Report Criticizes State Dept. Travel Costs! 32,000 tickets costing $140 M

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WASHINGTON - The State Department wastes tens of millions of dollars a year on premium airline tickets, congressional auditors said Monday.

About two-thirds of premium tickets — mostly business-class — were not properly authorized nor justified, the
Government Accountability Office said.

Also, while federal agencies are authorized to recover payments to airlines for unused tickets, the department paid for about $6 million in tickets that were not used.

The report covered the period between April 2003 and September 2004. It found department accounts were used to purchase more than 32,000 premium-class tickets costing nearly $140 million.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060410/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/travel_costs

[ShortnFiery]

1. I have only one question ... forget the airlines

How many UPSCALE SHOE STORES were visited during the time of any of our major hurricanes? :puke:

A fellow shopper shouted, "How dare you (Condi Rice) shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!" - presumably referring to Louisiana and Mississippi.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/342712p-292600c.html

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2. Good Point!