Certain Trips Made by Senior Uniformed Officers Aboard Government-Owned Aircraft

Over the past few years, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins have instructed Federal agencies to reduce travel costs. Although the bulletins state that they apply to the travel of all personnel whose travel costs are borne by the Government, it appears that these instructions have not been construed to apply to administrative flight on Government-owned aircraft. A report has been issued on a review of certain trips made by senior uniformed officers aboard Government-owned aircraft.