Air Force implements changes to travel cards Published Sept. 7, 2011 By Senior Airman Michael Charles Nellis Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The Air Force issued changes to the way service members can utilize funds on the controlled spending account card Aug. 26, 2011, in order to be in compliance with Department of Defense guidelines. The Secretary of the Air Force Financial Management Office released a memorandum effective immediately, stating the CSA card may only be used in expenses related to official government travel. CSA cards are used for reimbursement of funds in conjunction with temporary-duty assignments, permanent change of station or deployments. Payments in excess of overall expenses on the card, after the completion of the official travel and voucher settlement, can be obtained by the traveler by using one of four options: · Transferring remaining funds to a personal account through Citi's on-line access system or by calling them directly at 1-800-200-7056 · Requesting a check be sent to your mailing address by calling Citi at the number listed · Automatically receiving a check after 60 days of inactivity on the account · Withdrawing remaining funds at an ATM machine with a 2% banking fee Previously, service members could use the overage reimbursement funds allotted to the card account directly off of the card itself. Due to changes, members are no longer authorized to use the card in this way to access these funds. Beginning in 2011, the Air Force and Citibank have been issuing CSA cards to more than 400,000 service members to replace the previously government travel cards. For more information or questions on the new rules governing the CSA card, contact the 99th Comptroller Squadron customer service desk at 652-4844 or visit www.airforcetravelcard.transactionservices.citi.com.
