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B-164031(4) 1 (1979-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjru0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S. ,UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20543 * HUMAN RESOURCES NOV a 197 DIVISION B-164031(4) The Honorable William P. Adams Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board 844 Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Dear Mr. Adams: At th request of-the Senate Committee on Appropriations, weLreviewe=Tselected travel policies and practices of your agency. This letter confirms our discussion with- our Chief Executive Officer and the corrective action he plans or will consider regarding our findings. TRAVEL COSTS INCREASE SHARPLY Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) travel costs increased from $568,000 in fiscal year 1976 to $794,000 in 1979 and are projected to reach $944,000 in 1980. Most of the increase was for headquarters' travel, whose costs more than doubled. Regional costs increased 23 percent. RRB travel costs exceedee the amounts approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and tle Congress by $31,000 in 1976, $35,000 in 1977, $135,000 in 1978, and $205,000 in 1979. RRB costs increased sharply while the Congress, the President, and OMB called for holding them down. In May cO 1978, OMB issued Bulletin No. 78-13 with several recom- mendations on how to minimize unnecessary travel costs and eliminate nonessential travel. In September 1978, the President directed agencies to cut administrative travel costs by 20 percent. Also, in passing the con- tinuing resolution for fiscal year 1980, the Congress directed a $500 million Government-wide reduction in travel expenditures. In addressing its current travel cost problems, RRB is now considering implementing some of the OMB recommendations.

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