A provision of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act would prevent per-day caps on reimbursements for duty assignment or civilian travel within the Department of Defense from being reduced based on the duration of that travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The limitations on travel reimbursements for both military servicemembers and civilian employees were implemented in November 2014 by the Secretary of Defense as a cost reduction measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing away from home for months at a time is hard enough without forcing employees to pay out-of-pocket for legitimate travel expenses that should be covered by their employer,\u201d said Don Hale, chairman of American Federation of Government Employees’ Defense Conference, in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis was a misguided attempt by the Pentagon to find cost savings at the expense of employees \u2014 mostly mid-level civilian employees outside of D.C. who frequently travel for work. We thank Congress for doing the right thing and reversing these harmful and unfair cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NDAA was passed by both the House and the Senate and currently awaits presidential signature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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