Top 200 Contractors 2000 <br>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.
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