B-171266: Feb 24, 1971

SINCE CLAIMANT DID NOT RETURN TO HIS PLACE OF ABODE OR OFFICIAL STATION NOR WERE THE NONWORK DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED AND FOLLOWED BY A LEAVE OF ABSENCE. 5 IS PROPER BECAUSE A TRAVELER. WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN SUBSISTENCE STATUS ON NONWORK DAYS. BERGMANIS WHOSE OFFICIAL STATION IS CHICAGO. WE WERE INFORMALLY ADVISED BY YOUR OFFICE THAT MR. BERGMANIS WAS ALLOWED PER DIEM FOR 11-1/2 DAYS ON THE...

B-171266: Published: Feb 24, 1971. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 1971.

GAO commented on whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could certify an employee's travel voucher for payment of 3 nonworkdays and one-quarter of a regularly scheduled workday. GAO held that: (1) HUD could certify payment for the nonworkdays, since federal travel regulations provided for per diem allowances for employees en route of travel who did not take a leave of absenc...