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B-192246.2 1 (1979-04-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhec0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B MATTEFR DIGEST: 0uLER THE COMPTROLLER GEN% AL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON., 0.C. 20548 -192246.2 DATE: April 26, 1979 OF: James H. Morr - Claim for additional per diem 7,~d4 7'rd( Ot Employee, who was authorized prior to departure on annual leave to attend meeting near his leave point, claims per diem for traveltime to and from temporary duty station. Travel authori- zation is ambiguous because it states TRAVEL AT NO COST TO GOVERNMENT, but authorizes per diem. However, since the employee had to begin travel 2 days before his leave started, he may be allowed per diem for traveltime to and from temporary duty' station. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision from W. Smallets, Chief, Finance and Accounting, National Security Agency, Department of Defense (DOD), Serial: N41/501, concerning tLheentitlement of Mr. James H. Morrill, a DOD employee, to addi- tional per diem incident to travel away from his official duty station. This request has been referred to our Office through the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee and has been assigned PDTATAC Control No. 78-50. The issue is whether the employee may be allowed per diem while traveling to and from his temporary duty point in addition to the per diem at that location under the circumstances shown below. The agency reports that prior to his departure on annual leave, Mr. Morrill traveled to Bedford, Massachusetts, to attend a meeting held on July 22, 1977. The record indicates that Mr. Morrill departed his headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland, at 3:30 p.m. on July 21 and arrived at his temporary duty point at 12:30 a.m., July 22, 1977. He then performed his temporary duty on July 22 and, left on annual leave the following morning. After a period of annual leave, he performed additional temporary duty under different orders and returned to his headquarters on August 6, 1977. The authorization for this travel was a confirmatory travel order, No. TD708251, dated July 22, 1977, which stated that the period of temporary duty including traveltime would be approx- imately 1 day. The travel order did not authorize transportation, L

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