for food in bustling urban areas where food is more plentiful.

Andrei Neuronov , an animal behaviorist, says much like you train your dogs at home to respond to verbal commands like “sit” or “stay,” the Moscow metro dogs are using audio cues from the subway stops they have learned. The dogs memorize the names of the stops to navigate the subway systems in order to take them to heavily populated places during the day and get food.  Then, they return to their more secluded corners of the suburbs at night where they are less likely to be bothered by people.  Here is a story ABC did back in 2011, talking about this very thing.

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