ConcurGov - USDA - Training Page

Welcome to the ConcurGov Training Site! To learn the basics of booking travel, creating authorizations, and creating vouchers, review the QuickStart user manuals and interactive simulations listed below. Each interactive simulation takes about 5 - 10 minutes to complete and will help get you up and running quickly.

ConcurGov Materials

• Demonstration of the Arranger Widget
• Comparison between CGE and ConcurGov

QuickStart User Manuals

• Federal Traveler (FT) QuickStart User Manual
• Federal traveler quick reference guide (trifold)
• Federal Travel Arranger (FTA) QuickStart User Manual
• Federal travel arranger quick reference guide (trifold)
• Federal Agency Travel Administrator (FATA) QuickStart User Manual
• Federal Travel Approving Officials (FFTA, FSTA, FA, FVE) QuickStart User Manual
  Includes content for:
  • Federal Supervisory Travel Approver
  • Federal Financial Travel Approver
  • Federal Auditor
  • Federal Voucher Examiner
• Federal approver quick reference guide (trifold)
• Cognos Connection QuickStart User Manual
• Summary of Cognos Reports
• ConcurGov FAQs
• Using Search (trifold)

Training Course Agendas

• Federal Travel Arranger (FTA)
• Federal Approver (FSTA and FFTA)
• 2-Day Federal Agency Travel Administrator (FATA)
• 3-Day Federal Agency Travel Administrator (FATA)
• 4-Day TTT Training Agenda
• CGE Intelligence - Basic Reporting

Interactive Simulations

• Signing in to ConcurGov
• Arranging for others
• Reviewing and updating your travel profile
• Creating a travel reservation (includes airfare, car rental, and hotel)
• Creating a car and hotel reservation
• Creating a train reservation
• Printing and routing a document
• Creating an authorization
• Approving a Document
• Returning a Document
• Adjusting a document for approval
• Creating a local voucher
• Creating a voucher from an authorization
• Creating a voucher amendment
• Working with International Date Line Travel
• Adding accounting codes to a document
• Allocate across multiple account codes
• Requesting a cash advance
• Requesting actual lodging
• Working with Blanket Authorizations
• Indicating meals provided

Reporting Training