The VA, DOD and all federal government employees all need to be on the same travel regulation.  Currently one pays x while the other pays y for the same z.  One wants this, while the other wants that, and another doesn't want anything at all.

The Va currently pays veterans 1/2 the amount a VA employee would receive for the same location.  I guess vets only need half as much to eat or half as much room to sleep? 

Government travel regulations for the US require a myriad of ways of documentation using multiple pay charts.  I'm not talking about different areas but the same location.

For example, mileage between Fairbanks and Anchorage is  paid $5 more for coming back than going down.  Either the VA is overpaying for coming back or they are underpaying for going down.  Which is it?

The VA pays 41.5 cents per mile.  Military retirees under 65 get .7 cents per mile and active duty gets 53.5 cents per mile.  Same road, different systems.

Uniformity would save time and money.