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B-231082 1 (1989-03-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnkg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General ot the United States WamhhMlom, D.C. 20648 Decision Raymond B. Washburn - Reimbursement for Repair of Mattero Damage to Rental Vehicle File: B-231082 Date: March 10, 1989 DIGEST An Army employee who was authorized to rent a commercial vehicle while on temporary duty and who damaged the vehicle while returning it from the meeting place to his place of lodging at 2 a.m. was on official business and is entitled to be reimbursed for the payment of damages. DECISION The question presented is whether an employee who was authorized to rent a commercial vehicle while on temporary duty and who damaged the vehicle in a collision while returning it from the meeting place to his place of lodging at 2 a.m. was on official business at the time of the collision. We find that the employee was on official business, and the damages are therefore payable by the government. BACKGROUND Mr. Raymond Washburn is an employee of the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, and the amount claimed by him ($2,100) represents the amount he was required to pay for repairs to a vehicle which he rented while on a temporary duty assignment. Mr. Washburn was issued travel orders for the purpose of attending a HAWK Missile Facility Managers Conference in Orlando, Florida, during the period April 7-11, 1986. His orders authorized commercial car rental while in the temporary duty area. Mr. Washburn rented an automobile from Budget Rent-A-Car upon arrival in Orlando for his use during the temporary duty period. Commercial vehicle rental contracts often provide coverage for collision damage to a rented vehicle only above a deductible amount specified in the rental contract, the customer being responsible for the cost of

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