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Travel in the Management and Operation of Federal Programs.
B-193315; FPCD-77-1l'. March 17, 1977. Released April 13, 1977.
28 pp.
Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman, House Committee on
Government Operations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroll -r General.
Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (300).
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Budget Function: General Government (150); International Ai.fairs
(800).
Organization Concerned: Department of State; Federal Aviation
Administration; General Services Administration; National
Institutes of Health; Office of Manacement and Budget.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government
Operations.
Authority: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976, sec. 205
(P.L. 94-157).
The nature and extent of Federal travel; the reasons
for the travel; and the executive branch travel policies,
practices, and procedures were reviewed. A detailed review of
travel was conducted at the Federal Aviation Administration, the
National Institutes of Health, and some organizations within the
Department of State. Findings/Conclusions: The Federal
Government spends about $2 billion each year fcr travel in the
management and operation of Federal programs. Executive program
managers have the primary responsibility for assuring the most
effective use of their program budgets, including the nature dnd
i.xtent of travel. The role of the Cffice of management and
Budget (OMB) in controlling travel has been limited tc
developing budgetary related questions on travel to assist
agencies in conducting their own operationr reviews, conducting
a review of specific agency travl cases due to congressional
concern, and examining amounts z travel in agency
appropriation requests and apportioning funds within
appropriated amounts. Recommendations: OMB and the General
Services Administration should revise their guidelines to focqs
more specifically on each purpose of travel; require agencies to
revise their reporting systems and internal review and audit
approaches to follow the new guidance; and, after implementing
the revised guidelines and the reporting and review systems,
assess the results. (Author/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabzo0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)