Posted on Jun 1, 2023
DoD suddenly abandons plan to replace Defense Travel System, offers no explanation | Federal News...
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The Defense Department has abruptly cancelled the new travel management system it has spent five years and tens of millions of dollars to build and implement, and is telling all of its users to return to using the antiquated and much-maligned system the new one was supposed to replace.
In a May 24 memo, Gil Cisneros, the undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, announced the sudden end of the program, called MyTravel, saying the new system will completely cease operations on Sept. 13. The memo gave no explanation for the change in course, and a Pentagon spokewoman told Federal News Network she would not be able to provide any details about the decision until later this week.
In a May 24 memo, Gil Cisneros, the undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, announced the sudden end of the program, called MyTravel, saying the new system will completely cease operations on Sept. 13. The memo gave no explanation for the change in course, and a Pentagon spokewoman told Federal News Network she would not be able to provide any details about the decision until later this week.
DoD suddenly abandons plan to replace Defense Travel System, offers no explanation | Federal News...
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I didn't even know they were replacing DTS. But...this really doesn't sound surprising they'd just scrap something they spent all that money and time on.
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SFC (Join to see) will be interesting to hear the reason for this abrupt change.
..."The complete cancellation was particularly unexpected in light of the fact that only seven months ago, Cisneros issued a memo telling DoD components that the Pentagon was starting to make the use of MyTravel mandatory as it moved toward sunsetting DTS.
“The department continues to make critical investments in systems that create efficiencies and drive down administrative costs,” he wrote in the Oct. 2022 message. “MyTravel enables the department to retire legacy travel systems while delivering an industry leading product that aligns with the department’s broader technical strategy, [including] cloud computing, cybersecurity and data management.”
And as recently as March, when DoD delivered its 2024 budget proposal to Congress, the department said the system had already been deployed to Defense agencies, and would be rolled out to each of the military services by late 2023.
In a notice on the Defense Travel Management Office’s website, officials said the DoD components that have already started using MyTravel would get more detailed guidance on the cancellation “in due course.”
..."The complete cancellation was particularly unexpected in light of the fact that only seven months ago, Cisneros issued a memo telling DoD components that the Pentagon was starting to make the use of MyTravel mandatory as it moved toward sunsetting DTS.
“The department continues to make critical investments in systems that create efficiencies and drive down administrative costs,” he wrote in the Oct. 2022 message. “MyTravel enables the department to retire legacy travel systems while delivering an industry leading product that aligns with the department’s broader technical strategy, [including] cloud computing, cybersecurity and data management.”
And as recently as March, when DoD delivered its 2024 budget proposal to Congress, the department said the system had already been deployed to Defense agencies, and would be rolled out to each of the military services by late 2023.
In a notice on the Defense Travel Management Office’s website, officials said the DoD components that have already started using MyTravel would get more detailed guidance on the cancellation “in due course.”
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