text: Information Management
  OTHER SOFTWARE IN SUPPORT OF FM
  8-21. By using other systems available, the financial manager improves the accuracy of all transactions.
  These systems have been identified as resourceful tools that complement the many FM systems in use.
  OVER THE COUNTER NET (OTCNET)
  8-22. OTCnet is a web-based application that integrates Check Capture and Deposit Reporting
  functionalities into one system. It is created from two legacy systems — Paper Check Conversion Over the
  Counter and Treasury General Account Deposit Reporting Network. OTCnet's design accommodates check
  capture and deposit reporting using electronic collection mechanisms instead of paper based processing.
  check capture activities are primarily performed online; however, there is an offline check capture
  capability for agencies operating in locations where internet connectivity and bandwidth are intermittent or
  unavailable. Reporting transactions and associated accounting data "the Central Accounting Reporting
  System way" will be required under the Government wide Accounting or Central Accounting Reporting
  Systems Modernization initiative and serve as the standard for all government agencies. supports Central
  Accounting Reporting System functionalities.
  EAGLECASH STORED VALUE CARD (EC SVC)
  8-23. The primary goals of the EC SVC Program include supporting mission readiness and increasing
  security by providing a strategic alternative to traditional cash management by improving efficiencies and
  reducing high risk and costly U.S. currency transportation in deployed environments. EC SVC replaces or
  reduces cash in locations characterized by highly restricted physical access, poor telecommunication
  infrastructure, and limited or no access to commercial banking services. The application consists of
  encrypted smart cards and specially configured hardware devices. This enable cardholders to add value to
  the card from designated bank accounts and use the funds on it to make purchases at the base exchange
  stores, Military Post Office, dining facilities, Moral, Welfare, and Recreation facilities, local
  concessionaries, or use it to purchase local currency from FM units. In addition, the service is used to
  convert cash deposits from Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Postal, dining facilities, and Morale,
  Welfare, and Recreation, to electronic (Deposit Card), and to fund missions of specially designated Pay
  Agents (EagleCash Agent Stored Value Card). Deployment of EC SVC should be coordinated with the
  Theater FMSC and USAFMCOM.
  INTERNATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES.GOV (ITS.GOV)
  8-24. ITS.gov is a comprehensive global payment and collection system used for processing foreign
  vendor, payroll, and miscellaneous payments. ITS.gov offers a government-wide common solution for
  issuing international payments in established and emerging markets. Payments supported by ITS.gov
  include Automated Clearing House (ACH), Wire, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
  Telecommunication, Check, Western Union and Pay Upon Proper Identification. Federal agencies may
  either manually create payments online or send a file to ITS.gov. ITS.gov accepts a variety of file formats,
  including most produced by DOD disbursing systems. ITS.gov is a Treasury system that is supported by a
  fiscal agent, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is
  responsible for daily operations while the U.S. Treasury Kansas City Regional Financial Center administer
  user and access to the program and provides customer support. Deployment of ITS.gov should be
  coordinated with the Theater FMSC and USAFMCOM.
  8-25. Payment Information Repository and Collection Information Repository. CA$H-LINK is a web-
  based system used to research Treasury deposits and debit transactions. It receives deposit information,
  initiates fund transfers, and concentrates daily deposits made through multiple collection mechanisms into
  the Treasury's account at the Federal Reserve Bank. This reduces the time spent on researching and
  correcting erroneous or disputed EFT transactions. CA$H-LINK provides federal agencies with
  information, via the Internet, to verify deposits, ACH and Fedwire transfers, as well as adjustment
  information used to reconcile its accounts, and assists the Treasury in managing depository services
  provided by financial institutions and monitoring the cash position of the U.S. government.