Common use of Long-Term Assignments and Training Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Long-Term Assignments and Training Arrangements. An employee on a long-term assignment will be authorized occasional return trip(s) to his/her permanent duty station approximately at the mid-way point of the detail between 90 and 180 days and for details of 180 days or more approximately every 90 days at government expense on non-workdays or during periods of leave. Reimbursement for long term assignments and training arrangements will be in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. The Agency will inform employees on long-term assignments, including training, of the types of lodging available. This information, if requested and if applicable, may include such things as whether the facility is handicapped accessible and if there is available public transportation. Employees have the right to select their own lodging from among such facilities, or others the employees choose which meet federal requirements. The Agency will inform employees on long-term assignments of authorized reimbursement rates for lodging during that assignment, including, upon request, of the circumstances in which they can be reimbursed fully for lodging or meals that exceed the established government maximum rates, e.g., actual expenses in lieu of standard reimbursement rates.