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B-241191 1 (1991-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnvs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oeComptroller General of the United States Wa hington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: William F. Jones, Jr. File: B-241191 Date: March 18, 1991 DECISION The issue in this decision is whether an employee who transferred back to his former duty station within 3 years of his initial transfer may be reimbursed for the expenses incurred in the purchase of a new residence at the former duty station.l/ Mr. William F. Jones, Jr., was transferred in the interest of the government from Ft. Meade, Maryland, to a National Security Agency (NSA) field site within the United States, reporting for duty on August 13, 1984. Mr. Jones's permanent change-of-station assignment was a rotational tour of duty with his travel orders specifying that the assignment would be for a period of approximately 36 months. While on assignment at his new duty station, Mr. Jones leased out his house in the Ft. Meade area. He was notified of his transfer back to Ft. Meade by travel order dated March 31, 1987, and reported for duty on July 9, 1987. Upon his return to Ft. Meade, Mr. Jones reoccupied his residence, sold it in November 1988, and then purchased a new residence in the same area. He is claiming reimbursement of real estate expenses incurred in connection with the purchase. An employee who is transferred back to a former duty station is under an obligation to avoid incurring unnecessary expenses and, therefore, once an employee is notified that he is being transferred back to his former duty station, the government's obligation to reimburse real estate expenses is limited to the expenses already incurred and those which cannot be avoided.2/ 1/ The request for a decision was submitted by Mr. Alan P. Smith, Finance and Accounting Officer, Central Security Service, National Security Agency. 2/ See Warren L. Shipp, 59 Comp. Gen. 502 (1980), which also involved a NSA employee. See also Ida Faye Robinson, 69 Comp. Gen. 414 (1990).

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