B-165910: Feb 10, 1969

BRICKNER HAS PRESENTED SOME EVIDENCE WHICH TENDS TO SHOW THAT FOR MEDICAL REASONS HIS WIFE WAS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN WISCONSIN. YOU QUESTION WHETHER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE CONSIDERED AS SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN A DETERMINATION THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S RESIGNATION WAS BEYOND HIS CONTROL SO AS TO PERMIT YOUR DEPARTMENT TO RELIEVE HIM OF LIABILITY UNDER HIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE 12 MONTHS. BRICKNER WAS SEPARA...

B-165910: Feb 10, 1969

An Authorized Certifying Officer of the Forest Service requested GAO's opinion on whether a former Forest Service employee has properly been placed in debt for the mount paid by the Government in connection with his transfer from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, in view of the fact that he failed to fulfill his agreement to serve 12 months with the Federal Government after such transfer as required by l...