B-190511: Mar 24, 1978

WAS AUTHORIZED ACTUAL EXPENSES OF SUBSISTENCE. CLAIM ON A FLAT-RATE BASIS MAY NOT BE ALLOWED SINCE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED ON PER DIEM BASIS AND VOUCHER DOES NOT IDENTIFY DAILY EXPENDITURES FOR MEALS SO THAT SUCH EXPENSES MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE AGENCY TO DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE PROPER SUBSISTENCE ITEMS. ORDERS - AMENDMENT - RETROACTIVE - TRAVEL COMPLETED WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS AUTHORIZED SUBSIS...

B-190511: Mar 24, 1978

An advance decision was requested as to whether an employee may be reimbursed for subsistence expenses during the time that he was performing temporary duty in a high-rate geographical area. Since the travel authorization was for actual expenses and the employee failed to itemize expenses, he may not be paid on a flat-rate basis. Travel orders may not be retroactively amended to provide for per di...