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federal government
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Spending: Obama Administration Updates Guidelines
The Office of Management and Budget has released new travel spending guidelines that could help federal government employees…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Professional Services Council: Feds Moving Slowly on Cloud Adoption
A survey by the Professional Services Council finds that, when it comes to cloud adoption, federal agencies are…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Business Associations Lobby Congress to End Shutdown
Associations with strong Republican Party ties have had it with the toll the federal government shutdown is taking…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conferences and Travel: The Year the Feds Stayed Home
With federal agencies under orders to scale back spending on conferences and travel, government employee attendance at association…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Federal Travel Per Diem Rises, but No More Conference Allocation
After a year-long freeze on travel per diem increases, the U.S. government is raising its lodging stipend for…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
After Mandated Cuts, Federal Travel Spending Plummets
A new report shows that among users of a federal government charge-card program designated for travel expenses, travel…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Bill Aims to Cut Federal Travel Expenses Via Videoconferencing
The newly introduced bill calls on the Office of Management and Budget to cut travel expenses by 50…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The General Services Administration’s Meetings Cost Control Plan
Still reeling from a conference scandal, the General Services Administration is hoping to cut conference costs by implementing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
House Testimony: New Federal Conference Spending Rules Working
Congressional monitoring of federal spending on conferences and travel continued February 27, with lawmakers at a House hearing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Department of Defense Bars Entertainment At Meetings
Amidst heavy scrutiny, the DoD has banned musicians, motivational speakers and promotional material at events — among other…
