TRAVEL EXPENSES - FIRST DUTY STATION - MANPOWER SHORTAGE - NO DETERMINATION OF SHORTAGE AS THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER IS CONSIDERED A PART OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. ITS EMPLOYEES ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF 5 U.S.C. 5721. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THE CENTER IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THE STATUTE WHICH AUTHORIZES REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES INCURRED IN REPORTING TO A POSITI...

A decision was requested regarding reimbursement of the travel and transportation costs incurred by a new appointee incident to his relocation. The travel and transportation expenses of a new employee would be reimbursable only if the position to which he was appointed was one for which the Civil Service Commission had determined a manpower shortage to exist. In any case, there is no authority for...