Travel Expenses

The Service may accept gifts of travel expenses from non-Federal sources on your behalf in certain situations such as meetings and other similar events.   Acceptance of these travel expenses must be approved by your supervisor and ethics counselor before you start your trip.

For additional information see:

  • 265 FW 13, Temporary Duty Travel 鈥 Acceptance of Travel Expenses
  •  "Authorization for Acceptance of Travel Expenses From Non-Federal Sources"
  • DOI Ethics Office Guidance: 

Also, in limited circumstances, you may be permitted to accept a gift of personal travel (transportation, lodging, and meals), or travel expenses, even if the gift is from a "prohibited source" or is given because of your official position.

For more information see:

  • DOI Ethics Office Guidance: 

Frequent Flyer Benefits

The Federal travel regulations allow you to retain, for personal use, the frequent flyer miles that you earn on official travel.  For more information see:  "Frequent Traveler Programs."

Other Travel Regulations

(Note:  These are not ethics regulations.  Please contact your travel coordinator in the Division of Financial Management for more information.)

  • Frequent flyer miles. The Federal travel regulations allow you to retain, for personal use, the frequent flyer miles that you earn on official travel.  For more information see:  "Frequent Traveler Programs."
  • Airline compensation for involuntary denial of seat for employee on plane.  See:  
  • Airline compensation for employee voluntarily vacating seat on plane. See:  
  • Service policy regarding use of rental cars. See: 265 FW 5, Temporary Duty Travel 
  • Service policy regarding use of motor vehicles. See 320 FW 3, Motor Vehicle Use