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B-258216 1 (1995-07-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablkx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: LEI? G Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 SIT~ B-258216 July 27, 1995 Mr. Larry R. Jeffery Chief, Travel Division Defense Finance and Accounting Service P.O. Box 182317 Columbus, OH 43218-2317 Dear Mr. Jeffery: We refer to your letter dated May 20, 1994, with enclosures (your reference DFAS- CO-LT), concerning the claims of Ernestine E. Thompson and Wayne K. Thompson to be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred incident to the issuance of invitational travel orders to them to attend a ceremony honoring Dr. J. Dana Thompson, deceased. The late Dr. Thompson, an eminent oceanographer, had been employed at the Naval Oceanographic Office, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. In 1993, the American Geophysical Union, a private scientific society, planned a tribute to Dr. Thompson at its February 1994 Ocean Science Meeting in San Diego, California. A ceremony honoring Dr. Thompson and his work, much of which was done while employed by the Naval Research Laboratory, was to be included. The agency determined that it would be appropriate for a member of his family to be present. Since Dr. Thompson's father was ill and his mother was unable to travel alone, the Naval Research Laboratory invited Dr. Thompson's brother to accompany his mother to the meeting, both to travel at government expense. On February 16, 1994, the head of the Oceanography Division approved invitational travel orders to Ernestine E. Thompson and Wayne K. Thompson, authorizing airfare from Charlotte, North Carolina, to San Diego, per diem and car rental expenses. While no amounts were advanced for lodging or subsistence, their airline tickets were purchased for them with Navy funds. The Thompsons traveled to San Diego, attended the tribute session for Dr. Thompson, and received a presentation honoring Dr. Thompson and his work. You advise that the travelers acted in good 121981 [ ---.--. f

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