New Per Diem Rates Coming

The General Services Administration likely will soon announce new per diem rates for federal travelers to be effective October 1, an annual announcement closely watched not only travelers themselves—who often complain that the end up paying costs out of their own pockets even when reimbursement rates go up–but by members of Congress whose districts are heavy travel destinations. GSA traditionally had made the announcement around the start of a calendar year but several years ago switched to making new rates effective at the start of a new fiscal year.