Regulations and Government
Top Justice Officials Toed Rules on Private Use of Jets

A performance audit conducted from March 2012 through February 2013 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the U.S. Attorneys General (AGs) and the FBI director reimbursed the federal government for their personal travel in government aircraft in accordance with federal requirements. The study was requested by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), chairman of the House subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security and investigations.

Under federal rules, all AGs and FBI directors are “required use” travelers, who are required by executive branch policy to use government aircraft for all their travel, including travel for personal reasons, because of security and communications needs.