# GSA Launches New Government Travel Site

The General Services Administration (GSA) is rolling out a new government travel platform, go.gov, intended to streamline travel expense reporting for federal employees. Early user feedback highlights challenges with the system's handling of personal vehicle reimbursement rates, where the default mileage rate applied is the lower government vehicle rate ($0.235 per mile) instead of the approved IRS mileage rate ($0.76 per mile) for privately owned vehicles (POV). This discrepancy requires users to manually adjust their profiles to ensure correct reimbursement, raising concerns about system usability and clarity on travel policies.

- Procurement professionals should note the GSA's ongoing modernization efforts in travel management systems, which may lead to future contract opportunities for IT service providers specializing in user experience and expense reporting solutions.
- Contractors supporting federal travel programs should prepare for potential adjustments in system configurations and user training to address reimbursement rate complexities.
- This rollout signals a broader federal push toward digital transformation in administrative functions, emphasizing the need for vendors to align offerings with government usability and compliance requirements.
- Agencies and contractors should monitor user feedback and system updates to anticipate further refinements impacting travel-related procurement and expense management workflows.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** September 14, 2026

### Government Entities
- General Services Administration (GSA)

### Key Quotes
> 'Within your profile it should be a vehicle. If you add POV you add your car and say this is your preferred one. Your system might be defaulting to that.'
> — Commenter

> 'We're supposed to start using go.gov potentially next month. I've heard bad things about it but vague. How is it?'
> — Original poster

### Sources
- [New GO travel site](https://www.reddit.com/r/FedEmployees/comments/1wgbyj3/new_go_travel_site) - reddit-fedemployees