Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Idiot of the Day - October 3, 2007

Today it's IDIOTS of the Day!

Federal workers wasted millions in travel abuse
GAO finds employees used $146 million on unjustified premium-class travel

Federal employees wasted at least $146 million over a one-year period on business- and first-class airline tickets, in some cases simply because they felt entitled to the perk, congressional investigators say.

A draft report by the Government Accountability Office, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, is the first to examine compliance with travel rules across the federal government following reports of extensive abuse of premium-class travel by Pentagon and State Department employees.

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