WHO: Federal bureaucrats WHAT: With the national debt surging past $15 trillion, federal civil servants managed to cut a mere $40 million in travel costs for official business in 2011.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: Federal bureaucrats spent $9.57 billion on official travel expenses this year. An estimated 2.5 million federal employees pay these costs using the General Services Administration’s SmartPay credit card.
WHERE TO VENT: GSA Office of Public Affairs, 202-501-1231.
