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New Law Lets Federal Employees Expense Uber & Lyft

May 19, 2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that ensures federal employees traveling on government business can be reimbursed for using Uber, Lyft and other transportation network operators.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) introduced the Modernizing Government Travel Act in January, and it passed the House that month. This month, the bill cleared the Senate.

Already, the U.S. General Services Administration, which oversees civilian travel programs, had given federal agencies the go-ahead to reimburse for transportation network companies, according to a July 2016 bulletin. Then, the GSA permitted federal agencies to use such operators "when advantageous to the government and permissible under local laws and ordinances." Read Full Reference Article

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Reston Limo's COO Tony Simon joins GovPartners Event Panel on TNCs

Feb 5, 2015

COO Tony Simon joins panel on TNCs

February 4, 2015 | By Therese Howe

Tony Simon and National Limousine Association board member Robert Alexander

Likening ride-hailing services to “organized hitchhiking,” COO Tony Simon represented the livery industry’s perspective on Transportation Network Companies at a recent breakfast panel hosted by GovPartners, an Ashburn-based company that specializes in government acquisition support service. About 50 transportation executives from private companies and government entities such as the DC Taxicab Commission and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority attended the event, which took place Feb. 4 at Clyde’s in Tysons.

Other panelists at the event included:

Nick Ramfos, director of Alternative Commute Programs for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Aaron Brandenburg, an economist and statistical information manager for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Professor Matthew W. Daus, president of International Association of Transportation Regulators and partner at Windels Marx

Click here to watch Tony Simon’s presentation in full:

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TNC's...The New Cab?

Jan 22, 2015

It's that time again, sign up to attend GovPartner's quarterly panel discussion!

This breakfast event will be held Wednesday, February 4th at Clyde's in Tysons Corner, Virginia at 8:30 a.m. The location is 5 minutes walk from the Greensboro Metro Station.

The theme of this event is "TNC's Transportation Network Companies... The New Cab?" The focus is to bring together parties from local government, traditional taxi companies, and TNC's to have a discussion of the pros and cons of TNC's and their place in the transportation industry.

Our panel includes Nick Ramfos, Director of Alternative Commute Programs for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Tony Simon the Chief Operating Officer for Reston Limousine; Aaron Brandenburg an Economist and Statistical Information Manager for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and Professor Matthew W. Daus the President of International Association of Transportation Regulators and Windels Marx Partner.