Travel Management

Federal Financial Management Standards

Functions and Activities

Payment Processing - Travel Temporary Duty (TDY) and Local Payment (FFM.030.050)

Provide payment transaction, Prompt Pay, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment, and improper payment information to support payment reporting activities;

Generate and provide payment reports to IRS and payee when applicable (e.g., 1099-MISC);

Provide disbursement summary and detail information to support financial reconciliation activities;

Includes providing payment information to Travel Management, Grants Management, and Loans Management functions, as applicable

Payment Processing - Travel PCS Payments (FFM.030.060)

Record approved vouchers for travel expenditures related to temporary and permanent change of station (TCS/PCS); Match travel vouchers to authorizing obligation documents;

Generate payment transactions;

Resolve payment issues;

Record payment adjustments;

Audit payments;

Includes processing payments for incurred expenses and payments in advance

Payment Reporting (FFM.030.130)

Record approved vouchers for reimbursement of temporary duty (TDY) and local travel expenditures;

Match travel vouchers to authorizing obligation documents;

Generate payment transactions;

Resolve payment issues;

Record payment adjustments; Audit payments;

Includes processing payments for E2s and SF-1164s, incurred expenses, and payments in advance

Federal Financial Management System Requirements (FFMSR)

Establishing Payables (2.2.1)

Capture federal government unique recipient information [for example, federal vendor registration attributes, such as Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and the type of relationship with the U.S. Federal Government, grant recipient information] consistent with that required to support the payment management and invoice processing activities defined in 5 CFR 1315, the Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR), and the TFM.

Capture federal government unique payment information (for example, appropriation and fund) to support payment reports consistent with the TFM.

Provide budgetary authority and resource data required to post GL transactions consistent with USSGL transaction codes, transaction categories (for example, funding) and transaction subcategories (for example, budgetary resources other than collections) as defined in the TFM.

Reporting on Payments (2.2.3)

Agencies for which Treasury does not disburse: Provide disbursement summary and detail data as specified in the TFM.

Agencies for which Treasury disburses: Provide payment transaction information at the required account classification level (for example, appropriation, fund, and receipt) and subclass code as specified in the TFM.

Provide improper payment information as specified in OMB Circular No. A-123 and the TFM.

Use Cases

Book to Reimburse

Other Resources

Visit the General Service Administration’s (GSA) site for more information about Federal Travel Regulations (FTR)

Contact Information

Contact Details

Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Chief Disbursing Office

3201 Pennsy Drive, Building E
Landover, MD 20785

202-874-6790

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Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Payment Management

3201 Pennsy Drive, Building E
Landover, MD 20785

855-868-0151