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B-229297 1 (1988-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnbt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UThe Comptroller General of the United States Wahington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Julia R. Lovorn - Relocation Expenses File: B-229297 Date: April 29, 1988 DIGEST Defense Logistics Agency's refusal to grant a transferred employee relocation expenses was not clearly erroneous, arbitrary or capricious where the employee initiated the transfer to a lateral position with no greater promotion potential. Under these circumstances, the agency properly determined that the transfer was primarily for the con- venience of the employee, thereby precluding entitlement to relocation expenses. DECISION This decision is in response to an appeal submitted by Julia R. Lovorn of our Claims Group's settlement of September 23, 1987, denying her claim for reimbursement of relocation expenses incurred when she transferred from an attorney position at a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) field activity in Dayton, Ohio, to an attorney position at a DLA regional office in Dallas, Texas. Since Ms. Lovorn sought the transfer to Dallas and the position to which she transferred was the same grade as the position she left with no more promotion potential, DLA determined that the transfer was primarily for Ms. Lovorn's convenience. We affirm the denial of the claim since the agency's determina- tion was not clearly erroneous, arbitrary or capricious. BACKGROUND The claimant in this case, Ms. Julia R. Lovorn, held an attorney position at DLA, Dayton, Ohio. Through an informal recruitment message, she learned of a vacancy in the DLA's regional office in Dallas, Texas. The position was a GS-13 position, the same grade held by Ms. Lovorn in Dayton. The DLA report states that, following Ms. Lovorn's expression of interest, the Dallas regional office made no further effort to recruit candidates from other sources, such as issuing a formal job opportunity announcement. The Dallas office 54C

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