DoD Goes Paperless
Time
November 1997
Saving Time and Money
| The Defense Travel System cut the current 40 travel processing steps to 21 (measure is average results of 21 pilot sites reporting) | ||||
| Measure | Current system | DTS pilot | % change | |
| 4.5 hours | 1.7 hours | -68% | ||
| Cost | $93 | $41 | -56% | |
| Cycle time | 11 days | 6 days | -48% | |
Defense Travel System on Track
June 1997 RFP released
August 1997 Proposals in
December 1997 Contracts awarded
May 1998 First sites in Defense Travel
Region 6 on new DTS
1998 Rest of region phased in as
current contracts expire
1999 Other regions worldwide start joining DTS
2001 All DoD on new DTS
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