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FROM THE FIELD
DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES NEWS (Cont’d)

Go Electronic...safer, quicker and it saves money!

Your important documents can be delivered quicker and safer electronically through
your myPay account. Tax documents, account statements and other information affecting your
finances are available at your convenience by opting in for electronic delivery....and you help save
resources and money by eliminating the need to send them by mail.
You can opt in for electronic delivery only for:
• Tax documents: W-2s, 1099-INTs, 1095-B/C (healthcare insurance verification), and
1099Rs (for military retirees/annuitants)
• Leave and Earning Statements (civilian employees)
• Annual Retiree Account Statements (RAS)
• Debt notification letters (civilian employees)

Turning on electronic delivery in myPay is easy!
Just follow these steps

• Log in to myPay
• Agree to the terms of the user agreement
• If you have multiple myPay accounts (military, retiree or civilian), select account you wish
to change using the Select an Account link at the top of the page.
• Select Turn on/off hard copy statements. Statements associated with your account will be
displayed. Slide buttons will show current preference (green or on for hardcopy, red or off
for electronic delivery).
• Make selections by sliding button right (hardcopy) or left (electronic delivery).
• It will take 3-7 business days for changes to be reflected by the pay system. Until that
happens, your original preferences will remain whenever you view this page.

myPay Password Rules

The FBI reports that Internet crime continues to rise. Today’s lifestyles mean more of us
are online to keep in touch with friends and family, purchase retail goods and manage our financial,
medical and personal business.

Access to your myPay account is protected by your login credentials (login name and password)
and your online habits. myPay is protected by state-of-the-art security and round-the-clock
monitoring. But security of your account depends on you!
The current myPay password requirements DoD security rules. Your password must:
• be 9 to 30 characters in length
• Contain at least one UPPERCASE letter
• Contain at least one lowercase letter
• Contain at least one number (0-9)
• NOT include any spaces
• Contain at least one of the following special characters:
# (pound or number sign) - @ (at sign) - $ (dollar sign) - = (equal sign) - + (plus sign)
% (percent sign) - ^ (caret) - ! (exclamation) - * (asterisk) - _ (underline/underscore)
Your password expires every 150 days. You will receive an email about 10 days before your
password expires to make sure you know to update your password and avoid any delays when you
need to access your account. Make sure the email address listed in your profile is current and
complete the security questions that help confirm your identity so you can update online.
Check out our Tips & Tricks and FAQ pages on getting your new password up and running!
KEEP IT SAFE!
If you must write down your password on a piece of paper, make sure it stays locked up in a secure
place.

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