B-188786: Jun 24, 1977

TRAVEL BETWEEN A MEMBER'S RESIDENCE AND PLACE OF DUTY IS NOT REGARDED AS TRAVEL ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS WITHIN 37 U.S.C. 408 (1970) BUT IS THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEMBER. DOES NOT AUTHORIZE REIMBURSEMENT OF A TAXI FARE INCURRED BY A MEMBER WHO NORMALLY DROVE HIS CAR TO WORK BUT HAD TO TAKE A TAXI ONE DAY BECAUSE HIS CAR WOULD NOT START AND NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE FACT T...

B-188786: Jun 24, 1977

Reimbursement was sought for a Navy member who used a taxi to get to his duty station. As a general rule, travel between residence and place of duty is not considered travel on official business, but rather is the personal responsibility of the member. That his "regularly scheduled duty hours" were outside normal duty hours did not alter the conclusion. The claim was denied...