Contractor travel reimbursements

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:49:41 -0400
To: "AO - All Administrative Officers"<distribution>
From: "Alice A. Sabatini, Division Administrative Officer, WRD" <aasabati>
Subject: Contractor travel reimbursements

Sender: jsaffer@mailrvao1.er.usgs.gov
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:07:02 -0400
To: "Gayle A Sisler,  Reston, VA" <gsisler@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
    "Carole Carter-Pfisterer,  Reston, VA" <ccarter>,
     jomargaret_hale@brd.usgs.gov,
    "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA"
    <aasabati>,
    "Joseph S Pillera,  Reston, VA"
    <jpillera@igsrn008.er.usgs.gov>,
    "MaryLou D Pectol,  Reston, VA" <mpectol>
From: Jean Saffer <<jsaffer>
Subject: Contractor travel reimbursements
Cc: "Susan R Sheely,  Reston, VA" <ssheely>,
    "Kathleen A Keillor,  Reston, VA" <kkeillor>,
    "Lisa K Moen,  Reston, VA" <lmoen>,
    "Suzanne T Hough,  Reston, VA" <shough>,
    "Joseph J Obusek Jr.,  Reston, VA" <jobusek>,
    "Barrington H White Jr.,  Reston, VA" <bwhite>,
    "Jacqueline E Lynch,  Reston, VA" <jelynch>,
    "Jennifer E Attanasi,  Reston, VA" <jattanas>,
    "Eleonora S Alsop,  Reston, VA"
    <nalsop@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
    "Carolyn Cooper, Management Analyst, Reston, VA"
    <carol_cooper@brd.usgs.gov>,
    "Elizabeth A Brenner, Management Assistant, Reston, VA"
    <ebrenner>,
    "Debra A Bradford,  Reston, VA" <<dbradfor>,
    "Martha M Long,  Reston, VA" <<mlong>


Good Afternoon AO's,


I understand that there is some confusion concerning the payment of
"Contractor" travel reimbursements.


Below please find the basics concerning reimbursement to non-government
travelers which Susan Sheely will elaborate on upon her return from the
DOI Financial Managers Conference.


If an individual is providing a service to the government and the
individual is being compensated for those services; they are considered a
contractor and are not entitled to a government travel
authorization or government rates.


If an individual is making a presentation or demonstration to the
government for which the government receives a direct benefit, but the
government does not provide compensation to the presenter - then the
government can issue a travel authorization to that individual and also
obtain transportation and other travel related cost at the government
rate.


Thanks, Jeannie