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B-288536 1 (2001-11-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamsd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity* Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, Incentive Awards Ceremony File: B-288536 Date: November 19, 2001 DIGEST Bureau of Indian Affairs may use its general operating appropriation to pay reasonable expenses, including the cost of refreshments in the form of a buffet luncheon, associated with annual Incentive Awards Ceremony under the Government Employees' Incentive Awards Act. DECISION This decision responds to a request from Cora L. Jones, Director of the Great Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, concerning the availability of appropriated funds for a buffet-style luncheon provided employees attending an awards ceremony. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that appropriations are available for this purpose. BACKGROUND On December 14, 2000, the Great Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), an agency of the Department of the Interior, held an Employee's Incentive Awards Ceremony in recognition of the achievements of its personnel during the year. As part of the ceremony, the Office provided a buffet-style luncheon at a cost of $554.40. The Office used a government charge card to pay for the food, charging the amount to its appropriations. The Agency Charge Card Program Coordinator noted the charge and referred the matter to the agency's Inspector General. The Inspector General concluded that the Bureau could not pay the charge because the buffet was more of a dinner meal, rather than light refreshments. The Bureau's Regional Director disagreed, contending that the expenditure was proper and that the meal, as part of an award ceremony, was in the best interest of the government.

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