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B-194032 1 (1979-06-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-194032 MATTER DIGEST: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL . j'. OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 DATE: June 19, 1979 OF: Stephen C. Ehrmann and Robert Fullilove - ' Relocation expenses New appointees- Two new appointees were advised that expenses of moving to their first duty station would be reimbursable, apparenly on the assumption that they were Manp er Shortage appointees which they were not. There is no authority for reim- bursement of the moving expenses of non-shortage category new appointees to their first duty station in the continental United States) there- fore reimbursement is not proper. The fact that the employees relied on the erroneous representa- tives of agency emploI se in accepting their positions does not i f se Government's liability, since the Government cannot be bound by the-etz-f its employees t-bat exceed their actual authority. The issue presented here is whether two newly appointed employees may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in relocating to their first duty station when they affirmatively relied on the prom- ised reimbursement in accepting the appointments. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that reimbursement is not proper. By letter of January 24, 1979, the Director, Finance Division, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, request-2an advance decision on the reimbursement of relocation expenses for Mr. Stephen C. Ehrmann and Mr. Robert Fullilove. Both men were hired for limited term appointments (either 1 or 2 years, the record is not clear), as Program Officers working for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Fund). Both were apparently hired at the grade GS-12 level in the GS-1720, Education Officer or Education Specialist, classification series. One of the appointees requested that he be reimbursed for his moving expenses. Inquiries were made by the Fund to determine if reimbursement could be authorized. Apparently the assumption was made that the appointees involved were Manpower Shortage category employees. Based upon information received from the I I j

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