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The Office of Strategic Communication is our agency’s singular resource for internal and external communication needs. Our main responsibility is to use communication to help the agency meet mission and business goals. We promote and enhance the agency’s performance and reputation by providing critical, integrated communication support to our clients. Our office comprises the Public Affairs and Operations Divisions and the Office of Client Engagement.
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Media inquiries should be directed to the Media Affairs Division in Washington, D.C., weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except on federal holidays. You can email us at press@gsa.gov.
Although it serves as the official point of contact for national inquiries, Media Affairs in Washington, D.C., works closely with our regional communications teams to ensure the media have public affairs experts to speak with when necessary.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration