B-168096: Jan 5, 1973

This decision concerns the policy of the Federal Government on providing parking spaces to its employees. The basic policy of the Government with respect to parking of its employees is that "ordinarily, it is the responsibility of the employee to furnish his own transportation to and from his place of employment or duty, and if he chooses to use his private automobile for such purposes, the Govern...

B-168096: Dec 6, 1975

Currently, there are no legal requirements that employees of different agencies have proportionately equal amounts of Government parking spaces available to them. Furthermore, as we have states in a number of other decisions, a parking space is not one of the emoluments of Government Service. The provision of a parking space by the Federal Government is not an employee right, but rather a privileg...

B-168096: Feb 9, 1970

SPACE IS THE PRINCIPAL INGREDIENT OF THE PLAN AND NOT THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OVERLOOKS THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY THE USE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY TO HELP FINANCE THE PROCUREMENT OF PRIVATE SERVICES IS UNAUTHORIZED. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE "PARKING EQUALIZATION" PLAN. IS IN OUR OPINION LEGALLY OBJECTIONABLE IN THAT IT DOES VIOLENCE TO THE SCHEME OF PROPERTY AND FINANCIAL CONTROL REFL...

B-168096: Jul 6, 1971

GSA LEASE - REFORMATION REQUESTED ADVISING THAT NO DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THE REQUEST TO REFORM A LEASE WITH GSA COVERING A PORTION OF AN OFFICE BUILDING IN FALLS CHURCH. GAO WILL NOT RENDER A DECISION WHERE THE MATERIAL ISSUES ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN LITIGATION. THAT THE LESSORS WERE IN VIOLATION OF COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCES WHICH. AN APPEAL WAS FILED WITH THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY BY THE...

B-168096: Aug 5, 1974

SINCE FUNDS RAISED FROM SUCH EXTRA CHARGES AT THE "GREAT PLAZA" LOT ARE NOT DERIVED FROM PUBLIC OFF STREET PARKING AREAS. OUT VIEWS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED ON THE LEGALITY AND PROPRIETY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMIA'S INCREASING THE PARKING RATES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES WHO PARK IN THE "GREAT PLAZA" AND SIMILARLY SITUATED PARKING LOTS. WE REQUESTED AND HAVE RECEIVED A FULL REPORT AND EXPRESSI...

B-168096: Feb 9, 1970

The House Committee on Appropriations requested that it be provided with the advice of the Comptroller General on the legality of the "parking equalization" plan contemplated by the Department of Transportation incident to the physical consolidation of its headquarters activities in two Southwest Washington, D.C. buildings: the Federal Office Building 10A and the Nassif Building.GAO advised the De...