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B-233841 1 (1990-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcbc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -. 4' 2 ~ 4~98 The Comptroller General of the United States Washingtn, D.C. 20548 Decision PT Matterof. Shirley Oliveira--Reimbursement for Commercial Lodgings File: Date: B-233841 January 26, 1990 DIGEST Defense Department civilian employee on temporary duty who left government quarters which she considered inadequate and moved into commercial lodgings may not be reimbursed her commercial lodging costs where installation officials determined that the government quarters were adequate and therefore declined to issue a statement of non-availability pursuant to 2 JTR para. C1055. GAO will not substitute its judgment for that of officials who are responsible for determining adequacy of government quarters absent clear evidence that their determination was arbitrary or unreasonable. DECISION Ms. Shirley Oliveira, a civilian employee of the Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, was assigned to temporary duty to attend a training course conducted at a government installation, the Defense Electronic Supply Center (DESC) in Dayton, Ohio, from February 29 through March 11, 1988. Government quarters were reserved for Ms. Oliveira at the DESC. From Sunday, February 28, until the morning of Wednesday, March 2, the heat and hot water in Ms. Oliveira's quarters went off several times and repairs had to be made. Ms. Oliveira also had difficulty with the maid service at the government quarters. When Ms. Oliveira complained to officials at the DESC installation about her government quarters, they advised her that, while she was free to leave, they would not issue a statement that the quarters were inadequate and therefore unavailable. On the morning of March 2, Ms. Oliveira called her super- visor at her permanent duty station to advise him of the conditios she was experiencing. Based on the conditions she desceibed, he instructed her to secure hotel accommoda- tions. Shortly after 11 a.m. on March 2 Ms. Oliveira vacated the government quarter's and checked into a hotel. S69 Comp.Ge-A L ;0W)

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