System Overview

The Time Inquiry-Leave Update System (TINQ) is an online real-time entry and inquiry system of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/National Finance Center (NFC). TINQ allows users to query and/or correct leave data. It also provides a method of transferring leave data from donors to approved leave recipients participating in the Leave Sharing Program.

TINQ is a detailed breakdown of several Information/Research Inquiry System (IRIS) programs, IR136, Annual/Sick Leave; IR138, Other Leave; IR139, Compensatory Leave and Rates; IR140, Nonpay Leave; and IR143, Time Off Award Data. All data displayed in the IRIS programs can be updated and/or corrected through TINQ. Changes made in TINQ are displayed immediately in TINQ and IRIS.

A corrected Time and Attendance (T&A) Report should be used if the correction involves hours worked (i.e., changing annual leave to leave without pay) or adjustments to accounting data. If the adjustment is beyond system capability (26 pay periods), do not process a corrected T&A; adjust the leave balances through TINQ and through your T&A system (i.e., adjusting the leave amounts on the employee leave account screen in Web-based System for Time and Attendance Reporting (STARWeb)).