Lawmakers Open Bipartisan Investigation Into Top Agency Officials' Travel Costs

Government Executive: A congressional oversight panel is beginning an investigation into the travel costs of top White House and agency officials after reports that Cabinet members have spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for private-jet flights many claim were unnecessary.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., sent letters to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and the heads of 24 major federal agencies requesting information on all flights taken by political appointees on government-owned and non-commercial private aircraft since January 20, the day of President Trump’s inauguration. They also asked for documents describing policies for flights by non-career officials.

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