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Agency Program Coordinator Guide
Government Travel Charge Card Program
May 2022
Department of Defense | Defense Human Resources Activity
APC Guide
May 2022
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1 1.1 Acronyms and Icons................................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 2. Laws, Regulations, and Policy Governing the DoD Travel Card Program ..... 2 Chapter 3. GTCC Program Roles and Responsibilities ....................................................... 4
3.1 General Services Administration (GSA)................................................................................. 4 3.2 Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO).......................................................................... 4 3.3 Component Program Manager (CPM)..................................................................................... 4 3.4 Agency Program Coordinator (APC) ...................................................................................... 4
3.4.1 As-Necessary Tasks......................................................................................................... 4 3.4.2 Daily Tasks ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.4.3 Weekly Tasks .................................................................................................................... 5 3.4.4 Monthly Tasks ................................................................................................................... 5 3.4.5 Annually ............................................................................................................................. 7 3.5 Cardholder (CH)......................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 4. Charge Card Accounts .......................................................................................... 8 4.1 Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) ........................................................................................ 8 4.2 Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs) ........................................................................................... 8 Chapter 5. Hierarchical Structure.......................................................................................... 10 Chapter 6. Training Requirements ........................................................................................ 11 6.1 Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 11 6.2 Travel Explorer (TraX)............................................................................................................. 11 6.3 Citi Training and Resources .................................................................................................. 11 Chapter 7. Citi Tools ............................................................................................................... 13 7.1 CitiManager.............................................................................................................................. 13 7.2 The CitiManager Transaction Management Module ........................................................... 15 7.3 The CitiManager Reporting Module ...................................................................................... 15 7.4 The CitiManager Learning Center Module ........................................................................... 17 Chapter 8. Operational Setup ................................................................................................ 18 8.1 New Account Applications and Setup .................................................................................. 18 8.1.1 Individually Billed Accounts.......................................................................................... 18 8.1.2. Paper CBA Applications ............................................................................................... 21 8.2 Post Application Processing Actions................................................................................... 21 8.2.1 Card Receipt Report ....................................................................................................... 22
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8.2.2 Defense travel system Profile Update .......................................................................... 22 8.2.3 APC Wrap-up with Cardholder ...................................................................................... 22 Chapter 9. Account Maintenance .......................................................................................... 23 9.1 Defense Travel System Reports............................................................................................ 23 9.2 Demographic Updates ............................................................................................................ 23 9.3 Temporary Credit Limit Updates ........................................................................................... 24 9.4 Opening and Closing at Risk Accounts ............................................................................... 24 9.5 Mission Critical........................................................................................................................ 25 9.5.1 PCS ................................................................................................................................... 25 9.6 Hierarchy Transfers ................................................................................................................ 25 9.7 Disputes /Transfers................................................................................................................. 25 9.8 APC Termination of Accounts ............................................................................................... 26 9.9 Deceased Cardholder ............................................................................................................. 27 9.10 Credit Balance Refunds ....................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 10. Delinquency Management................................................................................. 29 10.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 29 10.2 Delinquency Milestones ....................................................................................................... 30 10.2.1 IBA Delinquency Milestones ....................................................................................... 30 10.2.2 CBA Delinquency Milestones...................................................................................... 31 10.3 Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 32 10.4 Delinquency Management Reports..................................................................................... 33 10.5 Cardholder Payment Options .............................................................................................. 33 10.5.1 Reduced Payment Plan (RPP) ..................................................................................... 34 10.5.2 Salary Offset.................................................................................................................. 34 10.5.3 Charge-Off/3rd Party Collections................................................................................ 34 10.5.4 Payment Options available to the cardholder ........................................................... 34 Chapter 11. Misuse..................................................................................................................35 11.1 Visa IntelliLink ....................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 12. Account Services ............................................................................................... 37 12.1 Upgrade .................................................................................................................................. 37 12.2 Reinstatement of Cancelled Accounts ............................................................................... 37 12.2.1 IBA Reinstatements ...................................................................................................... 37 12.2.2 CBA Reinstatements .................................................................................................... 37 12.3 Exception Status for CBAs .................................................................................................. 38 12.3.1 Exception Requests for CBAs Beyond the Third Request...................................... 38 12.4 Renewals ................................................................................................................................ 39
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12.5 Lost/Stolen............................................................................................................................. 39 Chapter 13. Additional Resources ........................................................................................ 40
13.1 Citi Customer Service and Support - Cardholders ........................................................... 40 13.2 Client Account Specialist (CAS) Support - APCs ............................................................. 40 13.3 CitiManager (Resources/Forms Links)............................................................................... 40 13.4 Travel Assistance Center (TAC) .......................................................................................... 40 13.5 Additional websites .............................................................................................................. 41
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Chapter 1. Introduction
This document provides Agency Program Coordinators (APCs) with a general overview and guidance on processes and procedures necessary for the successful execution and daily operations of their Organization’s Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Program. It includes information on the administration of both Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) and Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs). APCs must also refer to their component’s guidance related to the GTCC Program. In addition to this DoD-wide guidance, APCs must refer to their service or agency specific guidance, as it may include additional or more specific requirements for their component. Note: Although all DoD Travel Card stakeholders will find value in this document, this guide is principally intended for Department of Defense (DoD) GTCC APCs, therefore the word “you” implies “APC.”
Denotes especially important information or helpful tip.
1.1 Acronyms and Icons Below are common DoD Acronyms that will be used in this guide and in the administration of the GTCC program.
Acronym
APC BIN BP CAS CBA CBA-S CBR CCV CPM CVV DFAS DoD DPB DTA DTMO DTS EAS
Description
Agency Program Coordinator Bank Identification Number Basis Point Client Account Services (Citibank) Centrally Billed Account Centrally Billed Account Specialist Credit Balance Refund` Charge Card Vendor Component Program Manager Card Verification Value Defense Finance and Accounting Service Department of Defense Days Past Billing Defense Travel Administrator Defense Travel Management Office Defense Travel System Citi’s Electronic Access System
Acronym
GSA GTCC HL IBA MC MCC PAD PCS POS RPP SO SoU SP3 TMC TO TraX WBT
Description
General Services Administration Government Travel Charge Card Hierarchy Level Individually Billed Account Mission Critical Merchant Category Code PAD Days, Padding or extra time Permanent Change-of-Station Point of Sale Reduced Payment Plan Salary Offset Statement of Understanding SmartPay3 GSA Master Contract Travel Management Company Transportation Officer Travel Explorer Web Based Training
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Chapter 2. Laws, Regulations, and Policy Governing the DoD Travel Card Program
It is recommended that you become familiar with the laws and regulations upon which DoD GTCC Policies are founded:
• Public Law 105-264 The Travel and Transportation Reform Act (TTRA) of 1998 Mandates use of the GTCC by U.S. Government civilian and military personnel for official travel. https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/public_law_105-264.pdf
• Public Law 109-115 Section 846 Requires each Organization to evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing an IBA GTCC. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ115/html/PLAW-109publ115.htm
• Public Law 112-194 Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 SEC 3. Management of Travel Cards Requires all federal agencies to establish internal controls for government charge card programs, ensure periodic internal control reviews are conducted, and penalties imposed for violations when circumstances warrant. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ194/pdf/PLAW-112publ194.pdf
• Public Law 107-314 Section 2784 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Requires split disbursement of travel reimbursement directly to the GTCC vendor, and allows the withholding of funds (through Salary Offset) payable to a DoD employee when in debt to the GTCC vendor. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ314/content-detail.html
• Title 10 U.S.C. 2784a Management of travel cards Provides for disbursement of travel allowances directly to creditors. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title10/pdf/USCODE-2010-title10-subtitleA-partIV-chap165sec2784a.pdf
• Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) Pertaining to per diem, travel and transportation allowances, relocation allowances, and certain other allowances of Uniformed Service Active Duty members, Uniformed Service Reserve Component members, DoD civilians, and civilians traveling on DoD funding. Only expenses authorized by the JTR should be charged to the GTCC, unless specifically allowed per the GTCC Regulations authorized by DoDI 5154.31, Volume 4. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/perdiem/JTR.pdf
• Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Regulations Establishes command supervisory and personal responsibility for use of the GTCC and the operation for the DoD travel card program, program structure, and APC responsibilities. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/regulations/GTCC.pdf
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B Prescribes policies and procedures regarding how to maintain internal controls that reduce the risk of fraud, waste, and error in government payment solution programs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Issuance-of-Revised-Appendix-B-to-OMB-Circular-A123.pdf
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• OUSD Memo, 3 May 2007 Reduction of Centrally Billed Accounts Approved the IBA as the primary payment mechanism for all travel costs. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/Reduction_of_CBAs_050307.pdf
• GSA Smart Bulletin 31 Describes and defines the requirement for creditworthiness assessments for travel card applicants. https://smartpay.gsa.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/SPSmartBulletinNo031_OMBCircularA123_Implmenting GuidanceAndClarifications_v2_0.pdf
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Chapter 3. GTCC Program Roles and Responsibilities
3.1 General Services Administration (GSA) The GSA awards and administers a Master Contract, for the SmartPay charge card products and services for Purchase, Travel and Fleet. The current Master Contract for SmartPay3 expires November 29, 2031.
3.2 Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) The DTMO, on behalf of the DoD, awards and manages a tailored task order defining the Department’s requirements for Travel card products and services. The DTMO represents the Department’s Travel Card interests with all sectors of the Government and Industry, to include the Services’ and Defense Agencies’ Component Program Managers, OSD-Comptroller, DoDIG, Office of Management and Budget, GSA, and DoD’s contracted bank (currently Citibank).
3.3 Component Program Manager (CPM)
The Component Program Manager (CPM) serves as the primary administrator for their Service or Agency and must be designated in writing. Minimum CPM responsibilities include:
• Maintaining their component’s organizational hierarchy structure. • Notifying the DTMO and the travel card contracted bank of any changes affecting their program
organization (i.e., hierarchy). • Conducting periodic reviews (see GTCC Regulations, Annex 8 for a compliance checklist) to ensure:
travelers submit travel vouchers within five working days of completion of official travel and comply with split disbursement requirements; IBAs and CBAs are properly approved; credit limits are adjusted/appropriate to meet mission requirements; unused accounts are closed; the APC is part of the check in/check out process; APCs are running and analyzing the GTCC reports to assist in program management; APCs are following procedures to notify delinquent cardholders and suspected misuse, abuse, or fraud; maximum utilization of the travel card; and APCs report findings of significant weaknesses to the CPM and Command or Agency Head. APCs, from a hierarchical prospective, receive their GTCC Program guidance from their Component’s CPM.
3.4 Agency Program Coordinator (APC)
The APC must be designated in writing by their Organization’s Commander or Director. Some APC tasks must be performed at least once per billing cycle, but best-practice recommends more frequent attention to some specific areas of the program. To assist you with keeping track of these tasks and their recommended frequency, see below.
APC Self Maintenance Prohibition: APCs that are also cardholders are not authorized to perform account maintenance such as activating or deactivating or making credit limit adjustments on their own IBA. If an APC/cardholder needs APC functions performed on their IBA, they must direct the request to a higher level APC or CPM.
3.4.1 As-Necessary Tasks
o Collect and review required cardholder documentation prior to card issuance; e.g. signed application, Statement of Understanding, and Programs & Policies – Travel Card Program – Travel Card 101 [Mandatory] certificate of completion
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o Self-register your APC profile in CitiManager (Citi’s online tool) o Remind cardholders to verify their profile information in CitiManager when their account
application is approved o Proactively communicate with IBA cardholders and CBA managers to minimize account
delinquencies o Process CBA applications with required approval needed from your CPM o Respond promptly to cardholder inquiries o Maintain (add, update/modify, remove) APC and cardholder profiles in the GTCC EAS for
individuals within your span of control o Facilitate cardholder moves between GTCC organizational hierarchies o Manage and monitor accounts based on authorized travel dates, any history of misuse or
potential concerns about inappropriate card use and component or agency guidance. o Adjust IBA credit limits as necessary for the travel mission o Place IBAs in PCS Status or Mission Critical Status as applicable (per Component guidance)
and supervisor justification o Work with your Defense travel system DTAs to ensure travelers on long term TDY are setup
for Scheduled Partial Payments (SPPs) o Adjust CBA credit limits, as necessary, for the travel mission o Request CBA exceptions through the CPM, as needed o Perform maintenance and reporting utilizing the EAS (Transaction Management and
Reporting Modules)
3.4.2 Daily Tasks
o Process Account (IBA & CBA) applications within 24-hours of receipt o Process requests to: manage and monitor accounts with compliance concerns, set card active
start and end dates, open or close – temporary block accounts, adjust IBA credit limits, place accounts in PCS status, Mission Critical status, update demographic information, etc.
3.4.3 Weekly Tasks
o Decline Authorization reports in the Reporting module (mandatory to run no less than once per cycle): ▪ To identify all ATM/cash and purchase transactions that were attempted for an account, but were declined. This report will help you determine where and why transactions failed, so you can be proactive in assisting cardholders with activating their accounts, raising credit limits, updating DTS or MyTravel profiles, or pointing-out improper use of the card. ▪ Unsubmitted Voucher Report (DTS) – may require coordination with the Defense Travel System Defense Travel Administrator (DTA).
3.4.4 Monthly Tasks
o APCs are expected to obtain mandatory reports listed in the GTCC Regulations 041402 (IBA) and 041403 (CBA) on a monthly basis, at a minimum.
o “IBA and CBA Account Activity Text File-CD100T” Report
▪ You must run and review this report for IBAs no less than monthly, but recommend as often as weekly to identify potential improper use of the GTCC. The earlier misuse is identified, the earlier it can be corrected with the cardholder.
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o Account Listing Report (IBA)
▪ Ensure cardholders are keeping their personal information current with the GTCC vendor by validating the detailed content of the Account Listing report with each cardholder (e.g. full name, physical mailing address, e-mail address and phone number).
▪ Ensure cardholders no longer assigned to the organization/hierarchy are either transferred or their account closed.
▪ This report will also allow you to be proactive in reminding cardholders (and potentially the cardholders’ DTAs), to update GTCC card numbers or expiration dates in their Defense travel system profiles.
o Delinquency Report – Hierarchy (IBA and CBA)
▪ This report displays accounts that are delinquent by time frame (i.e. 31, 61, 91, 120 or more days past billing). You should use this report to aggressively work all delinquencies.
o DoD Travel IBA Aging Analysis or IBA Aging Analysis Summary Report
▪ This report will identify detailed account delinquencies and summary level information by component hierarchy. You will use one, or both, reports to get a point in time listing of your delinquencies. These reports should be run at the completion of each cycle, and used in conjunction with the Delinquency Report.
o DoD Travel CBA Aging Analysis
▪ This report will identify summary level delinquency information by Component HL.
o Complete monthly CBA Reconciliation and ensure that payments post to your account (if CBA reconciliation is applicable to you).
o Validate in/out-processing cardholders based on component procedures. Close cards immediately for those former cardholders leaving the DoD; deactivate cards for those transferring (except when in a PCS status), but remaining in DoD; close accounts of deceased cardholders.
o Coordinate with your Defense travel system DTA and have them run the Traveler Status Report. Identify any at risk accounts (accounts with a history of misuse or delinquency) against the Account Listing Report that should be placed in the closed – temporary block status indefinitely during non-travel periods. At risk cards can also be managed and made unavailable for use by very specifically setting the card active start and end dates for narrowly defined periods of travel.
o Complete ad hoc requests to add/remove APCs that require access to CitiManager.
o Comply with the monthly IntelliLink requirement (See 11.1) and respond to IntelliLink case inquiries as applicable or if so delegated.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1 1.1 Acronyms and Icons................................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 2. Laws, Regulations, and Policy Governing the DoD Travel Card Program ..... 2 Chapter 3. GTCC Program Roles and Responsibilities ....................................................... 4
3.1 General Services Administration (GSA)................................................................................. 4 3.2 Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO).......................................................................... 4 3.3 Component Program Manager (CPM)..................................................................................... 4 3.4 Agency Program Coordinator (APC) ...................................................................................... 4
3.4.1 As-Necessary Tasks......................................................................................................... 4 3.4.2 Daily Tasks ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.4.3 Weekly Tasks .................................................................................................................... 5 3.4.4 Monthly Tasks ................................................................................................................... 5 3.4.5 Annually ............................................................................................................................. 7 3.5 Cardholder (CH)......................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 4. Charge Card Accounts .......................................................................................... 8 4.1 Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) ........................................................................................ 8 4.2 Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs) ........................................................................................... 8 Chapter 5. Hierarchical Structure.......................................................................................... 10 Chapter 6. Training Requirements ........................................................................................ 11 6.1 Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 11 6.2 Travel Explorer (TraX)............................................................................................................. 11 6.3 Citi Training and Resources .................................................................................................. 11 Chapter 7. Citi Tools ............................................................................................................... 13 7.1 CitiManager.............................................................................................................................. 13 7.2 The CitiManager Transaction Management Module ........................................................... 15 7.3 The CitiManager Reporting Module ...................................................................................... 15 7.4 The CitiManager Learning Center Module ........................................................................... 17 Chapter 8. Operational Setup ................................................................................................ 18 8.1 New Account Applications and Setup .................................................................................. 18 8.1.1 Individually Billed Accounts.......................................................................................... 18 8.1.2. Paper CBA Applications ............................................................................................... 21 8.2 Post Application Processing Actions................................................................................... 21 8.2.1 Card Receipt Report ....................................................................................................... 22
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8.2.2 Defense travel system Profile Update .......................................................................... 22 8.2.3 APC Wrap-up with Cardholder ...................................................................................... 22 Chapter 9. Account Maintenance .......................................................................................... 23 9.1 Defense Travel System Reports............................................................................................ 23 9.2 Demographic Updates ............................................................................................................ 23 9.3 Temporary Credit Limit Updates ........................................................................................... 24 9.4 Opening and Closing at Risk Accounts ............................................................................... 24 9.5 Mission Critical........................................................................................................................ 25 9.5.1 PCS ................................................................................................................................... 25 9.6 Hierarchy Transfers ................................................................................................................ 25 9.7 Disputes /Transfers................................................................................................................. 25 9.8 APC Termination of Accounts ............................................................................................... 26 9.9 Deceased Cardholder ............................................................................................................. 27 9.10 Credit Balance Refunds ....................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 10. Delinquency Management................................................................................. 29 10.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 29 10.2 Delinquency Milestones ....................................................................................................... 30 10.2.1 IBA Delinquency Milestones ....................................................................................... 30 10.2.2 CBA Delinquency Milestones...................................................................................... 31 10.3 Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 32 10.4 Delinquency Management Reports..................................................................................... 33 10.5 Cardholder Payment Options .............................................................................................. 33 10.5.1 Reduced Payment Plan (RPP) ..................................................................................... 34 10.5.2 Salary Offset.................................................................................................................. 34 10.5.3 Charge-Off/3rd Party Collections................................................................................ 34 10.5.4 Payment Options available to the cardholder ........................................................... 34 Chapter 11. Misuse..................................................................................................................35 11.1 Visa IntelliLink ....................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 12. Account Services ............................................................................................... 37 12.1 Upgrade .................................................................................................................................. 37 12.2 Reinstatement of Cancelled Accounts ............................................................................... 37 12.2.1 IBA Reinstatements ...................................................................................................... 37 12.2.2 CBA Reinstatements .................................................................................................... 37 12.3 Exception Status for CBAs .................................................................................................. 38 12.3.1 Exception Requests for CBAs Beyond the Third Request...................................... 38 12.4 Renewals ................................................................................................................................ 39
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12.5 Lost/Stolen............................................................................................................................. 39 Chapter 13. Additional Resources ........................................................................................ 40
13.1 Citi Customer Service and Support - Cardholders ........................................................... 40 13.2 Client Account Specialist (CAS) Support - APCs ............................................................. 40 13.3 CitiManager (Resources/Forms Links)............................................................................... 40 13.4 Travel Assistance Center (TAC) .......................................................................................... 40 13.5 Additional websites .............................................................................................................. 41
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Chapter 1. Introduction
This document provides Agency Program Coordinators (APCs) with a general overview and guidance on processes and procedures necessary for the successful execution and daily operations of their Organization’s Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Program. It includes information on the administration of both Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) and Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs). APCs must also refer to their component’s guidance related to the GTCC Program. In addition to this DoD-wide guidance, APCs must refer to their service or agency specific guidance, as it may include additional or more specific requirements for their component. Note: Although all DoD Travel Card stakeholders will find value in this document, this guide is principally intended for Department of Defense (DoD) GTCC APCs, therefore the word “you” implies “APC.”
Denotes especially important information or helpful tip.
1.1 Acronyms and Icons Below are common DoD Acronyms that will be used in this guide and in the administration of the GTCC program.
Acronym
APC BIN BP CAS CBA CBA-S CBR CCV CPM CVV DFAS DoD DPB DTA DTMO DTS EAS
Description
Agency Program Coordinator Bank Identification Number Basis Point Client Account Services (Citibank) Centrally Billed Account Centrally Billed Account Specialist Credit Balance Refund` Charge Card Vendor Component Program Manager Card Verification Value Defense Finance and Accounting Service Department of Defense Days Past Billing Defense Travel Administrator Defense Travel Management Office Defense Travel System Citi’s Electronic Access System
Acronym
GSA GTCC HL IBA MC MCC PAD PCS POS RPP SO SoU SP3 TMC TO TraX WBT
Description
General Services Administration Government Travel Charge Card Hierarchy Level Individually Billed Account Mission Critical Merchant Category Code PAD Days, Padding or extra time Permanent Change-of-Station Point of Sale Reduced Payment Plan Salary Offset Statement of Understanding SmartPay3 GSA Master Contract Travel Management Company Transportation Officer Travel Explorer Web Based Training
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Chapter 2. Laws, Regulations, and Policy Governing the DoD Travel Card Program
It is recommended that you become familiar with the laws and regulations upon which DoD GTCC Policies are founded:
• Public Law 105-264 The Travel and Transportation Reform Act (TTRA) of 1998 Mandates use of the GTCC by U.S. Government civilian and military personnel for official travel. https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/public_law_105-264.pdf
• Public Law 109-115 Section 846 Requires each Organization to evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing an IBA GTCC. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ115/html/PLAW-109publ115.htm
• Public Law 112-194 Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 SEC 3. Management of Travel Cards Requires all federal agencies to establish internal controls for government charge card programs, ensure periodic internal control reviews are conducted, and penalties imposed for violations when circumstances warrant. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ194/pdf/PLAW-112publ194.pdf
• Public Law 107-314 Section 2784 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Requires split disbursement of travel reimbursement directly to the GTCC vendor, and allows the withholding of funds (through Salary Offset) payable to a DoD employee when in debt to the GTCC vendor. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ314/content-detail.html
• Title 10 U.S.C. 2784a Management of travel cards Provides for disbursement of travel allowances directly to creditors. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title10/pdf/USCODE-2010-title10-subtitleA-partIV-chap165sec2784a.pdf
• Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) Pertaining to per diem, travel and transportation allowances, relocation allowances, and certain other allowances of Uniformed Service Active Duty members, Uniformed Service Reserve Component members, DoD civilians, and civilians traveling on DoD funding. Only expenses authorized by the JTR should be charged to the GTCC, unless specifically allowed per the GTCC Regulations authorized by DoDI 5154.31, Volume 4. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/perdiem/JTR.pdf
• Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Regulations Establishes command supervisory and personal responsibility for use of the GTCC and the operation for the DoD travel card program, program structure, and APC responsibilities. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/regulations/GTCC.pdf
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix B Prescribes policies and procedures regarding how to maintain internal controls that reduce the risk of fraud, waste, and error in government payment solution programs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Issuance-of-Revised-Appendix-B-to-OMB-Circular-A123.pdf
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• OUSD Memo, 3 May 2007 Reduction of Centrally Billed Accounts Approved the IBA as the primary payment mechanism for all travel costs. https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/Reduction_of_CBAs_050307.pdf
• GSA Smart Bulletin 31 Describes and defines the requirement for creditworthiness assessments for travel card applicants. https://smartpay.gsa.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/SPSmartBulletinNo031_OMBCircularA123_Implmenting GuidanceAndClarifications_v2_0.pdf
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Chapter 3. GTCC Program Roles and Responsibilities
3.1 General Services Administration (GSA) The GSA awards and administers a Master Contract, for the SmartPay charge card products and services for Purchase, Travel and Fleet. The current Master Contract for SmartPay3 expires November 29, 2031.
3.2 Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) The DTMO, on behalf of the DoD, awards and manages a tailored task order defining the Department’s requirements for Travel card products and services. The DTMO represents the Department’s Travel Card interests with all sectors of the Government and Industry, to include the Services’ and Defense Agencies’ Component Program Managers, OSD-Comptroller, DoDIG, Office of Management and Budget, GSA, and DoD’s contracted bank (currently Citibank).
3.3 Component Program Manager (CPM)
The Component Program Manager (CPM) serves as the primary administrator for their Service or Agency and must be designated in writing. Minimum CPM responsibilities include:
• Maintaining their component’s organizational hierarchy structure. • Notifying the DTMO and the travel card contracted bank of any changes affecting their program
organization (i.e., hierarchy). • Conducting periodic reviews (see GTCC Regulations, Annex 8 for a compliance checklist) to ensure:
travelers submit travel vouchers within five working days of completion of official travel and comply with split disbursement requirements; IBAs and CBAs are properly approved; credit limits are adjusted/appropriate to meet mission requirements; unused accounts are closed; the APC is part of the check in/check out process; APCs are running and analyzing the GTCC reports to assist in program management; APCs are following procedures to notify delinquent cardholders and suspected misuse, abuse, or fraud; maximum utilization of the travel card; and APCs report findings of significant weaknesses to the CPM and Command or Agency Head. APCs, from a hierarchical prospective, receive their GTCC Program guidance from their Component’s CPM.
3.4 Agency Program Coordinator (APC)
The APC must be designated in writing by their Organization’s Commander or Director. Some APC tasks must be performed at least once per billing cycle, but best-practice recommends more frequent attention to some specific areas of the program. To assist you with keeping track of these tasks and their recommended frequency, see below.
APC Self Maintenance Prohibition: APCs that are also cardholders are not authorized to perform account maintenance such as activating or deactivating or making credit limit adjustments on their own IBA. If an APC/cardholder needs APC functions performed on their IBA, they must direct the request to a higher level APC or CPM.
3.4.1 As-Necessary Tasks
o Collect and review required cardholder documentation prior to card issuance; e.g. signed application, Statement of Understanding, and Programs & Policies – Travel Card Program – Travel Card 101 [Mandatory] certificate of completion
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o Self-register your APC profile in CitiManager (Citi’s online tool) o Remind cardholders to verify their profile information in CitiManager when their account
application is approved o Proactively communicate with IBA cardholders and CBA managers to minimize account
delinquencies o Process CBA applications with required approval needed from your CPM o Respond promptly to cardholder inquiries o Maintain (add, update/modify, remove) APC and cardholder profiles in the GTCC EAS for
individuals within your span of control o Facilitate cardholder moves between GTCC organizational hierarchies o Manage and monitor accounts based on authorized travel dates, any history of misuse or
potential concerns about inappropriate card use and component or agency guidance. o Adjust IBA credit limits as necessary for the travel mission o Place IBAs in PCS Status or Mission Critical Status as applicable (per Component guidance)
and supervisor justification o Work with your Defense travel system DTAs to ensure travelers on long term TDY are setup
for Scheduled Partial Payments (SPPs) o Adjust CBA credit limits, as necessary, for the travel mission o Request CBA exceptions through the CPM, as needed o Perform maintenance and reporting utilizing the EAS (Transaction Management and
Reporting Modules)
3.4.2 Daily Tasks
o Process Account (IBA & CBA) applications within 24-hours of receipt o Process requests to: manage and monitor accounts with compliance concerns, set card active
start and end dates, open or close – temporary block accounts, adjust IBA credit limits, place accounts in PCS status, Mission Critical status, update demographic information, etc.
3.4.3 Weekly Tasks
o Decline Authorization reports in the Reporting module (mandatory to run no less than once per cycle): ▪ To identify all ATM/cash and purchase transactions that were attempted for an account, but were declined. This report will help you determine where and why transactions failed, so you can be proactive in assisting cardholders with activating their accounts, raising credit limits, updating DTS or MyTravel profiles, or pointing-out improper use of the card. ▪ Unsubmitted Voucher Report (DTS) – may require coordination with the Defense Travel System Defense Travel Administrator (DTA).
3.4.4 Monthly Tasks
o APCs are expected to obtain mandatory reports listed in the GTCC Regulations 041402 (IBA) and 041403 (CBA) on a monthly basis, at a minimum.
o “IBA and CBA Account Activity Text File-CD100T” Report
▪ You must run and review this report for IBAs no less than monthly, but recommend as often as weekly to identify potential improper use of the GTCC. The earlier misuse is identified, the earlier it can be corrected with the cardholder.
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o Account Listing Report (IBA)
▪ Ensure cardholders are keeping their personal information current with the GTCC vendor by validating the detailed content of the Account Listing report with each cardholder (e.g. full name, physical mailing address, e-mail address and phone number).
▪ Ensure cardholders no longer assigned to the organization/hierarchy are either transferred or their account closed.
▪ This report will also allow you to be proactive in reminding cardholders (and potentially the cardholders’ DTAs), to update GTCC card numbers or expiration dates in their Defense travel system profiles.
o Delinquency Report – Hierarchy (IBA and CBA)
▪ This report displays accounts that are delinquent by time frame (i.e. 31, 61, 91, 120 or more days past billing). You should use this report to aggressively work all delinquencies.
o DoD Travel IBA Aging Analysis or IBA Aging Analysis Summary Report
▪ This report will identify detailed account delinquencies and summary level information by component hierarchy. You will use one, or both, reports to get a point in time listing of your delinquencies. These reports should be run at the completion of each cycle, and used in conjunction with the Delinquency Report.
o DoD Travel CBA Aging Analysis
▪ This report will identify summary level delinquency information by Component HL.
o Complete monthly CBA Reconciliation and ensure that payments post to your account (if CBA reconciliation is applicable to you).
o Validate in/out-processing cardholders based on component procedures. Close cards immediately for those former cardholders leaving the DoD; deactivate cards for those transferring (except when in a PCS status), but remaining in DoD; close accounts of deceased cardholders.
o Coordinate with your Defense travel system DTA and have them run the Traveler Status Report. Identify any at risk accounts (accounts with a history of misuse or delinquency) against the Account Listing Report that should be placed in the closed – temporary block status indefinitely during non-travel periods. At risk cards can also be managed and made unavailable for use by very specifically setting the card active start and end dates for narrowly defined periods of travel.
o Complete ad hoc requests to add/remove APCs that require access to CitiManager.
o Comply with the monthly IntelliLink requirement (See 11.1) and respond to IntelliLink case inquiries as applicable or if so delegated.
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