What does FSA stand for?

The tool identifies those travelers in a foreign duty location entitled to special military pay, including Hostile Fire Pay, Combat Zone Tax Exclusion, Hardship Duty Pay, Family Separation Allowance, etc.

It authorizes a permanent increase in special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger and for family separation allowances, and increases special pays for members of the National Guard and Reserve for enlistment and reenlistment.

GAO's objectives were to assess (1) the rationale for the family separation allowance eligibility requirements, including the required duration of more than 30 consecutive days away from a member's duty station; (2) the extent to which DOD has identified short-term deployments as a family separation allowance issue; and (3) what special pays and allowances, in addition to basic military compensation, are available to compensate members deployed for less than 30 days.