Google Play Services eating battery. I have recently noticed that both my Nexus 6 and my wife's Nexus 5 have been eating battery at an alarming rate. In both phones, Google Play Services is at the top of the battery consumption chart with no apparent reason why.
The Per Diem Allowance. Each year the DoD Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Committee sets the Per Diem allowance. The Per Diem is specific to a given travel location and can range from a standard CONUS rate from $140 per day up to $702 per day for Out-of-CONUS rates.
There are two kinds of Per Diem. Lodging Per Diem covers hotel or other lodging expenses. If an employee spends less than the Per Diem rate on a hotel they must return the difference to the government. The second form of Per Diem is Meals and Incidentals (M&IE). M&IE Per Diem is designed to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch and dinner and other miscellaneous charges one might incur while on travel. M&IE Per Diem will be paid at a pro-rated rate if employee is on travel for part of a day. Employees are allowed to keep the entire M&IE Per Diem regardless of whether they spend all of it that day. Per Diem rates are based on location and time of the year. Hotel prices often increase in the summer months so Per Diem rates will increase during those months as well. The federal government conducts cost of living surveys every year and uses this data set Per Diem rates appropriately.