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B-190487 1 (1979-02-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgys0001 and id is 1 raw text is: c~' ~.THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED, STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FILE: B-190487 OATE:February 23, 1979 MATTER OF: Paul _MWa4:ski--Veterans Administration4,4p/y eJ 41,-A fr Relocation Expenses y DIGEST:An employee states that he was not authorized relocation expenses incident to an intra-agency transfer from Fort Harrison, Montana, to Brockton, Massachusetts, due to a shortage of funds at the Brockton facility. Agency reports that employee desired to relocate on east coast and was advised that he would not be reimbursed costs of transfer. This Office has previously held that budget constraints cannot form basis for denying an employee relocation expenses if transfer is found to be in the Government's interest. Also, the fact that the employee desired to relocate to east coast would not preclude a finding that the transfer was in the Government's interest. However, on the present record, the claim must be denied. Mr. Conrad R. Hoffman, Controller, Veterans Adminis- tration, requests our decision as to whether once position vacancies are circulariied nationwide and selection made by inter or intra-agency transfer, such filling of the position must be considered for the benefit of the Government. The specific facts giving rise to Mr. Hoffman's request are as follows. The Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts, in attempting to fill two Social Worker positions for the Family Mental Health Services program, requested a list of eligibles from the Civil Service Commission and also circularized the openings throughout the Veterans Administration. Mr. Paul J. Walski, an employee of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Harrison, Montana, was selected for one of the positions. The record does not show that his transfer comes within the purview of a merit pro- motion plan. At the time of selection, a determination was made that travel and transportation expenses would not be paid, and Mr. Walski was advised of that deter- mination by the Chief, Social Work Service, Brockton

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