NASA Shared Services Center Details Travel Reimbursement Services

The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) has published information describing its travel reimbursement services for agency personnel, according to a notice on NASA's website.

According to the notice, the NSSC provides reimbursement processing for a range of travel categories, including domestic and foreign travel, local travel, Extended Temporary Duty (ETDY) assignments, and Change of Station (COS) moves for NASA employees.

The notice states that these services are governed by the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), the standard federal framework for reimbursing government employees for official travel expenses.

It also references specific policy areas relevant to NASA travelers, including rules on Extended TDY (temporary duty) assignments and associated tax considerations, as well as domestic and foreign per diem rates, which set standard allowances for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses during official travel.

Additionally, the notice highlights a new option for employees undergoing a Change of Station move. It states that NSSC Travel now offers "another way that a transferee Traveler may submit his" relocation-related travel documentation, though the source excerpt does not elaborate on the specific mechanism or process involved.

The NSSC, according to the notice, serves as the centralized administrative body handling these reimbursement functions across the agency, consolidating travel-related financial processing for NASA personnel undertaking authorized trips.

Further details on the specific procedural change for transferee travelers were not included in the available excerpt.