1. Office of Governmentwide Policy U.S. General Services Administration Craig J. Flynn, Director Round Table Collaboration: Federal Travel Policy Government-wide Travel & Relocation Policy General Services Administration SGTP AnCon’ 2013

2. 2 Overview  Office of Governmentwide Policy (OGP)  Reasons for FTR Changes  Regulations Process  Open Discussion

3. 3 Office of Governmentwide Policy  “ From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better and Cost Less” – 1993  Separate Policymaking and Oversight from Service Delivery Regulations Process  Created within GSA in 1995 – consolidate policy functions into a single organization

4. 4 Office of Governmentwide Policy “As long as policymaking and operational responsibilities are combined within the same organization, there will be a tendency for operational demands to supersede strategic policy considerations.” --General Accountability Office

5. 5 Why Travel Regulations Change

6. 6 Why Travel Regulations Change (cont.)  Age  Audits – Compliance  Best Practices – Evaluations  Changing Industry Standards (technological)  Congressional / Legislation hearings  Executive orders and OMB Circulars  Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)  Emergency situations  Political factors

7. 7 Key Terms  Federal Register – legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)  Presidential Documents / Proposed & Final Rules  Regulations / Notices  Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ( OIRA )  Located in Office of Management & Budget (OMB)  Responsibility to oversee the process of Presidential / regulatory review for the White House

8. 8 Regulatory Process (Summarized) Stakeholders OIRA OGP/GSA Federal Register Federal Register OIRA

9. 9 Questions on Policy Process  How Long does it take from Start to Finish?

10. 10 Questions on Policy Process  How Long does it take from Start to Finish?  Depends upon complexity 18 – 72 mos.  Time for 2 Questions.

11. 11 Open Discussion “Unfortunately, policy organizations often lose sight of the full impact their policies have on the field organizations that actually perform the work…” --General Accountability Office

12. 12 Open Discussion con’t.  Facilitated

13. 13 Open Discussion con’t.  Facilitated  Goal – Outcomes

14. 14 Open Discussion con’t.  Facilitated  Goal – Outcomes  Framework

15. 15 Open Discussion con’t.  Facilitated  Goal – Outcomes  Framework  Time limit

16. 16 Open Discussion con’t.  Facilitated  Goal – Outcomes  Framework  Time limit  Respect

17. 17 Open Discussion con’t. Please send ideas and discussion of your group: SGTP_Policy_Discussion@sgtp.org

18. 18 Contact Information and Questions Contact Information: craig.flynn@gsa.gov Questions: travelpolicy@gsa.govtravelpolicy@gsa.gov gtac@gsa.govgtac@gsa.gov Websites: www.gsa.gov/gtac www.gsa.gov/federaltravelregulation