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The Program Support Center’s Travel and Transportation Program supports the Agency Senior Travel Official’s Executive leadership in implementing Executive Order 13589 across the Department of Health and Human Services.

Key Program Areas

  • Hosts executive and program management travel governance forums.
  • Develops travel program strategy, performance, implementation, communication, and best practices.
  • Develops travel and transportation policy.
  • Owns, operates, manages, and maintains the Enterprise E-Gov Travel System, which includes:
  • System integration,
  • ETS tiered support,
  • Travel system and program training, and
  • Travel data and reporting (upward)

Services for all federal agencies include:  Note:   PSC’s Travel and Transportation Program does not provide any services to other federal agencies.  

Travel Operations

Travel and transportation at the Department are governed through the:

  • HHS Travel Governance Council, the Executive strategic leadership forum, and
  • HHS Travel Leadership Coalition, the Operating Division travel program management coordination forum
  • The Senior Travel Officials for the HHS Operating Divisions
  • The Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrators for the HHS Operating Divisions

Travel Operations: Servicing Travel Management Centers

For the Office of the Secretary, including its Staff Divisions:

For the HHS Operating Divisions except the National Institutes of Health:

  • Omega World Travel
  • 1-855-326-5411
  • After-hours and Emergency Service: 866-892-0810

For the National Institutes of Health:

  • 1-855-566-9310

How to Obtain Individually Billed Account Travel Charge Card

Contact your Operating Division travel charge card Agency/Organization Program Coordinator or your Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.

E-Gov Travel System User Profile Setup

Contact your local Federal Agency Travel Administrator, or your Operating Division travel program or Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.

Laws, Regulations and Policies

  • GSA’s Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)
  • HHS Travel Policy
  • Joint Travel Regulations
  • HHS FY22 Travel Charge Card Management Plan
  • Appeals of Disallows Travel Expenses

IT Systems and Telecoms

  • E-Gov Travel System:   The current enterprise ETS is titled “ConcurGov.”  To gain access, contact your local Federal Agency Travel Administrator, or your Operating Division travel program or Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.
  • To Report E-Gov Travel System Defects or Issues: Contact your local Federal Agency Travel Administrator or your Operating Division Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.
  • Assistance with Electronic Travel Documents: Contact your local Federal Agency Travel Administrator or your Operating Division Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.
  • Enterprise E-Gov Travel System Change Requests: Contact your Operating Division Lead Federal Agency Travel Administrator.

Travel and transportation training is provided through:

  • The HHS Learning Management System,
  • Job aids located on the Travel and Transportation Training MS Teams site located here: Travel and Transportation Job Aids (HHS Microsoft Teams) , and
  • Virtual Instructor-Led Training.  Contact your Operating Division or Staff Division travel program for the current course availability.

To determine the tools and training you need to establish eligibility to travel to perform official Government business, visit the Travel and Transportation Training Microsoft Teams site: Training & Tools Needed to Travel on Official Government Business (HHS Microsoft Teams).

Reports/Business Intelligence

PSC produces “upward” travel and transportation reports to fulfill annual and ad hoc data reporting requirements of the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary’s Emergency Operations Center, etc., and for the HHS Travel Governance Council.

  • Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions produce travel and transportation reports to meet local business needs by using the E-Gov Travel System’s Business Intelligence functionality. 

For custom reports contact the program manager.

Self-Service Web Portals

PSC offers our customers self-service web portals through ServiceNow for the following services:

  • Travel and Transportation Job Aids (HHS Microsoft Teams)

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FAIRFAX, Va. , July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega World Travel now offers even more extensive options for the busy business traveler -blended travel! Through blended travel, Omega provides an enhanced experience that combines the best of business and leisure. Business travelers can make the most of their valuable time by adding a vacation before, during, or after a work event.

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Allowable consultant expenses for members of NIDDKAC are round-trip transportation (from home to Bethesda, Maryland and back), ground transportation (taxi fares, parking, tolls, etc.), hotel and per diem costs. A consultant fee is paid to the Council member for each day or fraction of a day spent on official duty.

Omega World Travel will make a "Courtesy Reservation" and then it is the Council member's responsibility to contact Omega Travel at 855-326-5407 (M-F 7am-10pm; for after-hours emergencies please contact 866-651-0076) to confirm/change the travel reservation. All airline tickets will be processed as electronic tickets. When using Omega World Travel, the ticket will be paid for by the National Institutes of Health. If not using Omega World Travel, travelers will be reimbursed for transportation after the Council meeting. When air/rail transportation is used, travelers must use the most economical means. All travel should be by the most direct route.

For hotel accommodations, the Council members will be staying at an approved hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. Rooms are reserved and paid for by NIDDK. Please confirm your check-in and check-out dates, especially if arriving late.

After completion of travel, Council members must file a Travel Expenses Form (PDF, 0.02 MB) . It is necessary to include receipts for taxi fares, tolls, parking fees, plus the original hotel bill if there is a charge for the Internet. Travelers are reimbursed for three-quarters of a day's per diem on arrival and departure days.

Travel Expense forms and receipts should be sent to:

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