Reserve Component Travel: DoD Should Assess the Effect of Reservists' Unreimbursed Out-of-Pocket Expenses on Retention
Abstract
About 91 percent of DOD's 811,000 reservists are part-time, performing military service in addition to civilian employment and careers. These reservists may have to travel to perform required military training or other duties. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 contains a provision for GAO to review the cost of travel for members of the reserve components. This report (1) describes the conditions under which reservists may incur unreimbursed out-of-pocket travel expenses in connection with their service, and (2) addresses the extent to which DOD has assessed the effect of reservists' unreimbursed out of-pocket travel expenses on retention. GAO reviewed DOD's Joint Travel Regulations and interviewed officials to determine conditions under which reservists might incur unreimbursed travel expenses. It also compared DOD's efforts to analyze the effect of such expenses with federal internal control standards, which state that management requires quality information to make informed decisions and evaluate an entity's performance in achieving key objectives.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1167560
Entities
People
- Adam L Smith
- Andrew Von Ah
- Carol Dawn Petersen
- Felicia Lopez
- Linda Keefer
- Mae Jones
- Margaret Best
- Patricia Donahue
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office