It might be a new year, but the same old questions are occupying Congress
As it settles in for real work after the holidays and its January 6 look-back, Congress, at least some members, are starting to wonder how the long continuing…
Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., this week with a packed agenda. Topping the list of priorities is hammering out final details of a stopgap spending…
Per diem rates for work-related federal travel
in 2013 are frozen at 2012 levels, according to
the General Services Administration.
GSA sets the allowances for lodging, meals and
other incidental expenses for federal employees
who must travel for work. The
standard per diem rate is $123 ($77 lodging, $46
meals and incidental expenses).