About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-236040 1 (1990-10-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnut0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Career Service Awards Program File: B-236040 Date: October 9, 1990 DIGEST Employees attending regional awards ceremony sponsored by the local Federal Executive Board may be reimbursed the cost of the luncheon and related expenses under the Incentive Awards Act. DECISION The issue in this decision is whether an agency may pay the fee charged for those employees attending a regional awards ceremony and luncheon sponsored by a local Federal Executive Board.l/ For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the fee may be paid by the agency. In May 1989, the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board sponsored an awards ceremony to recognize certain federal employees for outstanding achievement in their respective fields. The Board charged $13 per person to cover the costs of the plaques, recognition awards, and lunch for the participants. The Bureau of Mines asks whether the agency employees, who were nominated by their agencies for these awards, along with their supervisors or managers may be reimbursed the fee for attending this ceremony as a necessary expense under the Incentive Awards Act, as interpreted in our decision in 65 Comp. Gen. 738 (1986). OPINION As a general rule, an employee may not be paid a per diem allowance or actual subsistence expenses for meals or lodging expenses at the permanent duty station as such expenses are considered personal to the employee. J.D. MacWilliams, 65 Comp. Gen. 508 (1986); 53 Comp. Gen. 457 (1974). However, 1/ This decision was requested by Dennis A. Sykes, Chief, Division of Finance, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior. 1,.)E,,,G C- A.(=)qiV

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most