Army Wants Thoughts on Tracking Employee Trips – Thrilling?
Published Date: 12/9/2025
Notice
Summary
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service wants your thoughts on a new info collection about employee travel. They’re checking if it’s useful, clear, and not too much work for folks to fill out. If you have ideas or concerns, speak up by February 9, 2026—this helps keep things smooth and efficient without costing extra time or money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You must fill a travel form (30 mins)
If you are an Exchange civilian employee or an authorized family member/dependent, you (or they) will need to complete the Exchange Employee Travel Files form. The agency estimates 250 respondents, 1 response each, an average burden of 30 minutes per response, and a total annual burden of 125 hours.
Form enables PCS travel authorizations
The collected information will be used to process Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel requests for Exchange civilian employees, determine dependent travel eligibility, and help obtain passports, visas, security clearances, and counseling for foreign travel (including travel involving communist countries and danger zones).
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