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B-261586 1 (1995-11-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaccm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: James E. McGinley File: B-261586 Date: November 1, 1995 DIGEST Employee occupied government-owned quarters from date of arrival in U.S. Virgin Islands in connection with a permanent change of station there. Claim for subsistence expenses for meals and incidentals from date of arrival to date household goods were delivered due to inadequacy of the quarters for preparing meals, failed attempts to remedy the inadequacies, and delay in delivery of household goods is denied. An employee may not be reimbursed temporary quarters subsistence expenses while occupying permanent quarters. Our decisions make no distinction between private residences and government-owned residences for purposes of this rule. DECISION The Manager, Financial Services Branch, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), requests our opinion regarding whether the FAA was correct in denying subsistence expense reimbursements related to a permanent change-of-station move of Mr. James E. McGinley. BACKGROUND Mr. James E. McGinley was transferred from Dallas, Georgia, to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, effective July 26, 1994. Mr. McGinley was accompanied by his spouse. Upon arrival in St. Croix, Mr. McGinley was assigned and occupied government housing. It is the practice of the FAA to place new employees immediately into permanent government-owned housing upon their arrival in St. Croix. For this reason, his travel order states that subsistence expense authority was not applicable. Mr. McGinley filed a grievance on September 14, 1994, requesting return of the rents already collected, additional rents not be collected, and meals and incidental expense be paid until the housing was brought up to standards and household 11581031

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