DTMO & GSA Passenger Travel Programs for Our People

摘要

1. Across the Department of Defense (DOD), there are a lot of drivers for change, including sequestration, budget cuts, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive for a 30 percent reduction on travel spending 2. DTMO is working on innovative solutions for more efficient travel, including a compliance program which found instances of duplicate lodging and car rental payments 3. DTMO converted to chip and PIN card technology for the government travel charge card for better security; better rebates for usage and timely payments resulted in $30 million in rebates back to DOD last year 4. DTMO has instituted a flat-rate per diem policy change to incentivize people to look for extended stay facilities 5. DTMO instituted a lodging program, partnered with GSA and based on their success with FedRooms, to cut excess costs.