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GAO-01-231R 1 (2000-12-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalnl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 8, 2000 The Honorable Peter Hoekstra Chairman Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Investigation of Alleged Improper Relocation Allowance at the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your September 28, 2000, request and our subsequent discussions with your office concerning allegations of fraudulent and abusive personnel practices within the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG). You requested that we investigate the circumstances surrounding certain permanent change of station (PCS)' transfers of OIG employees between the New York City, New York, and Newark, New Jersey, district offices because of allegations that these PCS transfers were a result of favoritism and that payment for moves was fraudulent and abusive. Your office specifically requested that we investigate a particular PCS transfer between the OIG's Atlantic City (Mays Landing) and Newark, New Jersey, offices that occurred in 1996. We interviewed current and former DOL and OIG officials and reviewed pertinent documents. We conducted our investigation from October to November 2000 in accordance with investigative standards established by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. In brief, we identified six transfers of OIG employees between or within the New York City and Newark district offices from 1995 to November 2000 that were based on documented business needs of the OIG, such as change in workload. Of these six reassignments, three were from the Atlantic City office to the Newark office. Of these three reassignments, two were considered for PCS and related relocation allowances. One of these was approved. We found that the decisions to grant or deny PCS and related relocation allowances were based on the needs of the OIG and availability of funds and do not appear to result from favoritism. Further, the reimbursement associated with the PCS was in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR). Reassignments Based on OIG Needs Between 1995 and November 2000, there were six reassignments: three between the New York City and Newark offices and three between the Atlantic City (Mays Landing) and 1 Under the Federal Travel Regulations at 41 C.F.R. Parts 301 and 302, the government can reimburse an employee for certain costs associated with travel and relocation to a temporary or permanent change of duty station. GAO-01-23IR DOL Relocation Allowanc e

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