January 14, 2014

Government Conference and Travel Spending

Federal officials testified on the effectiveness of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies implemented to reduce conference and… read more

Federal officials testified on the effectiveness of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies implemented to reduce conference and travel spending by federal agencies. Members of the committee expressed concerns that recent savings would be difficult to maintain without additional legislation. Deputy Director Cobert said that travel spending in fiscal year 2013 was about $3 billion less than 2010, but witnesses also said more needs to be done to track conference spending specifically. close

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Kelly A. Ayotte U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] New Hampshire
Tom Carper U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Delaware

Beth Cobert Deputy Director Office of Management and Budget->Management
Tom Coburn U.S. Senator [R] Oklahoma
J. Russell George Inspector General Department of the Treasury->Tax Administration
Heidi Heitkamp U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] North Dakota
Michael E. Horowitz Inspector General Department of Justice
Ron Johnson U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Wisconsin
Mary Landrieu U.S. Senator [D] Louisiana
Brian D. Miller Inspector General General Services Administration
Dan M. Tangherlini Administrator General Services Administration
Jon Tester U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Montana

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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Program ID:: 317175-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 14, 2014 | 10:30am EST | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Feb 20, 2014 | 7:12pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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