B-122357, MAY 1, 1957
Highlights
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 24. WHICH WAS FILED IN OUR OFFICE DECEMBER 6. IS STILL PENDING. YOU MAY BE ASSURED THAT CLOSE CONTACT WITH THAT DEPARTMENT IS BEING MAINTAINED. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LETTER TO US DATED APRIL 26.
B-122357, MAY 1, 1957
TO ADMINISTRATOR, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 24, 1957, AND THE ACCOMPANYING COPIES OF A DECISION RENDERED APRIL 2, 1957, BY THE VETERANS' EDUCATION APPEALS BOARD, DOCKET NO. 526, AND THE RELATED CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING A CLAIM OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, OF ACCOUNT OF TUITION AND OTHER CHARGES FOR TRAINING FURNISHED TO VETERANS UNDER THE TRAINING PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY YOUR ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WAS FILED IN OUR OFFICE DECEMBER 6, 1954, AND IS STILL PENDING.
INVOLVING, AS IT DOES, COMPLEX FACTUAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS AS WELL AS COUNTERCLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ALLEGATIONS OF IRREGULARITIES AND POSSIBLE FRAUD, THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF EXTENDED CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE CLAIMANT, AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. AS INDICATED IN YOUR LETTER, UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE CLAIM ON THE BASIS OF THE BOARD'S DECISION MAY NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
WITH RESPECT TO YOUR SUGGESTION AS TO THE DESIRABILITY OF COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, YOU MAY BE ASSURED THAT CLOSE CONTACT WITH THAT DEPARTMENT IS BEING MAINTAINED, AND WE SHALL BE GLAD TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS MATTER. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LETTER TO US DATED APRIL 26, 1957.