Rental of Building in District of Columbia and Payment of Training Course Expenses

GAO reviewed a General Services Administration (GSA) officer's decision to certify for payment of an invoice from the a hotel that was rented for training. GAO found that the GSA official should not have (1) certified for the payment since he was not delegated the authority to do so and (2) granted payment for coffee break items. Accordingly, the amount paid to the hotel was less than the amount the certifying officer authorized.