12/05/2016

OMB Updates Guidelines for Conference Spending

The new conference spending guidelines could help federal government employees more easily attend conferences

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released new conference spending guidelines that could help federal government employees more easily attend conferences.

For the first time in four years, the Obama administration has relaxed guidelines on federal employee attendance at conferences, which may have a positive impact on associations.

The updated guidance [PDF] issued last week by the OMB makes changes to the rules issued by the White House in 2012 [PDF], which intended to drastically reduce government travel after inappropriate conference spending by federal agencies was first reported and investigated by Congress.

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