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B-260456 1 (1996-06-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadps0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: John W. Chambers File: B-260456 Date: June 4, 1996 DIGEST 1. After being advised by agency officials that he would be transferred contingent upon approval of an exception to a freeze on transfers, employee sold his residence, purchased a new residence, and incurred other expenses prior to issuance of written travel orders. Employee's expenses may be reimbursed since the subsequently issued travel orders authorized residence transaction expenses and other relocation expenses and preexisting administrative intent to transfer the employee was clearly evident at the time the expenses were incurred. 2. Employee may be reimbursed for temporary duty travel expenses since travel orders were issued retroactively to carry out the agency's original intent to assign him to that travel. Employee may also be reimbursed for the expenses of travel to his new duty station, temporary quarters occupancy, and shipment of household goods where written orders for the transfer were subsequently issued authorizing those expense items. DECISION This decision is in response to a request submitted by Ms. Jeanne DiGange, authorized certifying officer, Office of Finance and Management, National Finance Center, Department of Agriculture (USDA), concerning the authority to reimburse an employee for expenses incurred incident to a permanent change of duty station and expenses of a temporary duty detail. BACKGROUND Mr. John W. Chambers, an employee of the Forest Service, was stationed at Ogden, Utah, from February 1991 through September 1993. In January 1993, Forest Service officials verbally offered Mr. Chambers a reassignment to Washington, DC, in April/May 1993. On January 22, 1993, however, USDA placed a department-wide freeze on transfers until further notice. On April 19, 1993, the Deputy Chief for Administration, Forest Service, sent a request to the Director of Personnel, USDA, 71864

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