Here’s an interesting item from Government Executive about how much talking and interacting is too much.

A U.S. Senator in particular, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), is concerned about the high costs associated with federal employees attending “conferences.”

As a former fed, I’ve seen or heard reports regarding my former agencies spending “X” number of dollars on certain seminars, meetings, or conferences and wonder:  “Was that necessary?”

What’s your experience?  Are expenses for conferences, travel, and out-of-town meetings, mostly justified?

Fred Apelquist, contributing editor

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