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B-182876 1 (1975-09-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcos0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L THE COMPTROLs.ER GENERAL D a-&.I I E- 10 OF THE UNITED STATES VWASHINGTON, D.C. 2O548 FILE: DATE: SEP 1 7 1975 MATTER OF: Thomas Wooten - travel expenses DIGEST: Employee traveled at own expense from home in Houston, Texas, to Wisconsin for interview and, az close of interview, was sworn in and told to report 2 weeks later to Dallas, Texas, for training prior to entrance on duty in Wisconsin. Employee returned to Houston and attended the orientation training en route to Wisconsin. le is not entitled to constructive round- trip travel between Wisconsin and Dallas, although he had taken oath, since lie had not entered on duty prior to training and expense of travel for interview purposes and of reporting to first duty station are to be borne by employee. An authorized certifying officer of the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, requested an advance decision as to whether the reclaim voucher submitted by Mr. Thomas Wooten, a Bureau employee, may be certified for payment. The $157.07 amount which is the subject of that voucher represents the constructive costs, including transportation and per diem, of round-trip travel between Oxford, Wisconsin, and Dallas, Texas, under the circumstances stated below. Mr. Wooten traveled at his own expense from his home in Houston, Texas, to be interviewed by the Bureau of Prisons in Oxford, Wisconsin. Having been successfully interviewed on January 23, 1974, the day following his travel, Mr. Wooten was administered the oath of office and was told to report to the Dallas Staff Training Center on February 4, 1974, for 2 weeks of orientation training prior to reporting to his place of permanent assignment in Oxford, Wisconsin. The employee returned to Houston, traveled to Dallas and, after his orientation training traveled to Oxford. lie claimed reimbursement for the expense of round-trip travel between Oxford and Dallas. The Bureau disallowed the claim but paid him the additional cost incurred by him incident to travel from Houston to Oxford via Dallas to receive orientation training. Mr. Wooten reclaimed the disallowed amount.

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