[Claim for Overtime Compensation]

In response to a request from the Defense Logistics Agency, GAO rendered an advance decision as to whether an employee could be paid overtime for an extended period of travel performed outside his regular duty hours. The claimant believed that, due to the length of time he spent traveling, he should be compensated for travel under arduous conditions. In scheduling the claimant's round-trip flights from the United States to Norway and Denmark, GAO stated that the agency appeared to have acted in accordance with the travel orders and applicable regulations. GAO has held that travel over a long period of time does not make it arduous. Further, GAO found that the time the claimant spent traveling did not meet the conditions set forth in the law for the receipt of overtime compensation. Accordingly, his claim must be denied.