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B-188689 1 (1978-02-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfpd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (Ca DECISION +1 , r a G7,. o z Lt. .z i; fU M D. IMinikoff Civ.Pers. THE CDMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20549 FILE: B-188689 DATE: February 'T, 1978 MIATTEFtOF: Richard B. Gentile - Traveling Expenses - Indirect Route DGErST: Where National Security Agency employee was assigned to temporary duty in Los Angeles, and traveled from Fort Meade via indirect route by way of San Francisco, employee should be allowed full $220 claimed for commercial air fare from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Fort Meade based on comparison with constructive cost of $384 for direct round-trip travel between Fort Meade and Los Angeles, notwithstanding fact that employee obtained transportation from Fort Heade to San Francisco at no cost. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision concerning the claim o ichard B. Gentile, an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA), for reimbursement 2,'a portion of travel ex- penses, $28, which NSA previously disallowed. The NSA Finance and Accounting Officer, W. Smallets, submitted the request which was for- warded to this Offide b;r the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee nnd assigned PDTATAC Control No. 77-10, Whilh at his permanent duty station at Fort Neade in the Wash- ington, D.C., area, Mr. Gentile was informed that he would be required to pe:'form temporary 'duty (TDY) in the Los Angeles, California, area. Mr. Gentile obtained an airline service request dated November 2, 1976, for commercial air travel on November 7, 1976, from San Fran- cisco, California, to Los Angeles, returning on November 9, 1976, fromLos Angeles.to Wasnington, at a cost of $220, Tha airline service request was issued on the basis of a blanket travel order dated September 20, 1976. On Saturday, November 6, 1976, for reasons unrelated to his TDY assignment, Mr. Gentile traveled to San Fran- cisco at no expense. Tho next day, utilizing his airline service request, he proceeded to Los Angeles where he performed his TDY and returned as scheduled to Washington. The NSA has reimbursed Mr. Gentile $192 representing the cost of commercial air fare from Los Angeles directly to Washington. The NSA reasoned: ~JQ~

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