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B-187825 1 (1977-02-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadecl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: )0 lordsU CE> . itt! t~-~.THE COMPTROLILER. ANAL. DECIBION . * M o * A AVABHINGTON. 0.0., RO54 0F FEBI 7 FILE: DATE: B-187825 MATTER OF: William D. Vop l - Relocation Expensea DIGEST: 1. Employee of Department of Justice, transferred from Washin',ton, D.C., to Tucson, Arizona, effective February 10, 1975. clairams relocation expenses. le %ay not be paid such expenseE since he was informed prior to travel that reimburne- mot of relocation expanues van disallowed by officials of Departnent of Justice who determined transfer to be for benefit or conveniance of enployee. 2. It'is within discretionary authority of enploying agency to dettrmirs whether I-traasfer in in interest of Government or for benefit or convenience of employco for reimburseient of relocetio. expenses. This action is in responna to a requent from Uilim D. Vogel, an employo cf the Department of Justice, for reconsideration of Settlement Certificate dated October 14, 1976, issued by our Claims Division, that disallowed 14r. Votel's claim for relocation expenses iacident to a permanent change of station from Washington, D.C., to Tucson, Arczona. Mr. Vogel's clain was disall'ted on the basin that it is.within the dincretion of the employing , agency to decormine iIether a transfer is in the interest of the Goverment or for the conveniencr of the cmployee and because the Department of Justice, :.e.rcisint that discretion, had daterminel the transfer to be in the intereat of the employea. A Aokdicg to the record before us, Hr. Votol worked in -several U.S. Attorneys' Offices, na a S-acial Assistant to the U.S. Attorney in conducting grand Sury investigations of alleged fraud in connection with t0e Department of lousing and Urban Development. Cne of tiese districts was the Federal Judieial District of Arizona. M4r. Vogel inquired of William Smitherman, U.S. Attorney for the District, as to the availability of em- ployment as so Assistant U.S. Attorney, within Mr. Smitherman's office. fir. Vogel was advised that a vaeancy was available, I

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