In order to further improve the lines of communication and to respond to the concerns between the National VA Council and you our members, I have established a National VA Council Briefing. This NVAC Briefing will bring you the latest news and developments within DVA and provide you with the current status of issues this Council is currently addressing. I believe that this NVAC Briefing will greatly enhance the way in which we communicate and the way in which we share new information, keeping you better informed. Alma L. Lee National VA Council, President
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In This Briefing: GSA raises per diem rate in 17 cities
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April 27, 2005
GSA raises per diem rate in 17 cities
By Daniel Pulliam dpulliam@govexec.com
Per diem rates for 12 states will increase next month after the General Service Administration concluded that rates in those areas were not high enough.
The rate change starts May 6 and will apply to all employees traveling on government business to 17 locations, according to an April 26 notice in the Federal Register. Per diem rates cover lodging as well as meals and incidental expenses.
States affected by the per diem changes are: Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.
GSA last adjusted the rates on Aug. 31, 2004, when the agency lowered the maximum per diem rate for several major cities.
Cities affected by the April 26 change are: Grand Canyon, Ariz.; Pensacola, Fla.; Hagerstown, Md.; St. Robert, Mo.; Newark, N.J.; Los Alamos, N.M.; Binghamton and West Point, N.Y.; Shallotte, N.C.; Canton, Mentor, Rittman and Youngstown, Ohio; Chambersburg and Chester, Pa.; Wintergreen, Va.; and Seattle, Wash.
A complete listing of GSA's per diem rates can be found on its Web site.