An employee of the General Services Administration requested payment for expenses incurred by his wife in connection with a househunting trip incident to his official change of duty station. The Regional Commissioner directing the employee's transfer verbally approved of the househunting trip, but appropriate authorization was not obtained in advance. The lack of proper advance written authorizati...

MAY NOT BE PAID UNDER ORDERS AMENDED AFTER TRAVEL WAS PERFORMED. JAMES RIDGELL - RELOCATION - HOUSE-HUNTING EXPENSES OF SPOUSE: THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER DATED AUGUST 31. RIDGELL WAS SELECTED FOR THE TRANSFER ON APRIL 18. HIS ORDERS WERE PREPARED ON APRIL 24. BEFORE HIS ORDERS WERE ISSUED. ITEM 8A(1) OF HIS TRAVEL ORDERS AUTHORIZED BY THE ACTING REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SHOWS ROUND-TRIP...