Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

Notice of FLAG System Maintenance or Service Impact

August 24, 2022

OFLC posted the following service impact notice on its website:

UPDATE 8/24/22: The FLAG system continues to experience intermittent issues when creating certain application forms, appendices, or other decision documents through Adobe PDF. While working diligently to resolve this issue, we recommend that stakeholders carefully review the Adobe PDF decision documents generated by the FLAG system for accuracy and completeness. Please contact the FLAG Technical Help Desk Team if any decision document appears incomplete or otherwise contains inaccuracies. Please include with your inquiry (1) the FLAG Case Number, (2) the type of decision document requiring correction, and (3) a copy of the decision document requiring correction. FLAG Technical Help Desk Team is available to provide assistance and, once addressed, a corrected decision document will automatically appear in the FLAG System User Account's cases table with other case documents. We will provide updates to this banner, as necessary, to keep stakeholders informed regarding resolution of this issue.

 


 

June 6, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Monday, June 6th, 2022, between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm (ET), DOL will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

June 2, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, June 2, 2022, between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm (ET), DOL will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

May 23, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Monday May 23, 2022, between 8 pm and 10 pm (ET), the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 28, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm (ET), the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

Sunday, March 6, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, March 6, 2022, between 7:00 pm and 12:00 am (ET), the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

February 18, 2022

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Saturday, February 19, 2022, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

August 13, 2021

AILA's DOL Liaison Committee reminds members that on 8/15/21, the DOL will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Gateway (FLAG) system from 8:00 am to 11:00 am (ET). During this maintenance, certain functionality within the FLAG system may be impacted.

Similarly, DOL will be conducting additional maintenance on the FLAG system on 8/16/21 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm (ET). System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time.

The DOL has posted information about this scheduled maintenance on its FLAG website at https://flag.dol.gov/

Screenshot of DOL website.

 


 

May 27, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, May 27, 2021, between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

May 18, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

May 7, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, May 9, 2021, between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 30, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Monday, May 3, 2021, between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

Please note that following this maintenance, users may see a temporary delay in cases appearing and/or updating in both their Case table and case linking screens. If you continue to experience issues with case access through the end of the day on Monday, May 3rd, please contact the technical help desk.

 


 

April 9, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, April 11, 2021, between 7:00pm and 12:00am Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 2, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, April 4, 2021, between 7:00pm and 12:00am Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

March 30, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, between 8pm and 11pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

February 12, 2021

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Friday, February 12, 2021, between 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

December 11, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, December 13, 2020, between 6:45 PM and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

December 8, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, between 6:00 AM and 8:30 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

November 13, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, November 15, 2020, between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

October 16, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, October 18, 2020, between 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

October 7, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, October 8, 2020, between 6:30am and 8:30am Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

September 25, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Saturday, September 26, 2020, between 12:30 PM and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

September 21, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, between 8:00pm and 11:00pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

September 18, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, September 20, 2020, between 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

August 18, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, August 18th, 2020, between 8:00PM and 11:00PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

August 6, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Saturday, August 8th, 2020, between 9:00PM and 11:00PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

July 23, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Saturday, July 25, 2020, between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, Login.gov will conduct system maintenance. Users should expect that logging into the FLAG system may be briefly unavailable during the maintenance window. For more details about the status of the maintenance, please see the Login.gov status page.

On Sunday, July 26, 2020, between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.).

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

June 30, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, between 8:00pm and 11:00pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance to implement the July 2020 OES wages in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG). System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time.

 


 

June 25, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, June 28, 2020, between 7:00pm and 12:00am Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

June 22, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, between 8:00pm and 10:00pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

June 4, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Friday, June 5, 2020, between 4:00pm and 7:00pm Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

May 5, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

May 1, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, May 3rd, between 7:00 PM and 11:59 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 27, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 24, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time through Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users may not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 20, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, April 23, 2020, between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

April 8, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Saturday, April 11th, between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

March 30, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Monday, March 30, 2020, between 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM Eastern Time, the General Services Administration will be conducting routine system maintenance on Login.gov. During this period, FLAG user logins may be affected. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

March 24, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system security maintenance for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

March 17, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, between 8:00 and 11:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. Following this maintenance, we request users to press ctrl + F5 on your keyboard to do a hard reload of the page, or use another method to clear your browser cache so that you can take advantage of several system improvements made.

 


 

February 28, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Friday, February 28, 2020, between 5:00 and 8:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting system maintenance and implementing new features for the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. System users will not be able to access FLAG during this time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. Following today's maintenance, we request users to press ctrl + F5 on your keyboard to do a hard reload of the page, or use another method to clear your browser cache so that you can take advantage of several system improvements made.

 


 

February 25, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Thursday, February 27, 2020, between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

February 18, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, February 23, 2020, between 1:00 AM and 12:00 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

 


 

February 5, 2020

OFLC posted the following system maintenance notice on its website:

On Sunday, February 9, 2020, between 7:00 PM and 12:00 AM Eastern Time, the U.S. Department of Labor will be conducting routine system maintenance on the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. During this period, certain functionality within FLAG may be affected (e.g., view and perform case actions, display and issue permanent case numbers, link prevailing wage and job order cases to new temporary labor applications, etc.). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.