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Duties and Responsibilities |
As
an AO, you must be designated in writing as an
accountable official. You are in the best position
to make travel management decisions for the your
organization. You are always the last person to
digitally sign a travel document (authorization,
voucher, local voucher). This signature allows
unit funds to be obligated or spent.
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You,
as the AO, are the person who:
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Authorizes
travel and approves trip arrangements |
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Determines
when TDY travel is necessary |
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Obligates
travel funds |
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Authorizes
reimbursement to travelers |
You may also serve as a Certifying Official (CO),
who certifies vouchers for payment.
Requirements:
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There
are really only two requirements to becoming
an AO. You must:
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Be
appointed in writing on a DD Form 577, a
combination signature card and appointment
letter
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Complete
Certifying Officer’s Legislation (COL)
Training – a 1- to 2-hour block of
training that will certify you to obligate/spend
unit funds
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Broad Authority:
The new, simplified travel regulations have been
written to define "normal" TDY travel.
Of course, many things happen during travel that
are outside the norm. You have been given broad
authority to make decisions pertaining to travel
arrangements and expenses when travel situations
fall outside the norm. Of course, you may not
make up rules for which no regulatory basis exists,
nor may you fail to fulfill requirements that
are in the rules. |
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