The Transportation Department's internal watchdog says it will review the use of government jets by its top official, Sec. Pete Buttigieg, and his predecessor in the Trump administration.
The inspector general plans to"conduct an audit to determine whether the Office of the Secretary complied with Federal regulations, policies, and procedures" related toThe audit, which was requested by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will focus on official trips taken since Jan. 31, 2017, when former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was sworn into office, the memo says.
The Transportation Department said Monday that Buttigieg took 18 flights on Federal Aviation Administration planes over seven trips.Buttigieg’s air travel in a letter to the transportation secretary last month.“Bottom line: I mostly fly on commercial flights, in economy class. And when I do use our agency’s aircraft, it’s usually a situation where doing so saves taxpayer money,” he
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