B-184809: Aug 3, 1976

EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TRANSFERRED IN OCTOBER 1973 FROM DALLAS. EVEN THOUGH REQUEST WAS MADE AFTER INITIAL 1-YEAR PERIOD SINCE REQUEST WAS WITHIN OVERALL 2-YEAR LIMITATION OF PARAGRAPH 2-6.1E OF FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS. 2. ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TRANSFERRED IN INTEREST OF GOVERNMENT COMMUTED FROM OLD RESIDENCE TO NEW DUTY STATION FOR 20 MONTHS. BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE REQUIREMENT THAT TRANSFER BE IN...

B-184809: Aug 3, 1976

A decision was requested regarding a claim by an employee for reimbursement of transportation and real estate expenses incurred incident to his permanent change of duty station. The employee, who was transferred from Dallas, Texas, to Fort Worth, Texas, had initially decided not to sell his home near Dallas but later sold that home to move nearer Fort Worth due to the energy crisis and gasoline sc...