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Old Jul 16, 2020 | 9:45 pm
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I do believe you need to clarify a little bit more as the term "contractor " is too generic.

Basically, there are 2 kinds of contractors - the one who works directly within the Federal Government, as well as the one who provides goods and/or services to Federal Government (such as Boeing).

AFAIK, If you are a non-employee contractor (i.e. the first kind), while your chance of official travel is low, yet the official travel will be the same as other federal employees. But if you are the second kind, you are supposed to follow your company's own travel policy. You are NOT supposed to use the GSA contracted rate because your travel is not really paid by the Federal Government.
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