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Old May 17, 2004 | 11:18 pm
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AndrewM
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Originally Posted by Grog
Duckman,

Your questions have been addressed, but the question that popped into my head is: how can you be traveling on US govt plane fares if you're not US govt employees? Sure, you can be issued invitational <A TITLE="Click for more information about travel" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||travel|AA1VDw">travel</A> orders or using what's known as a letter of identification from the DOI, but, unless there's been some BIG change recently, the federal Joint Travel Regulation prohibits use of govt air fares for non-govt employees, a policy happily endorsed by the airlines. I'm tending toward the notion that someone in the travel agency isn't quite following the regs. Enjoy it while it lasts
These travelers might not be FEDERAL employees, But they are contractors working on Government project. It's up to each individual airlines or hotels to honor or decline the government rate.
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