B-130082: Jul 20, 1976

The propriety of agencies' paying employees for travel expenses between temporary duty stations and official stations for weekends or other nonworkdays was questioned. If the agency has determined that the cost of reimbursing employees on extended temporary duty for travel between the temporary duty station and the official station on nonworkdays is outweighed by savings in employee efficiency and...

B-130082: Jul 20, 1976

INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY WHERE AGENCY AFTER COST ANALYSIS DETERMINES THAT THE COSTS OF REIMBURSING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM EXTENDED PERIODS OF TEMPORARY DUTY FOR EXPENSE OF PERIODICALLY TRAVELING BETWEEN THE TEMPORARY DUTY POINT AND OFFICIAL STATION FOR NONWORKDAYS IS OUTWEIGHED BY SAVINGS IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEE EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY. OUR OFFICE HAS CONCLUDED THAT AG...