B-194073: Jun 18, 1979

An employee of the Army Corps of Engineers was transferred from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. and was authorized 24 days of temporary quarters subsistence expense. He rented an apartment, moved in his household goods, and remained there for 1 year before he purchased a home. Temporary quarters subsistence expenses may not be paid since there was no indication that the employee int...

B-194073: Jun 18, 1979

WAS TRANSFERRED FROM PHILADELPHIA. C. HE WAS AUTHORIZED 24 DAYS OF TEMPORARY QUARTERS SUBSISTENCE EXPENSE (TQSE). TQSE MAY NOT BE PAID SINCE THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT EMPLOYEE INTENDED THE APARTMENT TO BE OTHER THAN HIS PERMANENT RESIDENCE. YUSCHISHIN IS NOT ENTITLED TO TQSE. YUSCHISHIN WAS TRANSFERRED FROM PHILADELPHIA. C. HE WAS AUTHORIZED TQSE FOR 24 DAYS. WE ARE ADVISED INFORMALLY THAT HE US...