| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 23-25(I), Per Diem Rate Update for Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, Bahamas | The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Detachment Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Andros Island, Bahamas requested a per diem rate update. Dining services and lodging are contracted and are available to all civilian and military travelers. Travelers are charged the actual cost of provided services. The Department of the Navy is requesting a maximum daily per diem rate of $111.00 per day, this would encompass the increased lodging rate of $59.00, the increased meal rate of $43.00 and the incidental rate remaining at $9.00. The reason for the update is to cover the increase in total lodging expenses incurred since the last increase in January 2022. Effective April 1, 2025. | 4/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 22-25(I), Update DoDD 5500.07 and Joint Ethics Regulation References and Weblinks | This item replaces references and weblinks to DoD 5500.07-R (Joint Ethics Regulation) with DoDD 5500.07 and “Joint Ethics Regulation,” effective May 15, 2024. Effective April 1, 2025. | 4/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 25-25(I), Update to Foreign National Section of Who May Use DTS | This item clarifies the use of the Defense Travel System (DTS) for airfare bookings and additional expenses that a foreign national may incur. Effective when published on the DTMO website. | 3/28/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 24-25(I), Designation of Ukraine as a Location for R&R Leave Transportation | This item announces the designation of the land area of Ukraine as a chargeable rest and recuperation (R&R) leave duty location. Effective March 21, 2025. | 3/21/2025 |
| UTD for MAP 109-24(E), Clarify Occasional Lodging Reimbursement for ADT | This item clarifies that Reserve Component (RC) members performing active-duty training (ADT) when no per diem or AEA is payable, in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) paragraph 032302-A, may be authorized reimbursement of lodging costs as occasional lodging in accordance with JTR paragraph 020305-A. The intent is to ensure RC members are reimbursed for the cost of Government quarters or Integrated Lodging Program facilities located on the installation during Annual Training and other applicable ADT periods. Any previous reimbursements made under paragraph 032302-A properly excluded per diem. Effective March 18, 2025. | 3/18/2025 |
| 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 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 14-25(I), Clarify Constructed Travel for POV Use | This item clarifies that when a traveler uses a privately owned vehicle (POV) instead of the authorized or directed mode of transportation, they are reimbursed the POV mileage rate and related travel expenses, not to exceed the total constructed cost of the
authorized transportation mode. This aligns the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) with the language contained in the Federal Travel Regulation § 301-10.309. Effective March 1, 2025. | 3/1/2025 |
| MAP/CAP Memo for Per Diem Updates to Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Wake Island | Per diem rates for the continental United States and foreign areas outside the continental United States (OCONUS) locations are set
by the General Services Administration and Department of State, respectively. Per diem rates for all non-foreign OCONUS locations (Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions) are determined by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC).
PDTATAC staff members collected contract price data from Wake Island and Midway Islands as well as lodging data for the other localities based on locations most frequented by DoD travelers.
Staff members then analyzed the collected data and calculated updated rates.
Effective March 1, 2025, per diem rates are updated for localities in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Wake Island. There were no updates for American Samoa and Midway Islands. A per diem bulletin will be published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable to notify agencies outside the DoD. | 3/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD FOR MAP/CAP 15-25(I), Miscellaneous Corrections | This item corrects a minor table structure and grammatical errors in the Joint Travel Regulations. This change affects par. 050107 and Table 5-1.a. Effective March 1, 2025. | 3/1/2025 |
| UTD/CTD for MAP/CAP 16-25(I), Add INDOPACOM and SOUTHCOM to Authorized Funded Environmental and Moral Leave (FEML) Locations and Destinations | This item inserts the Republic of Palau, Los Condores Air Base/Iquique, Chile and Mendoza, Argentina to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) Supplement “Authorized Funded Environmental and Morale Leave (FEML) Locations and Destinations.” Effective February 27, 2025. | 2/27/2025 |