B-150376, MAR. 27, 1963
Highlights
YOUR CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR OFFICE SETTLEMENT OF OCTOBER 25. WHICH WAS AFFIRMED BY OUR DECISION OF JANUARY 9. BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAW WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TRAVEL OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WE EXPLAINED TO YOU IN THAT DECISION THAT THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AUTHORITY TO PAY YOU TRAVEL EXPENSES EVEN IF YOU HAD BEEN EMPLOYED. YOU HAVE PRESENTED NO EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION WHICH PROVIDES A BASIS FOR PAYMENT OF YOUR CLAIM UNDER EXISTING LAW AND WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO PAY CLAIMS EXCEPT WHERE PAYMENT IS DUE UNDER THE LAW.
B-150376, MAR. 27, 1963
TO MR. GUY W. GRAYSON:
WE REFER TO YOUR LETTER RECEIVED MARCH 11, 1963, CONCERNING YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES YOU INCURRED IN THE TRAVEL OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, AND TRANSPORTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS FROM FLUSHING, NEW YORK, TO HANFORD, CALIFORNIA, DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1961.
YOUR CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED BY OUR OFFICE SETTLEMENT OF OCTOBER 25, 1962, WHICH WAS AFFIRMED BY OUR DECISION OF JANUARY 9, 1963, B-150376, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAW WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TRAVEL OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WE EXPLAINED TO YOU IN THAT DECISION THAT THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AUTHORITY TO PAY YOU TRAVEL EXPENSES EVEN IF YOU HAD BEEN EMPLOYED. YOU HAVE PRESENTED NO EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION WHICH PROVIDES A BASIS FOR PAYMENT OF YOUR CLAIM UNDER EXISTING LAW AND WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO PAY CLAIMS EXCEPT WHERE PAYMENT IS DUE UNDER THE LAW.
THEREFORE, OUR DECISION OF JANUARY 9, 1963, MUST BE AFFIRMED AND YOUR CLAIM DENIED.