Reference to Increased Rates for DoD Conference Attendees:
                    
                    DoD employees who wish to obtain approval for increased lodging 
                    rates while attending conferences should refer to the Joint 
                    Travel Regulation, citing section C4603 for Actual Expense 
                    Allowance (AEA). Contact your local travel office for policies 
                    and procedures. Government travel orders (DD form 1610) should 
                    be annotated in the Remarks block with a statement similar 
                    to this: "A conference lodging allowance of $xxx.xx has 
                    been approved for this conference." This reference must 
                    be requested for actual expenses allowance in lieu of a request 
                    for the higher conference rate approval. Link to Joint Travel 
                    Regulations 
http://www.dtic.mil/perdiem/trvlregs.html