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    Washington, D.C. - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the General Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget and the Internal Revenue Service seeking records related to savings from the e-Government Travel Service, web-based travel management services provided to the federal government by three contractors. When the $450 million e-Gov Travel contract was awarded in 2003, the government said it would save millions of dollars by reducing federal travel management costs by up to 50 percent. It is unclear if those savings have been realized, or if the costs associated with e-Gov Travel instead have caused some agencies to curtail or limit travel. The requested records will shed light both on whether e-Gov Travel is achieving its objectives and on oversight and management of these programs.; FOIA Request: CREW: Office of Management and Budget: Regarding E-Gov Travel; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Office of Management and Budget; 1/29/2010;

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    Washington, D.C. - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the General Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget and the Internal Revenue Service seeking records related to savings from the e-Government Travel Service, web-based travel management services provided to the federal government by three contractors. When the $450 million e-Gov Travel contract was awarded in 2003, the government said it would save millions of dollars by reducing federal travel management costs by up to 50 percent. It is unclear if those savings have been realized, or if the costs associated with e-Gov Travel instead have caused some agencies to curtail or limit travel. The requested records will shed light both on whether e-Gov Travel is achieving its objectives and on oversight and management of these programs.; FOIA Request: CREW: Office of Management and Budget: Regarding E-Gov Travel; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Office of Management and Budget; 1/29/2010;

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    Washington, D.C. - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the General Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget and the Internal Revenue Service seeking records related to savings from the e-Government Travel Service, web-based travel management services provided to the federal government by three contractors. When the $450 million e-Gov Travel contract was awarded in 2003, the government said it would save millions of dollars by reducing federal travel management costs by up to 50 percent. It is unclear if those savings have been realized, or if the costs associated with e-Gov Travel instead have caused some agencies to curtail or limit travel. The requested records will shed light both on whether e-Gov Travel is achieving its objectives and on oversight and management of these programs.; FOIA Request: CREW: Office of Management and Budget: Regarding E-Gov Travel; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Office of Management and Budget; 1/29/2010;

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    Washington, Gary S From: Siddiqui, Sarah S. Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:09 AM To: Koch, Jeffrey W. Subject: FW: E-Travel Waiver Attachments: OGP Response to DOC. pdf; Fred E. Fanning_DOC.PDF FYI From: Westerback, Lisa [mallto:!Westerback@doc.gov] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:08 AM To: Siddiqui, Sarah S. Subject: FW: E-Travel Walver Sarah, Here's the E-Travel waiver that extended through September 30, 2008, As I noted, @ new request to extend through 2011 is in process. Lisa From: Fanning, Fred Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:46 AM To: Westerback, Lisa Subject: FW: Waiver Lisa, Here is our request and their response. Regards, Fred Fanning Director for Administrative Services Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Phone 202 482-1200 Fax 202 219-8890 Please consider the environment before printing thie email From: hilary.haight@gsa.gov [mailto:hilary.haight@gsa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:48 PM To: Fanning, Fred Cc: frank.robinson@gsa.gov Subject: Re: Waiver Hi Fred. DOC was granted an extension in 2006 to complete ETS deployment by September, 2008. The original mandate was September, 2006. I've attached the DOC request and OGP response letters for your convenience. There were a number ‘of milestones listed. Since that extension date has expired, DOC should update their extension request, since as of now DOC does not have an approved future date. Let em know if | can help any further, Hilary Haight Customer Support Contractor E-Gov Travel PMO, U.S. General Services Administration 2200 Crystal Drive, Room 300 Arlington, VA 22202 Office (703) 605-2150 Mobile (571) 216-9497 ‘The President's Management Agenda E-Gov Travel: Simplifying End-to-End Travel for the Federal Employee #358) os #0 | unten states DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE . * | Chief Financial Officer % iA Assistant Secretary for Administration SOF | Giesinon 0.8 20800 SEP 1 005 Mr. John Sindelar Acting Associate Administrator General Services Administration 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20405-002 ‘Dear Mr. Sindelar: ‘This is thie Department of Commerce’s formal request for an extension to the mandate imposed by Federal Travel Regulation §301-73.101 for full deployment of an eTravel Service (eT'S) by September 30, 2006. The Department is cottmitted to the eTravel initiative and intends to fully deploy eTS by January 21, 2009. Enclosed for your reviews is the master project schedule, showing the commencement of preparations on March 1, 2007, and all major activities through ‘the projected completion date in January 2009. Background ‘The Department of Commerce is an avid supporter of the many benefits that the eTravel program can generate. The cost savings alone are extremely advantageous under current budget, constraints. The Department recognizes that its current method of processing travel is cumbersome and inefficient. An eTS system would provide better control with centralized reporting capabilities for monitoring travel, in addition to timely information for strategic planning. However, several business considerations prevent the Department from deploying eTS at this time, Current Status ‘The Department of Commerce does not currently have a task order with the eT'S vendor, EDS, at this time, Commerce has not obtained any equipment, infrastructure, system or user training, or ‘transferred any data from any legacy system to the vendor's system. To date, the Department has formulated a preliminary cost/benefit analysis, determined major milestones, collected data from the Department's bureaus, and participated in change manageinent processes of the Project ‘Change Control Board (PCCB), Executive Change Control Board (ECCB) and eTS user groups. ‘Business Drivers for Deployment Extension ‘There are several obstacles to full deployment within the Department at this time, The Department's eTS Project Manager recently left the Department. The new Project Manager, who only joined this office a short time ago, needs time to assess the Department's current, circumstances in regard to eTravel before putting plans into effect. The eTS vendor’s plan for integration with Commerce Business Systems (CBS), which is the Departments financial ‘management system, still remains an open issue.

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