Various Sections – Changed expense report, expense voucher, travel voucher to travel claim, and local travel voucher, local voucher to local travel claim. Changed alternate preparer to travel arranger.
Section 0101 Overview – Modified FTR supersedes Union agreement statement.
Section 0105 Policy – Modified various policy sections to align with Appendix A, VA Secretary Memorandum, “Essential Employee Travel.”
Section 010201 Travel Approval, Training and Authorization – Fixed hyperlink for conference approval in Para. A, and FSC training in Para. B.; Removed manual exception for local travel claims replacing with must be entered in VA’s travel system in Para. D.1.
Section 010202 Pre-Employment Interview an Invitational Travel – Revised Pre-Employment Interview and Invitational Travel policy sections to reflect pre-employment interview travel must be processed in VA’s travel system as an invitational traveler.
Section 010204 Travel Advances – FTR Amendment 2016-01 changes prompted the removal of mandatory use exemption examples under Para. B, replacing it with link reference to Vol XVI Ch. 2, Government Travel Charge Card Program for guidance on exemptions. Under Para I, modified ATM policy with a link to also refer to Vol XVI Ch. 2.
Section 0104 Roles and Responsibilities – Modified Approving Official, Employee, and travel arranger sections to refer to Appendix A, VA Secretary Memorandum, “Essential Employee Travel” requirements.
Section 0105 Procedures – Added Appendix A, VA Secretary Memorandum, “Essential Employee Travel”
Appendices
Added Appendix A, VA Secretary Memorandum, “Essential Employee Travel”, June 29, 2017, and re-lettered remaining appendices.
Appendix G – Removed manual VA Form 5575 procedure for a pre-employment interview due to 1358 obligation Momentum change, replaced with procedures for using VA’s travel system as an invitational traveler.
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