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B-201860 1 (1982-08-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkou0001 and id is 1 raw text is: zb V o P. 111313 DF.CIBICJN THE COMPTROLtLER CGUNEAL, OF THE UNITID UTATEB WAOHINGTON, 0, 0. 20S4 4 B-201860 DATE: August 27, 1982 MATTER OF: DIGEST; Bruce merit E. Stewart - Relocation expenses - promotion transfer 1. Employee was denied relocation expenses incident to transfer from San Diego, California, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the basis of agency anticipation ot many local qualified applicants and shortage of funds at the Cheyenne tlcility. Although vacancy announce- ment was not explicitly placed under agency's merit promotion program, applickble Office of Personnel Manage- ment and agency regulations required that it should have been so included, Absent agency regulation or provision in vacancy announcement to the contrary, merit promotion transfers are considered to be in the Government's interest, and relocation ex:penses are payable under 5 U.S.C. 55 5.724 and 5724a. Budget constraints *.o not justify denial of reimbursemen: of relocation expenses when transfe: is in interest of Government. Employee is entitled to relocation expenses. 2. Employee claims relocation expenses incident to transfet from California to Wyoming pursuant to selection under vacancy announcement for position with higher promotion potential, lie was notified, after selection, but prior to transfer, that relocation expenses would not be paid. Where agency regula- tions require such assignments to be made under merit promotion program, we find his transfer was in Government's interest and he is entitled to reloca- 'tion expenses notwithstanding his earlier acceptance of no reimbursement by agency. Vt. ,. ~ - FILE:

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