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I agree with the turbo tax similar software but also think it should interface with GDSS2 to pull itinerary information as soon as the crew is official to help automate portions of the authorization and voucher, similar to the way turbo tax pulls your tax return data from T. Rowe Price and others automatically. Btw, I'm still doing group authorizations and have had great success with them . Adding all the info and just inputting the names of my crew makes it a piece of cake...not sure why others can't do them anymore. (null)

I just got back from there, was out the 4th through 7th, amazing. If you are going to visit Normandy, go on D-Day. The French really put on a good show for everyone out there. I'll post some pics in a bit.

Honestly, maybe what we need is a container that you can check that reads something like "Skip the review, I'm an officer and I'm signing this under penalty of perjury so give me my fucking money or call the JAG instead."

Is there a word to describe something that's growing faster than an exponential rate? https://digg.com/news...r_own_decisions

Whatever you do, make sure eFinance is dead and buried with a stake through its heart before we bring in a possible third system.

Yes please! Also get rid of as many of those tabs as possible. Utilize a graphical representation of a calendar with clicking/dragging/etc to make inputs intuitive. Major pet peeve is when a tab doesn't save the right data or stuff you were working on in a future tab gets jacked when you realize you have to fix something on an earlier tab.

1, More of a technical issue but getting rid of the Java program (gradkell?) that takes 6-9 minutes to load when you start up and, along with the 6-9 redirects and popups, is the most frequent reason for DTS not working on government computers. 2. +1 on the logical flow/explanation. For fund cites, include a way to look them up or otherwise reference what they actually apply to (unit funded vs contingency vs TDY-to-school, etc). to reduce the last minute phone calls to RAs. 3. Ability to pull data from the GTC system - Quicken, etc can pull transaction/investment data from any brokerage or bank. Then DTS can immediately verify you paid $690.00 for airfare on this date vs waiting for receipts to be scanned, interpreted, etc. Won't always work for transactions not processed yet, cases where the GTC wasn't used, etc but would cut out a lot of the virtual paper. Those that still need to be sent in can use the phone scan feature.

I think you need to grab a brand-new airman and watch him try to self-navigate through it in order to get this right. Whenever you have to say something, you need to write it down, because that's where DTS failed to be intuitive. Starters: 1. Something plainly labeled "scanned receipts and documents". all by itself...at the end. And it should accept JPG, TIF, PDF, DOC, XPS etc. 2. A clear, graphical representation of the steps for a voucher. Auth, vouch, money - and how it "reserves" and releases money. We still have about a third of our folks modifying their authorization instead of creating a voucher....because it's on the front page. 3. Mother of god - a logical flow - created by a real graphic web designer? 4. Can we call rental cars....rental cars, instead of commercial auto, TDY? 5. WTF happened to group authorizations? That was a huge time-saver. 6. I want to use my phone to take pictures of my reciepts and have an email/phone number to email/text them in....ala USAA check deposits.

Overnight guests are allowed. It's the military, not prison....but close! HD