A-56 THERE IS NO BASIS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FACTS SET FORTH IN OUR SETTLEMENT ACTION WILL BE REPEATED HERE ONLY TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED TO CONSIDER YOUR APPEAL. WHICH IS ABOUT 7.1 MILES CLOSER TO YOUR NEW DUTY STATION IN WASHINGTON. IN CASES SUCH AS YOURS WHERE THE OLD AND NEW POSTS OF DUTY ARE ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE APART LIMITS AUTHORIZATION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES AND APPLICABLE A...

An employee of the Social Security Administration requested that GAO review a settlement that disallowed his claim for reimbursement of travel and transportation expenses and applicable allowances incident to his change of official station from Silver Spring, MD to Washington D.C.GAO sustained disallowance of the claim, citing the determination of the employee's agency that his relocation was not...