B-194741: Feb 19, 1981

WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS UNDER DEPARTMENT-WIDE REGULATION PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES UNDER THE FSTR. VINCENT: THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MR. VINCENT'S TRANSFER TO MEXICO CITY WAS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE TRAVEL REGULATIONS WHICH ARE PUBLISHED IN VOLUME 6 OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL (FAM). SUCH AUTHORIZATION WAS PURS...

B-194741: Feb 19, 1981

An authorized certifying officer of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested a decision on a voucher submitted by an employee for relocation expenses incident to a transfer from Mexico to the United States. The employee claimed reimbursement for temporary quarters subsistence expenses and miscellaneous expenses. USDA allowed payment of the vouchers. However, the agency subsequently determine...