Too many Defense officials fly business class, report says
Submitted on November 6, 2003 - 1:00am.
Crystal K. Wiebe - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON – Too many Defense Department officials use business class tickets in violation of department policy requiring coach flights, according to a report issued Thursday.
The highly critical report released by the General Accounting Office documents a multimillion dollar abuse of travel policies within the Department of Defense.
According to the audit, the $124 million that Defense personnel spent on premium class air travel in the last two years is more than the combined transportation costs of 12 other major agencies, including NASA, the Department of Education and the Social Security Administration.
The highly critical report released by the General Accounting Office documents a multimillion dollar abuse of travel policies within the Department of Defense.
According to the audit, the $124 million that Defense personnel spent on premium class air travel in the last two years is more than the combined transportation costs of 12 other major agencies, including NASA, the Department of Education and the Social Security Administration.
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