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10-08-2007, 08:44 AM
Federal employees spent about $146 million in taxpayer dollars in one year by inappropriately upgrading coach-class travel to business class, a Government Accountability Office investigation found. GAO cited a "weak control environment" that contributed to 67 percent of premium class travel being improperly authorized, including cases in which senior officials had subordinates sign off, which GAO described as tantamount to self-approval. Federal officials generally are allowed to fly business class only if their flights will last for more than 14 hours. There are exceptions for medical reasons and security needs.
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For more information:
http://www.btnmag.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003654058