Posted on Dec 2, 2014
DTS...How many gates do you go through to get a voucher approved?
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DTS is now a system that we have been using for a several years, yet it seems to get harder and harder to get anything approved, not to mention longer. As it stands here in III MEF in Okinawa I have to create a voucher, get it approved / authorized by my Regimental AO (Authorizing Official), then it gets reviewed by 1 of several personnel of whom I have no idea who they are or where they work. Then, it has to be approved by 1 of several different personnel before I get paid. The crutch of it is, if at any time my voucher gets kicked back for something someone doesn't like, doesn't understand, or thinks is just wrong, I have to go back to the bottom of the pile and start the review and approval process. At this point, there is no guarantee that the same personnel who originally found mistakes will see my voucher again, and I run the risk of new personnel finding something they don't like, don't understand, or thinks is wrong. I am given 5 days from the end of my travel to complete my voucher, but the process seems to have unlimited to complete their end.
Is anyone else having this same problem with getting paid for travel?
Is anyone else having this same problem with getting paid for travel?
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My current unit does not use DTS. When I was in a unit that used it, it was very cumbersome and difficult to use at times. I feel your frustrations Brian.
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I know it may be of little consolation, but my agency uses Concur. I had to travel to Boulder Co. for training the first week of October. It's now the first week of December and I'm still waiting to get reimbursed travel costs. I have a govt cc, but when the statement comes, regardless of if I've been reimbursed or not, I have to pay the bill. My supervisors have approved the expenses, I'm waiting for some unknown person god knows where to do the final approval. FML
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SFC Peter Cyprian
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DTS is like the Obamacare website.....only it has been around much longer and it is STILL hosed!! To make matters worse, rather than scrapping the whole thing and starting off new, they refuse to do so and insist on polishing a turd to make it look less like a turd.
DTS is like the Obamacare website.....only it has been around much longer and it is STILL hosed!! To make matters worse, rather than scrapping the whole thing and starting off new, they refuse to do so and insist on polishing a turd to make it look less like a turd.
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Oh Lord how Mercy! Sounds like our piece of shit travel system where I work. We were using GovTrip and speaking of turds decided to overpay some jagapotamus contractor way too much for a crappy travel system called Concur. Sounds like the same contractor to me SFC Peter Cyprian! ;-)
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SFC Peter Cyprian
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DTS is a prime example of what I call "The Turd Theory". If I took a giant cow pie and made a beautiful statue out of it, with jewels for eyes and solid gold trim, no matter how much I paint it, decorate it, or polish it....it will ALWAYS be a turd. DTS and ULLS are at the top of my list when it comes to the Turd Theory. Rather than doing the right thing (flushing it), they keep throwing money at it!
DTS is a prime example of what I call "The Turd Theory". If I took a giant cow pie and made a beautiful statue out of it, with jewels for eyes and solid gold trim, no matter how much I paint it, decorate it, or polish it....it will ALWAYS be a turd. DTS and ULLS are at the top of my list when it comes to the Turd Theory. Rather than doing the right thing (flushing it), they keep throwing money at it!
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