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Aug. 26, 2024

DTS Guide to Processing Authorizations for the New Fiscal Year

This guide provides an overview of the process for preparing DTS travel authorizations in the current fiscal year for travel that starts in a new fiscal year, or for trips that begin in the current fiscal year and continue into a new fiscal year.

Aug. 1, 2024

72-Hour Auto-Cancellation

This information paper provides an overview of the 72-hour auto-cancellation rule and how it applies in DTS. It explains the cancellation policy and why the airline reservation is automatically cancelled by the carrier to avoid unfilled seats.

April 3, 2024

DTS Guide 5: Group Authorizations

 

This guide explains how to create, amend, and cancel a DTS group authorization. It focuses on and highlights how a group authorization differs from an authorization.

March 1, 2024

Trip Cancellation Procedures in DTS

This information paper provides the process to follow if you created an authorization in DTS for a projected Temporary Duty or TDY trip that was later cancelled.

Dec. 19, 2023

Instructions to Cancel a Trip

This tri-fold guides user through cancelling a trip in DTS.

Dec. 19, 2023

Trip Cancel Procedures - AOs

This tri-fold outlines the cancellation process for Authorizing Officials that use DTS.

Oct. 20, 2023

DTA Manual, Appendix K: DTS Tables

This appendix provides information that DTS displays in drop-down lists, such as trip purposes, travel modes, reimbursable expenses, and methods of reimbursement.

Aug. 29, 2023

Cancellation Procedures

 

This web-based training demonstrates how to cancel trips in the DTS, whether expenses were incurred for the trip or not. It outlines the correct cancellation procedures to guarantee that correct reimbursements are made, ensuring that neither the traveler nor the government incur any additional expenses after the cancellation.

Aug. 29, 2023

Constructed Travel

This web-based training explains correct way to submit a Constructed travel request for TDY travel, for approval to use a transportation mode other than the one directed by the Authorizing Official. The class walks through the process of preparing a cost comparison using a Pre-Travel and Post-Travel Worksheet, and how using constructed travel may affect trip allowances.

Aug. 29, 2023

Itinerary Adjustments

This web-based class provides instruction on how to adjust trip dates and reservations due to changes in travel requirements after an authorization has been created in DTS. In addition, the class explains the differences between making adjustments and amendments and the impact of both to the approval process.

Aug. 29, 2023

OCONUS Travel

 

This web-based class covers how to use DTS to arrange travel and claim expenses for OCONUS trips. It explains the process for making OCONUS travel reservations, the impact to per diem allowances when crossing the International Date Line, and the process of claiming OCONUS reimbursable expenses on a DTS voucher.

Aug. 25, 2023

Permissive Travel in DTS

 

This information paper explains that to align with travel policy, permissive travel is not a trip type in DTS.

Aug. 22, 2023

Reports

 

This web-based class explains how to produce DTS travel related reports. DoD travel managers (such as Defense Travel Administrators [DTAs]) use the reports to gather real-time data to manage their organization's travel program. From individual trip itineraries and lodging details to budgets and routing lists, DTS reports provide data on nearly every facet of official travel, thereby improving oversight of travel and its associated administrative processes.

Aug. 15, 2023

Document Lock Procedures

 

This information paper explains how to unlock a document that is locked to prevent others from creating modifications to the same document simultaneously. The DTA can unlock the record to continue processing the trip.

Aug. 15, 2023

DTS Introduction

 

This information paper provides a general overview of the Defense Travel System (DTS) to include DTS features, the trip planning process, available training resources, and points of contact for assistance.

Aug. 14, 2023

Adding FMS LOAs to a DTS Travel Document

 

This information paper explains how to find and add a Line of Accounting to a DTS travel document if your trip is being funded by the Foreign Military Sales program. It also explains changes to the approval process when you do so.