United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-01 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140 P0b002ee180379bde f:gg94140 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140 GGD-94-140 Travel allowances Travel costs Relocation allowances Cost control Employee transfers Personnel management Convention facilities Conference expense claims Management information systems Letter Report GGD In the three-year period ending September 1992, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) executives were relocated 122 times at a cost of $60,000 for each relocation. IRS procedures require consideration of lower cost alternatives for long-term travel associated with temporary duty assignments exceeding two months. GAO reviewed long-term travel assignments made at four IRS offices during fiscal year 1992. In these cases, officials who authorized the travel said that less costly alternatives were considered. GAO's sample of 67 meetings and conferences held at nongovernmental facilities during fiscal year 1992 showed that site selections generally met federal requirements. In 1993, IRS reviewed its procedures on selection of meeting and conference sites to restrict the use of nongovernmental facilities for these activities. The revisions responded to the Treasury Department Inspector General's conclusion that IRS was not adequately managing the selection of nongovernmental facilities for such activities. IRS has encouraged the use of modern technology to cut travel costs and estimated that IRS saved nearly $3 million in travel expenses from January to July 1993 by using videoconferencing. IRS officials said that IRS continues to assess its strategies to take advantage of emerging telecommunications technology. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140.htm GAO/GGD-94-140 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-140 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-140; Tax Administration: Information on IRS Executive Relocations and Travel Matters; Travel allowances Travel costs Relocation allowances Cost control Employee transfers Personnel management Convention facilities Conference expense claims Management information systems