Under current travel regulations, civilian employees of the Government on temporary assignments who voluntarily travel on nonworkdays to a place other than their official duty stations are reimbursed differently, depending upon whether the employee is authorized a flat per diem rate, actual subsistence expense, or is reimbursed under the lodging-plus system. GAO stated that the regulations, are ve...

DIGEST: EMPLOYEE WHO IS ISSUED GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS FOR WEEKEND RETURN TRAVEL TO PERMANENT DUTY STATION WHILE ON TEMPORARY DUTY IS NOT ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED FOR PERSONAL REASONS TO LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE PERMANENT DUTY STATION. UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES EMPLOYEE IS ONLY ENTITLED TO THE PER DIEM AND ANY TRAVEL EXPENSES WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWABLE...