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Arrivals, Departures

November 1, 2001

n August, Tim Burke became director of Travel Management Policy at GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy. He is in charge of the government's travel regulations, per diems for the continental United States, the Federal Premier Lodging Program and employee relocation procedures. Burke comes from the Transportation Department, where he helped get FedTrip-a Web-based self-booking system-off the ground, and he has extensive experience in the commercial travel industry.

Burke steps into the hard-to-fill shoes of Bill Rivers, who has juggled two roles for several years: While directing travel management policy, Rivers also oversaw GSA's fleet vehicle management program. Rivers now is moving back to fleet, and plans to retire in a year or two.

David Kleinberg, who was deputy chief financial officer at the Transportation Department for seven years, has left the government. Kleinberg spearheaded the first federal fee-based travel management contract and the development of FedTrip. Before moving to Transportation, Kleinberg spent almost 20 years at the Office of Management and Budget.

After 35 years at Defense, Mary Lou McHugh, assistant deputy undersecretary of Defense for transportation policy, retired in August. She led efforts to modernize transportation, including aspects of the Defense Travel System and the military's household goods relocation program. McHugh oversaw the development of PowerTrack, an automated system for payments to carriers.

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