Defense Department employees booked more than 68,000 premium airline tickets, in business class or first class.Defense Department employees booked more than 68,000 premium airline tickets, in business class or first class, during 2001 and 2002, paying an extra $30 million above the cost of flying coach, the General Accounting Office reported. GAO estimated that high-ranking civilian employees and military officers accounted for nearly half of the premium travel. Its report was presented to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun on Investigations Oct. 6. DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. said it has appointed a task force to look into the problem. Assistant secretary Charles Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by Abell ABELL Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature told the committee that the department has begun implementing a new travel management system that will provide additional controls. |
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