TRAVEL BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FOREIGN TRAVEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001700110009-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 21, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
December 21, 1981
NE?!OR ANDU.t FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE. AGENCIES
FRICIM: CRAIG L. FULLER
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR CABINET AFFIRS
SUBJECT: Travel by Government Off;c;a
ls,
Including Foreign Travel
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`he President's Memcrandum of December 1.6, 1981, expressed his
concern about government travel practices and costs and
directed that departments and agencies submit reports on
the actions that would be taker. to reduce unnecessary travel
and expenses,.
1,7e are extending the deadline for submission of the report
from agencies until February 15, 1982, so that you will have
adequate time to review travel ratters, develop and implement
co'rective actions, and to submit the required reports.
Enclosure
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 16, 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT:- Travel by Government Officials,
Including Foreign Travel
Few government expenditures are more annoying to taxpayers than
.travel by government officials when the travel appears not to
be necessary. I recognize that most of the $4 billion spent
each year for travel. by government employees, military dependents
and patients at Veterans Administration hospitals is necessary
and fully justified. However, there are repeated instances of
travel by government officials that raise questions,' both as to
whether all the travel really is essential and whether the official
involved should be away from his usual place of work at the time
of the travel. This is particularly true in the case of foreign
travel.
As we discussed at a recent Cabinet meeting, I would like to
have each of you review the travel policies and practices of
your department or agency and report back to me on steps that
you have taken to assure that excessive travel does not occur.
Please forward a report on your department's efforts 'to ,-red-uce
excessive-travel to Craig Fuller. The report should cover both
foreign and domestic travel. Each department should address
the following areas:
1. Documentation of the purpose for trips.
2.' Review to determine reasons for more than
one person traveling to a particular event.
3. Review to determine the degree to which a
trip is devoted to official business versus
personal. business/pleasure.
4. Explanation of why resort meetings which may
involve unnecessary costs and raise legitimate
questions of unnecessary expenditures cannot
be avoided.
5. Review of the extent to which meetings and
conferences are funded by contracts and grants.
I would like to have your report on the findings from your
review and the changes you are making in policies and practices
by December 30, 1981.
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