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B-226000 1 (1988-01-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmyv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~The Comptroller General of the United States Washingon, D.C. 2054S NDecision Matterof- Daniel R. Russo - Reimbursement of Relocation Expenses of Reinstatee File: B-226000 Date: January ii, 1988 DIGEST An employee who was reinstated with the FBI after a break in service of 6 years, took the oath of office in Buffalo, New York, which was designated as his headquarters, and he then was sent for new agents' training in Quantico, Virginia. At the completion of his training he was advised that he was being transferred directly to New York City and that he would be reimbursed relocation expenses from Buffalo to New York. After his arrival in New York the employee was informed that he had been given erroneous advice and was entitled only to the allowances for transportation of dependents and household goods authorized by 28 U.S.C. 5 530. The employee's claim for the additional relocation expenses and interest on loans may not be allowed since Buffalo was not his permanent duty station for relocation allowance purposes, and the Government cannot be bound by the erroneous advice of its agents. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from Mr. Daniel R. Russo, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for reconsideration of the determination of our Claims Group (Z-2863058, October 6, 1986) by which his claim for certain relocation expenses and interest paid on a loan was denied. For tne reasons explained below, we must affirm that determination. BACKGROUND Mr. Russo was employed by tae FBI as a Special Agent from June 1972 to October 1977 when, while under orders trans- ferring him from Detroit, Michigan, to New York, New York, he resigned for personal reasons. In December 1982, he requested reinstatement as a Special Agent and by a letter

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