Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act reintroduced after failing in last Congress; GSA Act of 2015 also would crimp conference budgets Association and travel industry advocates are once again gearing up to fight efforts in Congress to restrict spending on federal employee travel. Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) in June reintroduced the Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act, requiring government agencies to slash travel budgets from 2015 levels by using videoconferencing instead of sending employees to meetings. "We feel like reintroducing this at this point in time is very much late to the game," said Jim Clarke, senior vice president of public policy at ASAE. Fitzpatrick… Read More