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B-261661 1 (1995-12-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacco0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Martin Kirchhausen File: B-261661 Date: December 26, 1995 DIGEST Employee who held a deputy director position is not entitled to backpay based on an alleged overlong detail to the higher-graded director position since his position description as deputy required him to perform the director's duties on an acting basis. Employee's service as acting director entailed performing responsibilities within the scope of his regular position as deputy director and, therefore, did not constitute a detail to the director position. DECISION The Director, Center for Personnel Operations, Social Security Administration (SSA), forwards for our review the appeal of Mr. Martin Kirchhausen from SSA's denial of his backpay claim. Mr. Kirchhausen seeks backpay on the basis that he was detailed to a higher-graded position beyond the agency-imposed limit of 30 days. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm the agency's denial of the claim. BACKGROUND Mr. Kirchhausen was the GS-14, Deputy Director of the Communications Management Office, Division of Integrated Telecommunications Management (DITM). In that capacity and in accordance with his position description, he assumed the duties of the director, DITM during short-term absences of the director. In 1992, the incumbent director, a GS-15, was selected as a Senior Executive Service candidate. On October 1, 1992, she began her first long-term assignment outside of DITM and Mr. Kirchhausen took over her duties as director. Mr. Kirchhausen performed the duties of the director through September 16, 1994, when he retired. On December 7, 1994, Mr. Kirchhausen filed a claim with SSA for backpay, asserting that his service as acting director after October 1, 1992, constituted an overlong 1401221

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