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Government Saves on Federal Travel

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Originally posted by Kellie Lunney on Government Executive

Average air fares for federal travelers will be cheaper in fiscal 2014, the government announced.

The General Services Administration said on Friday that it negotiated and awarded new contracts for the fiscal 2014 City Pair Program to 10 U.S. air carriers, saving the government an estimated $2.2 billion. Average one-way plane tickets for feds flying domestic on government business will fall 4 percent in fiscal 2014 from current rates, while international fares are dropping 7 percent. Also, the program is increasing available routes by 25 percent to more than 6,300 destinations, and government travelers will benefit from 20 percent more non-stop flights to 1,887 routes, according to GSA.

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OMB: No More Lavish Government Conferences

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Originally posted by Elizabeth Flock on U.S. News

New guidelines from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget say it's time to cut back on conference spending in light of the sequester. In a document, the agency said it had "taken aggressive steps to curtail conference spending," such as ensuring conferences that cost more than $100,000 were approved by the head of an agency, hotel costs were within per diem rates, and that a cyber conference was considered before any in-person event was planned.

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Keynote Speakers Announced for MAGIC 2013

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Originally posted by ConnellyWorks

Congressional, Industry and Government Leaders to Discuss Today's Top Contracting Challenges, Opportunities  

Herndon, VA--The Partnership for Procurement Excellence (PPE) today announced the keynote speakers for its annual Multiple Award Government and Industry Conference (MAGIC), to include the Honorable Gerald Connolly (D-VA); Thomas Sharpe, Commissioner of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS); and Mike McConnell, Vice Chairman of Booz Allen Hamilton and former Director of National Intelligence.  MAGIC 2013 will be held July 10-12 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.

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U.S. senator introduces bill to ban federal events in top party cities

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Originally posted by the Associated Press

Nevada's congressional representatives don't want the government to blacklist cities because they're too fun.

Republican Sen. Dean Heller introduced a bill Thursday to prevent lists of vacation destinations in which the government isn't allowed to stage an event. He says such policies could hurt tourism-driven cities such as Las Vegas and Reno.

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Government budget cuts begin to impact Orlando convention business

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Originally posted by Megan Anderson on Orlando Business Journal

Cutbacks in government travel are beginning to have an impact on Orlando's convention business, Orlando Sentinel reports.

The most recent example was the cancellation of the General Services Administration's training forum, which would have brought a $13 million boost to the local economy, the Sentinel reports.

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