| CTD for CAP 31-21(R) Unaccompanied Baggage for Dependent Student Travel | This item specifies the rules for unaccompanied baggage for travel of a civilian employee’s dependent student, to mirror the Service member rules. The Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) Section 285.1 contains the allowances for dependent student travel but does not specify the weight limitation for unaccompanied baggage. | 4/26/2022 |
| CTD for CAP 22-24(E), Shipment of Alternative Fueled POV or Circuitous Route to New PDS | This item inserts clarifying language identified in General Service Administration’s (GSA) Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Case 2022-03, which issued a final ruling to allow agencies greater flexibility for authorizing shipment of an alternative fueled privately-owned vehicle (POV) or authorizing a circuitous route for these types of POVs to a new permanent duty station (PDS). These changes will provide Services with additional factors to help determine whether shipping a traveler’s alternative fueled POV is more cost-effective and advantageous to the Government than authorizing the traveler to drive their POV to the new permanent duty station (PDS). | 6/1/2024 |
| CTD for CAP 17-25(I), Update GSA Waiver Authority for Storage in Transit Extensions | This item updates the Joint Travel Regulations, in accordance with the General Services Administration's waiver authority for storage in transit extensions, January 22, 2025. Effective April 1, 2025. | 4/1/2025 |
| CTD for CAP 11-25(I), Update Flat Payment Miscellaneous Expense Allowance (MEA) Rates | In accordance with Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 25-05, this item updates the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Table 5-80 to provide the new relocation MEA flat rate amounts of $905 or the equivalent of one week’s basic gross pay, whichever is the lesser amount, for an employee without immediate family members relocating with them, and $1,810 or the equivalent of two week’s basic gross pay, whichever is the lesser amount, for an employee with immediate family members relocating with them. Effective upon the date of signature and retroactively applies to travel authorized on or after January 15, 2025. | 2/12/2025 |
| CTD for CAP 06-23(I), “Expiration of FTR Bulletin 22-07” | This item removes certain provisions from the JTR which implemented Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Bulletin 22-07, “Relocation Allowances – Extended waiver of certain Federal Travel (FTR) provisions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.” The bulletin temporarily waived certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel and renewal agreement (RAT) travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. FTR Bulletin 22-07expired effective December 31, 2022. | 1/24/2023 |
| CTD for CAP 03-24(R), Authority to Negotiate a Service Agreement | This item allows retired or separated Service members to negotiate a service agreement if appointed to a position at a non-foreign OCONUS duty station. Effective March 12, 2025. | 3/12/2025 |
| CTD for CAP 02-25(I), Reinstate Temporary Integrated Lodging Program (ILP) Exemption | In accordance with the FY25 NDAA, Section 652 this item reinstates the temporary exemption for a civilian employee traveling for the performance of mission functions of a public shipyard of the DoD from the mandatory use of the Integrated Lodging Program. Effective February 1, 2025. | 2/1/2025 |
| 2023 Mileage Rates + FAQs | This item revises the Mileage Rates Frequently Asked Questions on the DTMO website to reflect revised calendar year (CY) 2023 standard mileage rates established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). | 12/30/2022 |