Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5154.31, Volume 4
October 16, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Commercial Travel Management: DoD Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC)
Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
a. Instruction. This instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own
purpose. The purpose of the overall instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to establish and implement policy, assign responsibilities,
and provide procedures regarding the commercial travel program within the DoD.
b. Volume. This volume:
(1) Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for managing the
DoD GTCC Program.
(2) In accordance with the authority in Reference (a):
(a) Renames and reissues Chapter 3 of Volume 9, DoD 7000.14-R, “DoD Financial
Management Regulation” (Reference (b)) as the DoD GTCC Regulations (Reference (c)).
(b) Incorporates and cancels Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military
Personnel Policy, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy memoranda (References (d) through (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This volume applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office
of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this
volume as the “DoD Components”).
