B-198768: Sep 24, 1981

ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE COULD REASONABLY HAVE INTERPRETED HIS TRAVEL ORDER AS AUTHORIZING HIGHER RATE. TRAVEL ORDER NO. 7150000064 WAS ISSUED TO MR. THE ORDERS DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT MILEAGE RATE WAS TO BE PROVIDED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE HOUSEHUNTING TRIP. WAS REIMBURSED AT THE RATE OF 8 CENTS PER MILE OR $41.76 RESULTING IN A DISALLOWANCE OF $36.54. THE CLAIMS GROUP SETTLEMENT STATED THAT IT WAS GAO'S...

B-198768: Sep 24, 1981

A GAO employee appealed a settlement which disallowed his claim for the difference between the 15-cents-per-mile rate stated in his travel orders, and the 8-cents-per-mile rate he actually received in connection with his househunting trip upon relocation. The individual stated that his travel orders indicated that the "employee will need car for official business at new location," which fulfills t...