About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-192334 1 (1978-09-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadglc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I 1~'- S ~a1 ;HE COMPTROLLERN WNERAL DUCIUION .O THE UNITED STATUE VVAB HINGTON . O . 20849 FILE: B-192334 DATE: Sepember 28, 1978 MATTER OF: James Chastr.at - Payment of Incentive Award DIGEST: 1. Employer may be given incentive award under 5 U.S.C. if 4501 et seq. (1976) for contribu- tion to efficirncy, economy, or other improve- ment of Governsentoperations, or for special act or service in the public interest in con- nection with his employment, 5 U.S.C. 5 4503. Employee achievement which resulta ,insavIng to his agency but not to Government'(because other agencies' expenditures increase as a result) Is not contribution to ecozomyof Government $,t may be contribution to efficiency or improved opsietions, or icay be special act or servLce warranting award if agency head so determines. 2. Civil Service Commission-optiona guidelines for incentive awards progra'mauzthorizedhby 5 U.S.C. 5 4501 et-se. (1976) provide fordeter- mination of amount of award biused on tangible benefit to Ccvernment. Agency choosinbg to.follow guidalines may not compute award based on tangible benefit where benefit is to agency, but not to Government as a whole (because other agencies' expelditures correspondingly increase). AMency 'may follow intangible benefits guidelines or any system of its own consistent with law and regulations. An authorized certifying officer of the Small Busiess Administra- tior (SBA), requests our decision concerninig the propriety of certify- ing for payment a voucher for $3,805- representing an incentive award to an employee. The proposed recipient of the award, Mr. James'Chestnut, a Business Development Specialist fo the SBA, questioned the method the Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) were using in computing the amount they would pay for fuel oil under Small Businss Act set-aide contracts. According to the -1 - 0 1 .45- --- I I

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most