GSA Updates Overseas Job Form: Yawn-Worthy Feedback Sought
Published Date: 1/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The General Services Administration (GSA) is updating the Overseas Employment Service Agreement form (GSA Form 5040) that federal employees use when working abroad. This update asks for public feedback by March 28, 2025, to make sure the form is clear and effective. If you’re a federal employee or manager involved in overseas assignments, this change affects you, but there’s no new cost involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated respondent time burden
GSA estimates 25 respondents per year, 1 response per respondent, 8 hours per response, for a total of 25 annual responses and 200 total annual burden hours. Public comments are requested by March 28, 2025.
GSA updates Form 5040 for overseas staff
If you are a federal employee or manager involved in overseas assignments, GSA is revising the Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form 5040) and is requesting public comments by March 28, 2025. The agency states these revisions do not create any new cost for job candidates or current federal employees.
Clarify Duty Station Location Code
The proposed revision modifies lines 6 and 11 of GSA Form 5040 to clarify how to determine the Duty Station Location Code, which is a numeric value assigned by the Office of Personnel Management.
Add Form 5047 residence determination
Item 13 of the proposed GSA Form 5040 will reference a new GSA Form 5047, "Actual Place of Residence Determination," which must be completed at the same time as Form 5040.
Clarify foreign allowances and leave rules
Item 15 of the revised Form 5040 proposes to clarify foreign allowances and leave benefits that GSA currently allows, referencing agency administrative order number 9592.
Add financial liability disclosures
Item 16 will add additional financial liability disclosure statements taken from GSA Form 5042, "Home Leave and Renewal Agreement Travel," to better implement language required by the Federal Travel Regulations.
New dependents table to help relocation
Item 17 of the revised form proposes adding a new table listing the names of family dependents to help the agency better arrange each family's foreign travel and relocation.
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