James48843
08-15-2012, 12:05 PM
GSA has decided to freeze per diem rates for 2013 at 2012 levels.
Link:
GSA freezes feds' 2013 travel per diem rates at 2012 levels<snip>
"GSA is undergoing a rigorous review process to find ways in which we can streamline agency operations and save money across the government," said GSA Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini in a statement. "By keeping per diem rates at current levels, we are supporting federal agencies in controlling costs and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used wisely."
Prior to the release of the 2013 per diem rates, some legislators had urged GSA to ensure reimbursement rates were not too low. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said GSA uses the average of mid-price hotels to calculate the rate, and then reduces that average by 5 percent. GSA does not include luxury or economy hotels in this calculation, but it also eliminates the highest mid-range hotels, which leads to an "artificially low rate," Reid said in a July 19 letter (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/pdfs/reid_perdiemletter.pdf) to Tangherlini.
More to the story here:
GSA freezes feds' 2013 travel per diem rates at 2012 levels - FederalNewsRadio.com (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/209/2991556/GSA-freezes-2013-travel-per-diem-rates-at-2012-levels)
Link:
GSA freezes feds' 2013 travel per diem rates at 2012 levels<snip>
"GSA is undergoing a rigorous review process to find ways in which we can streamline agency operations and save money across the government," said GSA Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini in a statement. "By keeping per diem rates at current levels, we are supporting federal agencies in controlling costs and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used wisely."
Prior to the release of the 2013 per diem rates, some legislators had urged GSA to ensure reimbursement rates were not too low. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said GSA uses the average of mid-price hotels to calculate the rate, and then reduces that average by 5 percent. GSA does not include luxury or economy hotels in this calculation, but it also eliminates the highest mid-range hotels, which leads to an "artificially low rate," Reid said in a July 19 letter (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/pdfs/reid_perdiemletter.pdf) to Tangherlini.
More to the story here:
GSA freezes feds' 2013 travel per diem rates at 2012 levels - FederalNewsRadio.com (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/209/2991556/GSA-freezes-2013-travel-per-diem-rates-at-2012-levels)