Federal Employees Can Now Officially Use Uber for Travel
Federal employees who travel for work can now officially be reimbursed for using ride sharing services under a new law that was just passed this week.
Federal employees who travel for work can now officially be reimbursed for using ride sharing services under a new law that was just passed this week.
Legislation that would require formal regulations to be issued to reimburse federal employees for using ride sharing services has cleared a Senate Committee.
Legislation has been reintroduced in the Senate to ensure the federal employees can be reimbursed for using ride sharing services when traveling on official business.
The House passed legislation this week that would allow traveling federal employees to be reimbursed for ride sharing services such as Uber or Lyft.
Congress has introduced several bills recently that are designed to encourage federal employees to use ride sharing services such as Uber when traveling or commuting.
The General Services Administration has issued a bulletin clarifying that federal workers traveling on official business can be reimbursed for ride sharing services.
Federal workers struggling with their commutes in the Washington, DC area due to Metro’s SafeTrack repairs could get some reprieve from a bill that has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
Two Congressmen have introduced legislation to encourage the use of ride sharing services by federal employees while traveling on government business.
Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) has introduced legislation that would require some federal agencies to sell cars that they own and encourage federal employees to instead use ride-sharing companies such as Uber or Lyft for their transportation needs.