Defense Travel: DOD Should Strengthen Its Ongoing Actions to Reduce Improper Travel Payments

Abstract

The Department of Defense reported that its Defense Travel System processed over $965 million in improper paymentspayments that should not have been made or were made in an incorrect amountto service members and civilian employees in fiscal years 2016 through 2018. The system is designed to reimburse individuals after official travel is completed. DOD has a required plan to prevent and reduce improper travel payments. However, it could do a better job implementing and monitoring it. We recommended DOD set milestones for and monitor plan implementation, and improve how it identifies root causes of improper travel payments, among other things

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2019
Accession Number
AD1152974

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Field

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk
  • Sampling
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.