$1092 for two nights at Mar-a-lago

[ex-khobar Andy]

WaPo is reporting that an unnamed NSC official stayed at Mar-a-lago for two nights in March and have, apparently, the invoice for $1092.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... d2c7c48e09

When I used to travel on federal business, we had to go by the federal per diem rates. (I was a contractor on fed business so we had to use their rates.) For Mar-a-lago in March it is $182. Rates are on the GSA site and elsewhere, and we all knew them. They vary - so if you are going to Akron OH it will be less than Pasadena CA. If there was some compelling reason why you might pay more (for example - I am at a conference where the room rates at the conference hotel are higher but that way I don't have to pay for a rental car or a taxi to get there) you could get permission to do so but if you don't get that OK you personally are on the hook for the difference. Federal reimbursement rates were the same for the CEO or a lab tech. Most hotels knew the federal rate and as long as you have the required ID they will discount to the approved rate. A simple enough system.

I'd love to know if that traveler was reimbursed, and if s/he got a prior OK to pay that.