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B-233733,B-233735 1 (1989-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States u ' Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Bennett Hong and Delores Johnson - Temporary Duty Matterof: While in Temporary Quarters File: B-233733; B-233735 Date: November 9, 1989 DIGEST Employees, who are occupying temporary quarters and who must perform temporary duty away from their permanent duty stations, may be reimbursed for the lodging expenses portion of their temporary quarters subsistence expenses as well as lodging expenses at their temporary duty stations, provided the agency determines the employees acted reason- ably in retaining the temporary quarters. Paul G. Thibault, B-232503, dated today. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from Larry Schaat, Regional Fiscal Management Officer, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), concerning two IRS employees who claimed reimburse- ment for lodging expenses for their temporary quarters for the period during which they were away on temporary duty travel. For the reasons stated below, we would not object to reimbursement of the lodging expenses claimed. BACKGROUND Mr. Bennett Hong and Ms. Delores Johnson, both employees of the IRS, relocated to San Francisco and Oakland, California, respectively. They each rented temporary quarters on a short-term, monthly basis at their new duty stations. During their first 30 days at the new duty stations, they were each sent on temporary duty away from their duty stations. Ms. Johnson was away on official business for 6 days, and Mr. Hong was away on official business for 3 days. Each employee claimed reimbursement for lodging and subsistence expenses for the official travel, as well as lodging expenses for the temporary quarters during the official travel periods. The agency denied reimbursement for the lodging expenses claimed for the temporary quarters

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