ROUTINE       
 
R 031503Z MAR 00  ZYVW MIN PSN 093717J27
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 044/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/OPNAV N4//
 
SUBJ/DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM LIMITED (DTSL)//
 
RMKS/1.  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) HAS
BEEN DELAYED FOR A YEAR OR MORE DUE TO PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING
FUNCTIONAL TESTING.  THOSE PROBLEMS HAVE YET TO BE FULLY RESOLVED.
AS A RESULT, THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
(DTS PMO) HAS OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL SYSTEM TO THE MILITARY
SERVICES AND DEFENSE AGENCIES TO USE DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD UNTIL
FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF DTS.  THAT PRODUCT, DTSL, IS OFFERED BY THE
PRIME DTS CONTRACTOR (TRW) AND EMBRACES MANY FEATURES AND CONCEPTS OF
FULL DTS.  IN VIEW OF THE DELAY BEING EXPERIENCED IN DEPLOYING DTS,
THIS ALTERNATIVE HAS REAL MERIT.
 
2.  THE INTERIM SYSTEM PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES AND
ADVANTAGES.  DTSL CAN BE USED AS A VALUABLE TRAINING
TOOL AND PERMITS ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE MAJORITY OF THE DTS SETUP
ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FULL SYSTEM.  IT WILL PROVIDE
COMMANDS AN ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PLAN TRAVEL; PREPARE, ROUTE,
REVIEW AND APPROVE TRAVEL ORDERS; PREPARE SETTLEMENT VOUCHERS; AND
MANAGE TRAVEL BUDGETS.  USE OF DTSL WILL ALSO BEGIN THE INTERNAL
CULTURAL CHANGE FROM THE OLD WAY OF DOING TRAVEL TO THE NEW
DTS CONCEPT OF AUTOMATED OPERATIONS.
 
3.  DTSL WILL NOT HAVE THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF DTS SUCH AS A
WEB VERSION, PKI DIGITAL SIGNATURE, INTERFACE WITH ACCOUNTING
SYSTEMS, MIS ARCHIVING AND COMMERCIAL TRAVEL OFFICE (CTO) INTERFACES.
HOWEVER, THE TRAINING AND ADVANCE SETUP, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL HIERARCHY, DTS PERMISSION LEVELS AND DEFENSE
TRAVEL ADMINISTRATION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, WILL PROVE
INVALUABLE FOR FUTURE DTS IMPLEMENTATION.  DTS WILL BE USED IN TWO
BASIC VARIATIONS - STAND ALONE MODE AND CLIENT SERVER MODE.
 
4.  THE DTS PMO WILL FUND LICENSING FEES AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
AS WELL AS SETUP AND TRAINING COSTS.  OPNAV (N413B) WILL WORK WITH
SATO TRAVEL (NAVY'S CURRENT OFFICIAL TRAVEL SERVICES CONTRACTOR) AND
TRW TO CREATE AN ELECTRONIC INTERFACE BETWEEN DTSL AND SERVICING
CTOS AT NO COST TO NAVY COMMANDS.  COMMANDS OPTING TO USE DTSL MUST
FUND TRAVEL TO/FROM DESIGNATED TRAINING SITES.  TRAINING WILL BE
OFFERED AT TRW HEADQUARTERS AT FAIR LAKES, VA (OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON,
DC) AS WELL AS AT DESIGNATED FIELD LOCATIONS WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED
AT A LATER DATE.
 
5.  INTERESTED COMMANDS NOTIFY OPNAV (N413B) NLT 15 MAR 00 VIA
FAX (703-604-0033) OR E-MAIL AQUILINO.VINCE@HQ.NAVY.MIL WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
     A.  FULL NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMMAND.
     B.  NAME, TELEPHONE NO. AND E-MAIL ADDRESS OF POINT OF CONTACT.
     C.  NUMBER OF TRAVEL VOUCHERS (TDY TRIPS) PROCESSED ANNUALLY.
 
6.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DTS AND DTSL, VISIT THE NAVY
WEBSITE AT WWW.N4.HQ.NAVY.MIL/DTS, THE DTS PMO WEBSITE AT
WWW.DTIC.MIL/TRAVELINK/ OR THE TRW WEBSITE AT WWW.DEFENSETRAVEL.COM.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM J. F. AMERAULT, CNO N4.//
 
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