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NAVADMIN 047/04
 
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SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS)//
 
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE:  TO PROMULGATE INFORMATION REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) IN THE NAVY.
 
2.  BACKGROUND:  DTS IS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MANDATED
END-TO-END TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.  THE ELECTRONIC TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL PROGRAM ALLOWS THE
DOD MEMBER TO REQUEST, CONSTRUCT, AND LIQUIDATE TRAVEL FROM THE
DESKTOP.  DTS PROVIDES THE USER WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES FOR TRAVEL
ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, HOTEL ROOMS, AND RENTAL CARS.
IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, DTS PROVIDES FOR INPUT OF
TRAVEL CLAIMS WITH ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TO A GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARD
AND/OR A PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT.  ON 24 DECEMBER 2003, THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, NETWORKING AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION,
APPROVED MILESTONE C AND AUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO PRODUCTION AND
DEPLOYMENT, WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT DTS BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY
THE END OF FY06.
 
3.  NAVY IMPLEMENTATION
    A.  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DTS HAS STARTED WITHIN NAVY.  SEVERAL
COMMANDS HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED AND PREPARATION STEPS HAVE BEGUN
AT OVER 17 SITES SCHEDULED TO GO LIVE FY04.
    B.  WITH OPNAV N41 OVERSIGHT, SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER (SSC)
NORFOLK WILL ASSIST NAVY TRANSITION FROM CURRENT LEGACY TRAVEL
SYSTEMS TO DTS WITH THE GOAL OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE
DTS FULLY IMPLEMENTED ACROSS NAVY BY THE END OF FY06.
    C.  THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AT LARGE VOLUME SITES (ALSO
CALLED PHASE 2 SITES) TAKES 5-6 MONTHS OF PREP WORK.  SUPPORT FROM
THE DTS PMO, SSC NORFOLK, AND OPNAV N41, COUPLED WITH STRONG COMMAND
SUPPORT AND PREPARATION, WILL ENSURE SMOOTH IMPLEMENTATION, WITH
MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO DAILY OPERATIONS.  THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
ENTAILS 6 MAJOR STEPS, WHICH INCLUDE:  THE COMMAND VISIT, SITE
PLANNING, BUSINESS PROCESS REVIEW, SETUP (DATA UPLOADS), LIVE
PROCESS VERIFICATION AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFF.  AS WITH ANY PROGRAM
ROLLOUT, A STRONG COMMAND LEAD WITH EXCELLENT COORDINATION FROM ALL
DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERTS IN THE TRAVEL, FINANCE, AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AREA IS PARAMOUNT FOR SMOOTH DEPLOYMENT.
 
4.  FUNDING:  OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT COSTS, AS WELL AS
IMPLEMENTATION COSTS, ARE CENTRALLY FUNDED WITHIN NAVY WITH THE GOAL
OF OFFSETTING THESE COSTS THROUGH EFFICIENCIES GAINED IN THE USE OF
DTS.  COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
DEVIATION FROM THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND COULD COST THE REQUESTING
COMMAND.  SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES ARE DEPENDENT ON TOTAL NAVY
COMPLIANCE AND COOPERATION IN DEPLOYING THE DOD TRAVEL SYSTEM.
 
5.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:  DTS IS A WEB-BASED
APPLICATION.  A TYPICAL DESKTOP COMPUTER HAS SUFFICIENT HARDWARE (ALL
NMCI SEATS SUPPORT DTS).  HOWEVER, DTS REQUIRES THE DOD LICENSED
SOFTWARE, DBSIGN, TO BE INSTALLED ON ALL KEY USERS' COMPUTERS IN
ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE.  ALL COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED
TO INCLUDE DTS (DBSIGN, CDA RFS 77702) ON THEIR RATIONALIZED LISTS
FOR NMCI CUT OVER.  FOR COMMANDS THAT HAVE ALREADY CUT OVER TO NMCI,
DBSIGN MUST BE PUSHED TO EACH OF THE DESKTOPS BEFORE NAVY MEMBERS AT
THE COMMAND CAN USE DTS.
 
6.  OPNAV N41 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DTS MANAGEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT IN
THE NAVY AND REMAINS YOUR CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT.  THE DEPLOYMENT
PLAN INCLUDES BOTH ASHORE AND AFLOAT UNITS, RECOGNIZING
IMPLEMENTATION TO NAVY AFLOAT UNITS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEGRATION
AND PLANNING.  DTS INTRODUCES NEW TRAVEL PROCESSES AND WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO BE READY FOR THESE CHANGES AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN
IMPLEMENTING THE DOD INTEGRATED TRAVEL SOLUTION.
 
7.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE RECOMMEND YOU VISIT THE DTS
WEBSITE AT WWW.DEFENSETRAVEL@OSD.MIL.  NAVY'S WEBSITE IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, BUT CAN BE ACCESSED AT QUICKPLACE.HQ.NAVY.MIL/
DETRAVSERV.  THESE WEBSITES ARE AN EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR GAINING AN
OVERVIEW OF DTS AND FOR OBTAINING DEPLOYMENT AND SETUP TOOLS THAT
WILL BE USED IN YOUR IMPLEMENTATION.  PLEASE LOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT
MESSAGES ON THE DTS IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR YOUR REGION.
 
8.  POCS:  MS. CHERYL STEVENS, NAVY PROGRAM MANAGER
FOR DTS, AT (703) 604-9949, E-MAIL:  CHERYL.STEVENS@NAVY.MIL; AND
MR. DAN SMALLEY, IMPLEMENTATION TEAM LEADER, AT (703) 604-9957,
E-MAIL:  DANIEL.SMALLEY@NAVY.MIL.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM C.W. MOORE, JR., DCNO (FLEET READINESS &
LOGISTICS).//
 
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