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B-193580 1 (1978-12-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacuod0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I- -7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE z WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IN REPLY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL REFER TO: B-193580 December 28, 1978 Mr. Gary S. Cook ro Box 360 .Hooks, Texas 75561 Dear Mr. Cook: Reference is made to your letter of November 8, 1978, with enclosures, in which you seek the assistance of this Office in correcting that which you conceive to be certain inequities and inconsistencies regarding application of Army Regulation 672-20 involving the Army Suggestion Program to your situation and, in general, to your place of employment, the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. You say that you recently made a suggestion concerning purchase of calculators, which suggestion was adopted and apparently resulted in a tangible savings to the Government in an amount in excess of $9,000. You say further, that you were denied the monetary award authorized by the regulation because it was your supervisor's view that the suggestion resulted from the normal performance of your job description and duties. Apparently the commanding officer of the plant concurred with that finding. You indicate that you requested reconsideration, but that the committee panel, which was convened for that purpose, affirmed the earlier decision in your case. You are now, in effect, appealing that agency determination here. An official decision is not being rendered at your request on the question presented; however, the following comments may be of assistance to you. The statutory authorities under which the Incentive Awards Program was established are contained in 10 U.S.C. 1124, applicable to members of the uniformed services and chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to civilian employees. As that authority relates to civilian employees of the Depart- ment of the Army, Army Regulation 672-20, provides that activity commanders are delegated the basic authority to grant such awards, under procedures outlined in chapter 2 thereof. Nowhere in the before-cited law or regulations has the General Accounting Office been granted any authority to question or review any specific administrative determination such as you say was made in your case. In this connection, see paragraph 2-10 of AR 672-20. Cf. B-183541, November 19, 1975, copy enclosed. O toot~

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