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OMB orders governmentwide review of conference spending

Agencies must complete their analysis by Nov. 1 and be prepared to present their findings during the December cabinet meeting with the Vice President. OMB's edict comes after the Justice Department inspector general found excessive spending by the agency. This is not the first time agencies have had trouble controlling conference expenses.

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    We can be a bit more frugal
    Aaron Kuperman
    While my motivation is religious (kosher food is hard to get in most downtowns), there is no reason why people attending conferences can't stay in non-downtown inexpensive hotels and take public transit to a conference site, and prepare food in their rooms (since the inexpensive hotels, removed from downtown areas, tend to be ones with limited cooking facilities). Washington based people should never plan on staying overnight when an albeit long commute can still get them to a meeting in the northeast corridor, and the cost of Amtrak regional trains is cheaper than a hotel room. We can't expect to use taxpayer funded travel as an opportunity to take a vacation.
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    OMB memo Restricting Travel/Conferences
    ringo978
    Does this apply to contractors who receive reimbursement for conferences under a government contract?
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