The bind on federal travel, Sandra Magnus/AIAA, Washington Post
“In response to the new rules, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has joined with more than 100 scientific and engineering organizations to advocate the immediate easing of travel restrictions on federal employees seeking to attend science and technology conferences. Coalition members have held meetings with key policymakers and are working with Congress and the White House to reduce the impact on the scientific community. Unfortunately, no solution is in sight, and some lawmakers have even proposed legislation that would impose additional burdens.”
– AIAA Feels The Impact of Government Travel Restrictions, earlier post, earlier post
– Making It Harder To Hold a Meeting, earlier post
And yet we have Congress do stuff like this:
http://talkingpointsmemo.co…
And the new regulations and inept travel procedures make travel more expensive.
I dunno. A lot of the same folks that love to bend our ears about global warming think nothing of jet setting around on our tax dollars, spewing carbon emissions like it’s all a big joke. It’s the 21st century, folks. Maybe a little internet conferencing would be in order? I’m just sayin’.