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B-260907 1 (1996-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadqe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Dennis W. Hancock File: B-260907 Date: January 26, 1996 DIGEST A Certifying Officer for the Department of Defense (DOD) asks whether the agency may reimburse an employee for lodging expenses he incurred while on a temporary duty (TDY) assignment. The claims may not be paid. The employee did not stay in government-leased quarters, although they remained available for him. Section 1589 of title 10, United States Code, prohibits the reimbursement of lodging expenses for DOD employees when adequate government quarters are available, but are not used. DECISION A certifying officer of the Department of Defense Finance and Accounting Service requests an advance decision on lodging claims submitted by Mr. Dennis W. Hancock, an employee of the Department of the Navy, for lodging expenses he incurred after vacating government-leased quarters. In addition, the agency states that Mr. Hancock erroneously received lodging expenses, and that he is indebted in the amount of $6,922.22. The claims may not be paid, and Mr. Hancock is indebted for the balance due of $6,922.22. BACKGROUND At the time he incurred the lodging expenses at issue here, Mr. Hancock was serving as an Engineering Technician. Although the agency designated his official duty station as Puget Sound Naval Yard, his specific job was to serve as the On-Site Representative (OSR) to the Naval Air Station, North Island, California. He occasionally traveled to other installations. The OSR acts as a liaison between the design division at Puget Sound and various ship repair facilities. The position description for an OSR Engineering Technician states Travels as necessary to perform duties. On April 8, 1993, Mr. Hancock began a temporary duty (TDY) assignment at North Island, which is near San Diego, that, through a number of extensions, did not end until December 23, 1994. Because Mr. Hancock is a single parent with two children, 1139123

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