Does it violate any ethical rules for federal attorneys to use services like FedRooms (specifically the leisure travel options)? My instinct is no, but I do not have a great handle on the ethical rules federal attorneys must follow.

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Our ethics training said we can use fed employee discounts so long as they are generally available to all federal employees.

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I bet you nobody really knows...I've seen different answers in different places.

You can call up fedrooms and ask. I believe some people did and they were told it was fine.

The likely issue with booking leisure travel at the fedrooms rate is that it potentially can eat up a certain number of reservations set aside for the government rate, thereby denying the government a discount. Thats speculation on my part though based on my understanding of how airline fares are structured.

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Fedrooms is affiliated with the government. How would it possibly be an ethics violation to use a government program in the way it’s instructed to use?

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