Effective 7/1/2026, Expenses will no longer be calculated by hourly periods that dictate per diem for the day.
Instead, on the first and last day of travel, an employee will be paid out at 75% the rate of a full travel day. A Per Diem Deduction option has been added to the Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE) Expense Type in SMART to easily apply the first/last day deduction. ((Cont...))
CONUS rates were reviewed and as of 1PM central time on June 30th, 2026. No new information that effected State of Kansas employees had been provided by the Federal Department of Defense. Therefore, no new rate information was uploaded for effective date July 1, 2026.
CONUS rates in SMART are updated October 1 to coincide with the adoption of new rates by the federal government. Quarterly loads will also be done January 1, April 1, and July 1 to account for corrections or updates to the CONUS and applicable OCONUS rates.
CONUS rates were updated Wednesday December 31, 2025 and have an effective date of January 1, 2026.
Please note: No changes were made to the Lodging or Meals and Incidental Expenses rates in Kansas.
The query, KS_EX_CONUS_RATES, contains all CONUS locations along with the M&IE daily amounts, per diem deductions, and lodging rates based on the travel date entered. The query contains current and historical CONUS rates as of January 1, 2016.
CONUS rates in SMART are updated October 1 to coincide with the adoption of new rates by the federal government. Quarterly loads will also be done January 1, April 1, and July 1 to account for corrections or updates to the CONUS and applicable OCONUS rates.
CONUS Rates:
CONUS rates were updated Friday, September 30, 2022 and have an effective date of October 1, 2022.
Please note: The Meals & Incidentals (M&IE) rates in Kansas remain unchanged. However, the Lodging rates have increased by $2 in Kansas.
CONUS Rates:
Notification emails for pending approval tasks in the Expense module, which were inactive after the last upgrade, have now resumed.
