Top 200 Contractors 2000 Top Travelors
he 25 top-traveling agencies accounted for nearly all of the $8.5 billion the federal government spent on travel last year. The Defense Department was once again the biggest spender by far, with nearly $6 billion in travel dollars. Overall federal spending on travel was up 7 percent over 1998.
| Agency | 1999 Spending (in millions) |
| Defense | $5,709 |
| Justice | $401.00 |
| Treasury | 364 |
| Agriculture | 275 |
| Transportation | 275 |
| Veterans Affairs | 238 |
| Interior | 186 |
| Health and Human Services | 164 |
| State | 164 |
| Commerce | 152 |
| FEMA | 68 |
| FDIC | 66 |
| Energy | $57.00 |
| NASA | 54 |
| Labor | $52.00 |
| Social Security Administration | 48 |
| EPA | 44 |
| General Services Administration | 38 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 29 |
| Housing and Urban Development | 20 |
| National Science Foundation | 13 |
| National Credit Union Administration | 13 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 12 |
| Education | $11.00 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | 9 |
Rankings are based on Air Force R&D, services and production prime contracts of $25,000 or more.
Post a Comment
To post a comment, you must provide a name and a valid e-mail address. Messages must be limited to 400 words. By using this Service you agree not to post material that is obscene, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. Although Government Executive does not monitor comments posted to this site (and has no obligation to), it reserves the right to delete, edit, or move any material that it deems to be in violation of this rule.